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K. VENKATESH

16 candidacies between 1985 and 2024, 5 won, across 10 constituencies.

OverviewElection HistoryConstituencies Contested
Contests
16
1985–2024
Won
5
31% win rate
Lost
11
69% of contests
Votes polled
3,74,911
across every contest
Best result
PERIYAPATNA
52.0% vote share, 2023
Largest victory
19,675
PERIYAPATNA, 2023

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%15%29%44%58%19851989199419962008200920132014201820232024K. VENKATESH

Results Overview

16CONTESTS
  • Won5 (31%)
  • Lost11 (69%)

Parties fought under

  • IND1994, 1994, 1996, 2009, 2013, 2024
  • INC2008, 2013, 2014, 2018, 2023
  • BSP2008, 2014
  • JD1989, 1994
  • JNP1985

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