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A. S. PURUSHOTHAMAN

3 candidacies between 1965 and 1970, 1 won, across 1 constituency.

OverviewElection HistoryConstituencies Contested
Contests
3
1965–1970
Won
1
33% win rate
Lost
2
67% of contests
Votes polled
68,994
across every contest
Best result
NARAKAL
49.4% vote share, 1967
Largest victory
1,142
NARAKAL, 1967

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%28%41%55%196519671970A. S. PURUSHOTHAMAN

Results Overview

3CONTESTS
  • Won1 (33%)
  • Lost2 (67%)

Parties fought under

  • CPM1965, 1967, 1970

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