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SURESH KURUP

7 candidacies between 1984 and 2016, 4 won, across 3 constituencies.

OverviewElection HistoryConstituencies Contested
Contests
7
1984–2016
Won
4
57% win rate
Lost
3
43% of contests
Votes polled
19,42,137
across every contest
Best result
KOTTAYAM
47.5% vote share, 1984
Largest victory
10,599
KOTTAYAM, 1999

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%13%27%40%53%1984198919911998199920092016SURESH KURUP

Results Overview

7CONTESTS
  • Won4 (57%)
  • Lost3 (43%)

Parties fought under

  • CPM1984, 1989, 1991, 1998, 1999, 2009, 2016

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