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Prafulla Samal

9 candidacies between 1980 and 2024, 5 won, across 2 constituencies.

OverviewElection HistoryConstituencies Contested
Contests
9
1980–2024
Won
5
56% win rate
Lost
4
44% of contests
Votes polled
4,91,258
across every contest
Best result
BHADRAK
56.6% vote share, 1990
Largest victory
34,097
Bhandaripokhari, 2014

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%16%32%48%63%198019901995200020042009201420192024Prafulla Samal

Results Overview

9CONTESTS
  • Won5 (56%)
  • Lost4 (44%)

Parties fought under

  • BJD2000, 2004, 2009, 2014, 2019, 2024
  • JD1990, 1995
  • INC(U)1980

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