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Ratnesh Kumar

9 candidacies between 1984 and 2025, 1 won, across 8 constituencies.

OverviewElection HistoryConstituencies Contested
Contests
9
1984–2025
Won
1
11% win rate
Lost
8
89% of contests
Votes polled
1,44,674
across every contest
Best result
PATNA SAHIB
55.4% vote share, 2025
Largest victory
38,900
PATNA SAHIB, 2025

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%16%31%47%62%19841985198920002010201520202025Ratnesh Kumar

Results Overview

9CONTESTS
  • Won1 (11%)
  • Lost8 (89%)

Parties fought under

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