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Som Nath

25 candidacies between 1962 and 2024, 2 won, across 20 constituencies.

OverviewElection HistoryConstituencies Contested
Contests
25
1962–2024
Won
2
8% win rate
Lost
23
92% of contests
Votes polled
2,56,580
across every contest
Best result
GANDHI NAGAR
51.5% vote share, 1977
Largest victory
6,017
SAMBA, 1996

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%14%29%43%58%196219721977198019851987199619982002200420052008200920142024Som Nath

Results Overview

25CONTESTS
  • Won2 (8%)
  • Lost23 (92%)

Parties fought under

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