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SAKTI KUMAR SARKAR

8 candidacies between 1962 and 1996, 3 won, across 5 constituencies.

OverviewElection HistoryConstituencies Contested
Contests
8
1962–1996
Won
3
38% win rate
Lost
5
63% of contests
Votes polled
3,82,805
across every contest
Best result
BARUIPUR
57.2% vote share, 1962
Largest victory
74,236
JOYNAGAR, 1971

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%64%196219691971197719801996SAKTI KUMAR SARKAR

Results Overview

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

Parties fought under

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