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Jayanta Bhattacharya

4 candidacies between 1991 and 1999, 1 won, across 2 constituencies.

OverviewElection HistoryConstituencies Contested
Contests
4
1991–1999
Won
1
25% win rate
Lost
3
75% of contests
Votes polled
12,16,582
across every contest
Best result
TAMLUK
48.7% vote share, 1996
Largest victory
7,910
TAMLUK, 1996

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%14%27%41%55%1991199619981999Jayanta Bhattacharya

Results Overview

4CONTESTS
  • Won1 (25%)
  • Lost3 (75%)

Parties fought under

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