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V.V. Raghavan

8 candidacies between 1965 and 1999, 4 won, across 4 constituencies.

OverviewElection HistoryConstituencies Contested
Contests
8
1965–1999
Won
4
50% win rate
Lost
4
50% of contests
Votes polled
12,99,589
across every contest
Best result
CHERPU
50.0% vote share, 1987
Largest victory
18,409
TRICHUR, 1998

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%14%28%42%56%19651980198419871991199619981999V.V. Raghavan

Results Overview

8CONTESTS
  • Won4 (50%)
  • Lost4 (50%)

Parties fought under

  • CPI1965, 1984, 1987, 1991, 1996, 1998, 1999
  • IND1980

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