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Basant Kumar

18 candidacies between 1974 and 2025, 1 won, across 16 constituencies.

OverviewElection HistoryConstituencies Contested
Contests
18
1974–2025
Won
1
6% win rate
Lost
17
94% of contests
Votes polled
86,822
across every contest
Best result
HARLAKHI
27.9% vote share, 2015
Largest victory
3,892
HARLAKHI, 2015

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%8%16%23%31%1974197719901993199820022008201020152017202020222025Basant Kumar

Results Overview

18CONTESTS
  • Won1 (6%)
  • Lost17 (94%)

Parties fought under

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