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Hemant Kumar

23 candidacies between 1977 and 2025, 1 won, across 22 constituencies.

OverviewElection HistoryConstituencies Contested
Contests
23
1977–2025
Won
1
4% win rate
Lost
22
96% of contests
Votes polled
75,710
across every contest
Best result
DIGOD
48.0% vote share, 1998
Largest victory
16,762
DIGOD, 1998

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%13%27%40%54%19771990199319951996199820042007201220132014201820192020202220232025Hemant Kumar

Results Overview

23CONTESTS
  • Won1 (4%)
  • Lost22 (96%)

Parties fought under

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