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D. POOSALINGAM

3 candidacies between 1967 and 1983, 1 won, across 2 constituencies.

OverviewElection HistoryConstituencies Contested
Contests
3
1967–1983
Won
1
33% win rate
Lost
2
67% of contests
Votes polled
38,176
across every contest
Best result
BHARATHYNAGAR
41.0% vote share, 1972
Largest victory
2,360
BHARATHYNAGAR, 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%11%23%34%46%196719721983D. POOSALINGAM

Results Overview

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

Parties fought under

  • IND1967, 1972, 1983

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