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K P DHANAPALAN

4 candidacies between 1987 and 2016, 1 won, across 3 constituencies.

OverviewElection HistoryConstituencies Contested
Contests
4
1987–2016
Won
1
25% win rate
Lost
3
75% of contests
Votes polled
8,36,890
across every contest
Best result
CHALAKUDY
50.3% vote share, 2009
Largest victory
71,679
CHALAKUDY, 2009

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%14%28%42%56%1987200920142016K P DHANAPALAN

Results Overview

4CONTESTS
  • Won1 (25%)
  • Lost3 (75%)

Parties fought under

  • INC1987, 2009, 2014, 2016

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