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Vijay Kumar

333 candidacies between 1977 and 2025, 11 won, across 267 constituencies.

OverviewElection HistoryConstituencies Contested
Contests
333
1977–2025
Won
11
3% win rate
Lost
322
97% of contests
Votes polled
27,75,731
across every contest
Best result
HIRANAGAR
54.7% vote share, 2024
Largest victory
1,52,426
GAYA (SC), 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

0%15%31%46%61%197719781980198219831984198519871989199019911992199319951996199719981999200020022003200420052007200820092010201220132014201520172018201920202022202320242025Vijay Kumar

Results Overview

333CONTESTS
  • Won11 (3%)
  • Lost322 (97%)

Parties fought under

  • IND1977, 1977, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1980, 1980, 1980, 1980, 1982, 1982, 1983, 1983, 1983, 1984, 1984, 1984, 1984, 1984, 1984, 1985, 1985, 1985, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1989, 1989, 1989, 1989, 1989, 1990, 1990, 1990, 1990, 1990, 1991, 1991, 1991, 1991, 1991, 1991, 1991, 1991, 1991, 1991, 1991, 1991, 1993, 1993, 1993, 1993, 1993, 1993, 1993, 1993, 1993, 1993, 1993, 1993, 1993, 1993, 1993, 1993, 1993, 1993, 1993, 1995, 1995, 1995, 1995, 1995, 1995, 1996, 1996, 1996, 1996, 1996, 1996, 1996, 1996, 1996, 1996, 1996, 1996, 1996, 1996, 1996, 1996, 1996, 1996, 1996, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1998, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2002, 2002, 2002, 2002, 2002, 2002, 2002, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2005, 2005, 2005, 2005, 2005, 2005, 2005, 2005, 2005, 2005, 2005, 2007, 2007, 2007, 2007, 2007, 2007, 2008, 2008, 2008, 2008, 2008, 2008, 2008, 2008, 2008, 2009, 2009, 2009, 2009, 2009, 2010, 2010, 2010, 2010, 2012, 2012, 2012, 2012, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2014, 2014, 2014, 2014, 2015, 2015, 2015, 2015, 2017, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2019, 2020, 2020, 2020, 2022, 2022, 2022, 2022, 2022, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2024, 2024, 2024, 2025, 2025
  • BSP1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1996, 2002, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2007, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2012, 2014, 2017, 2017, 2018, 2022, 2022, 2022, 2022, 2023, 2023, 2025, 2025, 2025
  • PPID2025
  • RJD1998, 2005, 2009, 2014, 2019, 2020, 2024
  • JKNPPB2024
  • BJP1995, 1996, 2002, 2007, 2012, 2012, 2022, 2024
  • INLD2019, 2024
  • RJAVP2023
  • INC1996, 1996, 2004, 2005, 2020, 2022, 2022, 2022
  • RASHTRIYAU…2022
  • AAAP2022, 2022
  • JANADHIKAR…2022
  • SAMARTHKIS…2022
  • SP1993, 2005, 2007, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2012, 2012, 2012, 2017, 2022
  • PMS2020
  • BHRTSBLP2020
  • JMBP2020
  • ABHM2003, 2020
  • RANP2020
  • AAPP2020
  • SHS2002, 2008, 2012, 2017, 2019
  • JD(U)2019
  • RPIA2014, 2018
  • NFTP2018
  • MWSP2017
  • CPI(ML)(L)1995, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2017
  • JAPL2015
  • AJKMP2008, 2014
  • SSPD2014
  • CPM2014
  • LJP2005, 2005, 2012, 2013
  • RMEP2013
  • NCP2012, 2012
  • BSPA2012
  • MD2012
  • IEMC2012
  • AITC2012
  • PECP2012
  • DBSP2012
  • RJKP2012
  • GGP2010
  • SMBHP2009
  • RASJP2009
  • JPS2009
  • GMS2009
  • LPSP2007, 2008
  • AIMF2008
  • VAJP2008
  • RLD2007, 2007
  • NNP2007
  • SJPR2005
  • ABJS2005
  • JKKP2005
  • JKM2005
  • JP2004
  • SAP1995, 2000
  • JD1991, 1992, 1992, 1997, 1998
  • BKKGP1996
  • AIICT1996, 1996
  • BPP1995, 1995
  • CPI1993
  • BKUS1991
  • JNP1982, 1991
  • BDP1991
  • JNPJP1990
  • SSD1989
  • DDP1989, 1989
  • ICS1985

Recommended reading

Why the Constitution Matters: Selected SpeechesWhy the Constitution Matters: Selected SpeechesJustice DY ChandrachudView on Amazon →Politics, Policy and Predictions: Views from the Front Row of ParliamentPolitics, Policy and Predictions: Views from the Front Row of ParliamentDerek O'BrienView on Amazon →The India Way: Strategies for an Uncertain WorldThe India Way: Strategies for an Uncertain WorldS. JaishankarView on Amazon →Narendra Damodardas Modi: No More ApologistNarendra Damodardas Modi: No More ApologistVivekanand JhaView on Amazon →India After Gandhi: A HistoryIndia After Gandhi: A HistoryRamachandra GuhaView on Amazon →A Nation of IdiotsA Nation of IdiotsDaksh TyagiView on Amazon →

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