Election history
All the elections where a candidate by the name V. T. Shanmugam contested in whether lost or won, by how many votes. His/ her vote share etc details all can be found here.
LOST against M. S. Narayana Rao
with 9% vote share
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| M. S. Narayana Rao | JNP | 20,671 |
| Bima Raikar | INC | 16,715 |
| B. Muniyappa | IND | 9,457 |
| V. T. Shanmugam | IND | 4,505 |
| S. M. Shivashankar | LKD | 548 |
| Khaleelulha Khan | IND | 280 |
| L. Vijaya Kumar | IND | 225 |
| Shashidhar | IND | 135 |
| D. Ravi | IND | 113 |
| Narayana Reddy | IND | 78 |
| Shankara B. R. | IND | 71 |
| L. Eswaraiah | IND | 41 |