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K. Karunakaran

15 candidacies between 1965 and 1999, 11 won, across 8 constituencies.

OverviewElection HistoryConstituencies Contested
Contests
15
1965–1999
Won
11
73% win rate
Lost
4
27% of contests
Votes polled
13,56,986
across every contest
Best result
MALA
59.1% vote share, 1970
Largest victory
52,463
MUKUNDAPURAM, 1999

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%33%50%66%196519671969197019771980198219871991199619981999K. Karunakaran

Results Overview

15CONTESTS
  • Won11 (73%)
  • Lost4 (27%)

Parties fought under

  • INC1967, 1970, 1977, 1982, 1982, 1987, 1991, 1996, 1998, 1999
  • IND1969, 1991
  • INC(I)1980
  • CON1965
  • CPI1965

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