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Arun Kumar

218 candidacies between 1969 and 2025, 11 won, across 167 constituencies.

OverviewElection HistoryConstituencies Contested
Contests
218
1969–2025
Won
11
5% win rate
Lost
207
95% of contests
Votes polled
28,90,567
across every contest
Best result
BAREILLY CITY
53.8% vote share, 2022
Largest victory
42,340
JAHANABAD, 2014

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%15%30%45%60%1969197719801985198919901991199319951996199719981999200020022003200420052007200820092010201120122014201520172018201920202021202220242025Arun Kumar

Results Overview

218CONTESTS
  • Won11 (5%)
  • Lost207 (95%)

Parties fought under

  • IND1977, 1977, 1980, 1980, 1985, 1985, 1985, 1985, 1985, 1985, 1989, 1989, 1989, 1989, 1990, 1990, 1990, 1990, 1990, 1990, 1991, 1991, 1991, 1991, 1991, 1993, 1993, 1993, 1993, 1993, 1993, 1993, 1993, 1993, 1993, 1993, 1995, 1995, 1995, 1995, 1996, 1996, 1996, 1996, 1996, 1996, 1996, 1996, 1996, 1996, 1996, 1996, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2000, 2000, 2002, 2002, 2002, 2003, 2003, 2003, 2003, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2005, 2005, 2005, 2005, 2007, 2007, 2007, 2007, 2007, 2007, 2008, 2008, 2008, 2008, 2009, 2009, 2010, 2010, 2012, 2012, 2012, 2012, 2012, 2012, 2012, 2014, 2014, 2014, 2014, 2015, 2015, 2015, 2015, 2017, 2017, 2017, 2017, 2018, 2018, 2018, 2019, 2019, 2020, 2020, 2022, 2022, 2022, 2024, 2024, 2024, 2024, 2024, 2025, 2025
  • INC1977, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2025
  • JNSKJNDL2025
  • RJD2000, 2010, 2010, 2015, 2015, 2025
  • JNSRJP2025
  • NDS2024
  • BSP1989, 1991, 2005, 2005, 2011, 2020, 2024
  • N2024
  • BJP2002, 2005, 2012, 2017, 2017, 2022, 2022
  • HIMACHALJA…2022
  • DESHSHAKTI…2022
  • AIMIM2022
  • JANADHIKAR…2022
  • MYINDIAPAR…2021
  • HSP2020
  • RANP2020
  • CPI1969, 2005, 2009, 2014, 2014, 2019, 2019
  • JNSMP2019
  • RSPSR2019
  • BPCP2018
  • NCP2000, 2002, 2007, 2017
  • CPI(ML)(L)2017
  • RAJAP2017
  • BSRD2017
  • MVM2015
  • BMUP2015
  • LJP2010, 2015
  • BIP2015
  • BLSP2014
  • IJP2007, 2012
  • RUC2012
  • RLM2012
  • PAP2012
  • LD2007, 2012
  • JD(U)1999, 2004, 2010, 2012, 2012
  • SSD2012
  • NAP2012
  • SP2007, 2012
  • SJPR2009
  • ANC2009
  • GGP2007
  • SHS1998, 2007
  • SD2003
  • UKKD2002
  • RTKP2002
  • AD1999
  • JP1999
  • SAP1998
  • AIRKC1997
  • BRP1993
  • DDP1991
  • AJD1991
  • BKUS1990
  • RSD1989
  • JNP1985
  • JNPJP1980

Recommended reading

Why the Constitution Matters: Selected SpeechesJustice DY ChandrachudView on Amazon →Politics, Policy and Predictions: Views from the Front Row of ParliamentDerek O'BrienView on Amazon →The India Way: Strategies for an Uncertain WorldS. JaishankarView on Amazon →Narendra Damodardas Modi: No More ApologistVivekanand JhaView on Amazon →India After Gandhi: A HistoryRamachandra GuhaView on Amazon →A Nation of IdiotsDaksh TyagiView on Amazon →

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