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DR. MOTAHAR HOSSAIN

8 candidacies between 1972 and 2006, 6 won, across 1 constituency.

OverviewElection HistoryConstituencies Contested
Contests
8
1972–2006
Won
6
75% win rate
Lost
2
25% of contests
Votes polled
3,30,131
across every contest
Best result
MURARAI
65.6% vote share, 1972
Largest victory
14,256
MURARAI, 1972

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%37%55%74%19721977198219871991199620012006DR. MOTAHAR HOSSAIN

Results Overview

8CONTESTS
  • Won6 (75%)
  • Lost2 (25%)

Parties fought under

  • INC1972, 1977, 1982, 1987, 1991, 1996, 2006
  • AITC2001

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