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P SHANMUGAM

10 candidacies between 1969 and 2024, 3 won, across 7 constituencies.

OverviewElection HistoryConstituencies Contested
Contests
10
1969–2024
Won
3
30% win rate
Lost
7
70% of contests
Votes polled
5,03,274
across every contest
Best result
PONDICHERRY
66.5% vote share, 1980
Largest victory
98,564
PONDICHERRY, 1980

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%19%37%56%74%1969197419771980198919901996199820062024P SHANMUGAM

Results Overview

10CONTESTS
  • Won3 (30%)
  • Lost7 (70%)

Parties fought under

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