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Sudarshan Kumar

14 candidacies between 1987 and 2025, 2 won, across 9 constituencies.

OverviewElection HistoryConstituencies Contested
Contests
14
1987–2025
Won
2
14% win rate
Lost
12
86% of contests
Votes polled
1,70,529
across every contest
Best result
BARBIGHA
41.7% vote share, 2015
Largest victory
15,717
BARBIGHA, 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%12%23%35%47%19871989199319961998199920022007200820102012201520202025Sudarshan Kumar

Results Overview

14CONTESTS
  • Won2 (14%)
  • Lost12 (86%)

Parties fought under

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