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P. PURUSHOTHAMAN

5 candidacies between 1985 and 2016, 2 won, across 3 constituencies.

OverviewElection HistoryConstituencies Contested
Contests
5
1985–2016
Won
2
40% win rate
Lost
3
60% of contests
Votes polled
30,014
across every contest
Best result
MANAVELY
58.0% vote share, 2011
Largest victory
4,333
MANAVELY, 2011

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%16%32%49%65%19851990199120112016P. PURUSHOTHAMAN

Results Overview

5CONTESTS
  • Won2 (40%)
  • Lost3 (60%)

Parties fought under

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