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PRAFULLA KUMAR MAHANTA

13 candidacies between 1985 and 2016, 9 won, across 5 constituencies.

OverviewElection HistoryConstituencies Contested
Contests
13
1985–2016
Won
9
69% win rate
Lost
4
31% of contests
Votes polled
5,02,026
across every contest
Best result
NOWGONG
63.1% vote share, 1996
Largest victory
28,809
NOWGONG, 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%18%35%53%71%1985199119962001200620112016PRAFULLA KUMAR MAHANTA

Results Overview

13CONTESTS
  • Won9 (69%)
  • Lost4 (31%)

Parties fought under

  • AGP1991, 1991, 1996, 1996, 2001, 2001, 2011, 2011, 2016
  • AGPP2006, 2006
  • IND1985, 1985

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