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Tarun Kanti Ghosh

8 candidacies between 1969 and 2026, 4 won, across 4 constituencies.

OverviewElection HistoryConstituencies Contested
Contests
8
1969–2026
Won
4
50% win rate
Lost
4
50% of contests
Votes polled
8,95,189
across every contest
Best result
HABRA
66.0% vote share, 1972
Largest victory
20,235
HABRA, 1972

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%18%37%55%74%19691971197219841989201120162026Tarun Kanti Ghosh

Results Overview

8CONTESTS
  • Won4 (50%)
  • Lost4 (50%)

Parties fought under

  • BJP2011, 2016, 2026
  • INC1969, 1971, 1972, 1984, 1989

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