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SOMENDRA NATH MITRA

8 candidacies between 1972 and 2009, 7 won, across 2 constituencies.

OverviewElection HistoryConstituencies Contested
Contests
8
1972–2009
Won
7
88% win rate
Lost
1
13% of contests
Votes polled
7,49,762
across every contest
Best result
SEALDAH
69.7% vote share, 1972
Largest victory
1,51,689
DIAMOND HARBOUR, 2009

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%20%39%59%78%19721977198219871996200120062009SOMENDRA NATH MITRA

Results Overview

8CONTESTS
  • Won7 (88%)
  • Lost1 (13%)

Parties fought under

  • AITC2009
  • INC1972, 1977, 1982, 1987, 1996, 2001, 2006

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