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C.M. LINGAPPA

5 candidacies between 1978 and 1999, 2 won, across 1 constituency.

OverviewElection HistoryConstituencies Contested
Contests
5
1978–1999
Won
2
40% win rate
Lost
3
60% of contests
Votes polled
1,96,356
across every contest
Best result
RAMANAGARAM
62.4% vote share, 1989
Largest victory
38,253
RAMANAGARAM, 1989

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%35%52%70%19781985198919941999C.M. LINGAPPA

Results Overview

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

Parties fought under

  • INC1978, 1985, 1989, 1994, 1999

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