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SASHA KAMAL HANDIQUE

5 candidacies between 1972 and 1996, 2 won, across 2 constituencies.

OverviewElection HistoryConstituencies Contested
Contests
5
1972–1996
Won
2
40% win rate
Lost
3
60% of contests
Votes polled
60,825
across every contest
Best result
NAHARKATIA
35.3% vote share, 1996
Largest victory
493
NAHARKATIA, 1978

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%10%20%30%40%19721978198519911996SASHA KAMAL HANDIQUE

Results Overview

5CONTESTS
  • Won2 (40%)
  • Lost3 (60%)

Parties fought under

  • CPM1972, 1978, 1985, 1991, 1996

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