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Niranjan Patnaik

9 candidacies between 1977 and 2024, 4 won, across 3 constituencies.

OverviewElection HistoryConstituencies Contested
Contests
9
1977–2024
Won
4
44% win rate
Lost
5
56% of contests
Votes polled
4,24,422
across every contest
Best result
RAMCHANDRAPUR
74.6% vote share, 1985
Largest victory
32,280
RAMCHANDRAPUR, 1985

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%21%42%63%84%19771980198519952004200920192024Niranjan Patnaik

Results Overview

9CONTESTS
  • Won4 (44%)
  • Lost5 (56%)

Parties fought under

  • INC1977, 1985, 1995, 2004, 2009, 2019, 2019, 2024
  • INC(I)1980

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