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PIUS TIRKEY

6 candidacies between 1977 and 1996, 4 won, across 2 constituencies.

OverviewElection HistoryConstituencies Contested
Contests
6
1977–1996
Won
4
67% win rate
Lost
2
33% of contests
Votes polled
14,61,451
across every contest
Best result
ALIPURDUARS
60.0% vote share, 1980
Largest victory
1,30,112
ALIPURDUARS, 1991

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%17%34%50%67%197719801985198919911996PIUS TIRKEY

Results Overview

6CONTESTS
  • Won4 (67%)
  • Lost2 (33%)

Parties fought under

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