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SELVARAJ. S

31 candidacies between 1984 and 2024, 1 won, across 25 constituencies.

OverviewElection HistoryConstituencies Contested
Contests
31
1984–2024
Won
1
3% win rate
Lost
30
97% of contests
Votes polled
3,15,787
across every contest
Best result
SAMAYANALLUR
60.0% vote share, 1996
Largest victory
55,648
SAMAYANALLUR, 1996

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%50%67%19841989199119962001200620092011201420162018202120232024SELVARAJ. S

Results Overview

31CONTESTS
  • Won1 (3%)
  • Lost30 (97%)

Parties fought under

  • IND1989, 1989, 1989, 1991, 1996, 1996, 1996, 2001, 2001, 2006, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2011, 2011, 2014, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2021, 2023, 2024
  • BJP2011, 2016
  • LJP2011, 2016
  • DMDK2009, 2011
  • MDMK1996
  • DMK1984, 1996

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