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GYAN SINGH SOHANPAL

11 candidacies between 1971 and 2016, 8 won, across 4 constituencies.

OverviewElection HistoryConstituencies Contested
Contests
11
1971–2016
Won
8
73% win rate
Lost
3
27% of contests
Votes polled
3,75,446
across every contest
Best result
KHARAGPUR
79.0% vote share, 1972
Largest victory
32,369
KHARAGPUR SADAR, 2011

Vote share by contest

Chronological, one point per candidacy — not one per year, since a career can include more than one contest in the same election

0%22%44%66%89%19711972197719801982198719962001200620112016GYAN SINGH SOHANPAL

Results Overview

11CONTESTS
  • Won8 (73%)
  • Lost3 (27%)

Parties fought under

  • INC1971, 1972, 1977, 1987, 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016
  • ICS1982
  • INC(U)1980

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