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Prasanna Acharya

9 candidacies between 1990 and 2024, 7 won, across 4 constituencies.

OverviewElection HistoryConstituencies Contested
Contests
9
1990–2024
Won
7
78% win rate
Lost
2
22% of contests
Votes polled
18,99,572
across every contest
Best result
BARGARH
64.8% vote share, 1990
Largest victory
1,26,963
SAMBALPUR, 1999

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%36%54%73%199019951998199920042009201420192024Prasanna Acharya

Results Overview

9CONTESTS
  • Won7 (78%)
  • Lost2 (22%)

Parties fought under

  • BJD1998, 1999, 2004, 2009, 2014, 2019, 2024
  • JD1990, 1995

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