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Awadhesh Kumar

24 candidacies between 1962 and 2025, 2 won, across 24 constituencies.

OverviewElection HistoryConstituencies Contested
Contests
24
1962–2025
Won
2
8% win rate
Lost
22
92% of contests
Votes polled
1,69,057
across every contest
Best result
MISRIKH
37.0% vote share, 1962
Largest victory
2,599
MISRIKH, 1962

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%10%21%31%41%19621969197419841985199019931995199620002005200720092015201720222025Awadhesh Kumar

Results Overview

24CONTESTS
  • Won2 (8%)
  • Lost22 (92%)

Parties fought under

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