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Rishi Kumar

16 candidacies between 1969 and 2025, 1 won, across 15 constituencies.

OverviewElection HistoryConstituencies Contested
Contests
16
1969–2025
Won
1
6% win rate
Lost
15
94% of contests
Votes polled
1,48,939
across every contest
Best result
OBRA
39.0% vote share, 2025
Largest victory
22,668
OBRA, 2020

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%11%22%33%44%196919741990199119931996199819992003200720122017202020232025Rishi Kumar

Results Overview

16CONTESTS
  • Won1 (6%)
  • Lost15 (94%)

Parties fought under

  • RJD2020, 2025
  • IND1974, 1990, 1991, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2012, 2017, 2023
  • LJP2012
  • KVP1996
  • JP1993
  • MAP1969

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