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Santosh Kumar Sahu

10 candidacies between 1971 and 2024, 1 won, across 10 constituencies.

OverviewElection HistoryConstituencies Contested
Contests
10
1971–2024
Won
1
10% win rate
Lost
9
90% of contests
Votes polled
63,309
across every contest
Best result
BANDA
48.2% vote share, 1993
Largest victory
3,352
BANDA, 1993

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%13%27%40%54%19711991199320022018201920232024Santosh Kumar Sahu

Results Overview

10CONTESTS
  • Won1 (10%)
  • Lost9 (90%)

Parties fought under

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