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SAMAR CHOUDHURY

5 candidacies between 1972 and 1998, 4 won, across 4 constituencies.

OverviewElection HistoryConstituencies Contested
Contests
5
1972–1998
Won
4
80% win rate
Lost
1
20% of contests
Votes polled
3,73,105
across every contest
Best result
SONAMURA
58.4% vote share, 1993
Largest victory
18,876
TRIPURA WEST, 1998

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%33%49%65%19721977198019931998SAMAR CHOUDHURY

Results Overview

5CONTESTS
  • Won4 (80%)
  • Lost1 (20%)

Parties fought under

  • CPM1972, 1977, 1993, 1998
  • JNP1980

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