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22 candidacies between 1980 and 2026, 1 won, across 21 constituencies.

OverviewElection HistoryConstituencies Contested
Contests
22
1980–2026
Won
1
5% win rate
Lost
21
95% of contests
Votes polled
6,26,593
across every contest
Best result
VELLORE
57.5% vote share, 1996
Largest victory
2,11,035
VELLORE, 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%16%32%48%64%19801989199119962001200420062011201620212026Shanmugam.p

Results Overview

22CONTESTS
  • Won1 (5%)
  • Lost21 (95%)

Parties fought under

  • IND1980, 1989, 1989, 1991, 1996, 1996, 1996, 2001, 2004, 2006, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2016, 2021, 2026, 2026
  • DMK1991, 1996
  • TMM1991, 1991
  • ADKJL1989

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