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MAHENDRA KARMA

10 candidacies between 1980 and 2008, 4 won, across 7 constituencies.

OverviewElection HistoryConstituencies Contested
Contests
10
1980–2008
Won
4
40% win rate
Lost
6
60% of contests
Votes polled
7,57,403
across every contest
Best result
DANTEWADA
43.8% vote share, 1998
Largest victory
14,057
BASTAR, 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%12%25%37%49%198019841985199619981999200320042008MAHENDRA KARMA

Results Overview

10CONTESTS
  • Won4 (40%)
  • Lost6 (60%)

Parties fought under

  • INC1998, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2008
  • IND1996
  • CPI1980, 1984, 1985

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