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SOMNATH RATH

6 candidacies between 1971 and 1989, 4 won, across 2 constituencies.

OverviewElection HistoryConstituencies Contested
Contests
6
1971–1989
Won
4
67% win rate
Lost
2
33% of contests
Votes polled
5,14,834
across every contest
Best result
ASKA
60.8% vote share, 1984
Largest victory
1,18,044
ASKA, 1984

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%17%34%51%68%197119741977198019841989SOMNATH RATH

Results Overview

6CONTESTS
  • Won4 (67%)
  • Lost2 (33%)

Parties fought under

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