Santosh Kumar
194 candidacies between 1972 and 2025, 4 won, across 160 constituencies.
Contests
194
1972–2025
Won
4
2% win rate
Lost
190
98% of contests
Votes polled
23,59,810
across every contest
Best result
PURNIA
54.9% vote share, 2019
Largest victory
2,63,461
PURNIA, 2019
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
Results Overview
- Won4 (2%)
- Lost190 (98%)
Parties fought under
- RJD2020, 2025, 2025
- JNSRJP2025
- IND1972, 1977, 1977, 1980, 1980, 1980, 1980, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1985, 1985, 1985, 1985, 1985, 1985, 1989, 1989, 1989, 1989, 1989, 1989, 1990, 1990, 1990, 1990, 1990, 1991, 1991, 1991, 1991, 1991, 1991, 1991, 1991, 1993, 1993, 1993, 1993, 1993, 1993, 1993, 1993, 1993, 1993, 1993, 1993, 1993, 1993, 1993, 1993, 1996, 1996, 1996, 1996, 1996, 1996, 1996, 1996, 1996, 1996, 1999, 1999, 1999, 2002, 2002, 2002, 2002, 2002, 2003, 2003, 2005, 2005, 2005, 2005, 2005, 2007, 2007, 2007, 2007, 2007, 2007, 2007, 2008, 2008, 2008, 2008, 2009, 2009, 2010, 2010, 2010, 2012, 2012, 2012, 2012, 2012, 2012, 2012, 2012, 2013, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2015, 2015, 2015, 2015, 2015, 2017, 2017, 2017, 2017, 2017, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2022, 2024, 2024, 2025, 2025, 2025
- RTORP2025
- BSP2000, 2010, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2024, 2024
- BIP2024
- JD(U)2014, 2019, 2024
- AAAP2022
- SANATANSAN…2022
- NAITIKPARTY2022
- HSAP2020
- AJPR2020
- RTJHPR2019
- BHAZS2019
- BMUP2017, 2019
- SHS1993, 1993, 2019
- BYS2018
- BNDL2015
- RVMP2014
- SPP2014
- SP2005, 2007, 2013
- MADP2012
- PECP2012
- CPI2009, 2012
- RUC2012
- IJP2008, 2012, 2012
- GGP2012
- BJP1980, 1982, 2005, 2010
- IPFB2009
- ABHM2009
- RDMP2009
- LJP2005, 2008
- INC2007
- CPI(ML)(L)2007
- MNVP2002
- BRPP1999
- AD1996
- ABBP1993, 1993
- JP1993
- JD1990, 1993
- HMS1991
- BLMD1991
- SOPL1991
- JNPJP1989
- JNPSR1980
