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Punam Devi

15 candidacies between 1985 and 2025, 4 won, across 12 constituencies.

OverviewElection HistoryConstituencies Contested
Contests
15
1985–2025
Won
4
27% win rate
Lost
11
73% of contests
Votes polled
2,81,591
across every contest
Best result
DIGHA
62.0% vote share, 2010
Largest victory
60,462
DIGHA, 2010

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%17%35%52%69%1985199620002005201020152019202020242025Punam Devi

Results Overview

15CONTESTS
  • Won4 (27%)
  • Lost11 (73%)

Parties fought under

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