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K. LAKKAPPA

7 candidacies between 1962 and 1989, 6 won, across 5 constituencies.

OverviewElection HistoryConstituencies Contested
Contests
7
1962–1989
Won
6
86% win rate
Lost
1
14% of contests
Votes polled
9,05,592
across every contest
Best result
TUMKUR
74.5% vote share, 1971
Largest victory
1,61,779
TUMKUR, 1971

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%21%42%63%83%196219671971197719801989K. LAKKAPPA

Results Overview

7CONTESTS
  • Won6 (86%)
  • Lost1 (14%)

Parties fought under

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