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PRAFULLA KANTI GHOSH

3 candidacies between 1971 and 1977, 2 won, across 1 constituency.

OverviewElection HistoryConstituencies Contested
Contests
3
1971–1977
Won
2
67% win rate
Lost
1
33% of contests
Votes polled
77,674
across every contest
Best result
COSSIPUR
71.8% vote share, 1972
Largest victory
23,215
COSSIPUR, 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%20%40%60%80%197119721977PRAFULLA KANTI GHOSH

Results Overview

3CONTESTS
  • Won2 (67%)
  • Lost1 (33%)

Parties fought under

  • INC1971, 1972, 1977

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