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4 candidacies between 1971 and 1996, 1 won, across 3 constituencies.

OverviewElection HistoryConstituencies Contested
Contests
4
1971–1996
Won
1
25% win rate
Lost
3
75% of contests
Votes polled
8,60,772
across every contest
Best result
TRIPPUNITHURA
49.4% vote share, 1987
Largest victory
7,513
TRIPPUNITHURA, 1987

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%55%1971198719911996V.VISWANATHA MENON

Results Overview

4CONTESTS
  • Won1 (25%)
  • Lost3 (75%)

Parties fought under

  • CPM1971, 1987, 1991, 1996

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