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LAKSHMI KANTA BASU

4 candidacies between 1971 and 1991, 1 won, across 3 constituencies.

OverviewElection HistoryConstituencies Contested
Contests
4
1971–1991
Won
1
25% win rate
Lost
3
75% of contests
Votes polled
1,45,158
across every contest
Best result
RASHBEHARI
63.4% vote share, 1971
Largest victory
11,891
RASHBEHARI, 1971

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%18%35%53%71%1971197719871991LAKSHMI KANTA BASU

Results Overview

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

Parties fought under

  • INC1971, 1977, 1987, 1991

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