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T.K.RAMAKRISHNAN

9 candidacies between 1965 and 1996, 6 won, across 4 constituencies.

OverviewElection HistoryConstituencies Contested
Contests
9
1965–1996
Won
6
67% win rate
Lost
3
33% of contests
Votes polled
2,89,932
across every contest
Best result
THRIPPUNITHURA
55.9% vote share, 1980
Largest victory
10,093
THRIPPUNITHURA, 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%16%31%47%63%19651967197719801982198719911996T.K.RAMAKRISHNAN

Results Overview

9CONTESTS
  • Won6 (67%)
  • Lost3 (33%)

Parties fought under

  • CPM1965, 1967, 1977, 1980, 1982, 1991, 1996
  • BJP1987, 1996

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