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SOM DUTT

17 candidacies between 1977 and 2025, 5 won, across 10 constituencies.

OverviewElection HistoryConstituencies Contested
Contests
17
1977–2025
Won
5
29% win rate
Lost
12
71% of contests
Votes polled
3,71,047
across every contest
Best result
SADAR BAZAR
56.6% vote share, 2015
Largest victory
34,315
SADAR BAZAR, 2015

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%63%1977198019871989199119921997199820072013201520202025SOM DUTT

Results Overview

17CONTESTS
  • Won5 (29%)
  • Lost12 (71%)

Parties fought under

  • AAAP2013, 2015, 2020, 2025
  • BSP2007
  • IND1977, 1980, 1980, 1987, 1998, 1998, 2007
  • INC1977, 1989, 1992, 1997
  • BJP1991

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