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PRAKASH CHANDRA DEBTA

8 candidacies between 1974 and 2014, 3 won, across 2 constituencies.

OverviewElection HistoryConstituencies Contested
Contests
8
1974–2014
Won
3
38% win rate
Lost
5
63% of contests
Votes polled
2,43,848
across every contest
Best result
MELCHHAMUNDA
54.9% vote share, 1974
Largest victory
11,161
MELCHHAMUNDA, 2000

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%15%31%46%61%19741977199019952000200420092014PRAKASH CHANDRA DEBTA

Results Overview

8CONTESTS
  • Won3 (38%)
  • Lost5 (63%)

Parties fought under

  • INC1974, 1977, 1990, 1995, 2000, 2004, 2009, 2014

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