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UMESH CHANDRA SWAIN

5 candidacies between 1974 and 2009, 2 won, across 2 constituencies.

OverviewElection HistoryConstituencies Contested
Contests
5
1974–2009
Won
2
40% win rate
Lost
3
60% of contests
Votes polled
1,92,842
across every contest
Best result
BALIKUDA
47.2% vote share, 2000
Largest victory
8,722
BALIKUDA, 2004

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%13%26%40%53%19741985200020042009UMESH CHANDRA SWAIN

Results Overview

5CONTESTS
  • Won2 (40%)
  • Lost3 (60%)

Parties fought under

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