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5 candidacies between 1977 and 2019, 3 won, across 4 constituencies.

OverviewElection HistoryConstituencies Contested
Contests
5
1977–2019
Won
3
60% win rate
Lost
2
40% of contests
Votes polled
5,28,098
across every contest
Best result
SIVAKASI
58.2% vote share, 1989
Largest victory
1,37,068
SIVAKASI, 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%16%33%49%65%19771984198920042019K KALIMUTHU

Results Overview

5CONTESTS
  • Won3 (60%)
  • Lost2 (40%)

Parties fought under

  • IND2004, 2019
  • ADK1977, 1984, 1989

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