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K.P.R. GOPALAN

7 candidacies between 1965 and 1980, 2 won, across 6 constituencies.

OverviewElection HistoryConstituencies Contested
Contests
7
1965–1980
Won
2
29% win rate
Lost
5
71% of contests
Votes polled
73,620
across every contest
Best result
TELLICHERRY
61.4% vote share, 1967
Largest victory
12,840
TELLICHERRY, 1967

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%34%52%69%19651967197019771980K.P.R. GOPALAN

Results Overview

7CONTESTS
  • Won2 (29%)
  • Lost5 (71%)

Parties fought under

  • IND1970, 1970, 1977, 1977, 1980
  • CPM1965, 1967

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