Awadhesh Kumar Rai
Awadhesh Kumar Rai (Hindi: अवधेश कुमार राय, born c. 1952[1]) is an Indian politician, affiliated to the Communist Party of India (CPI). As of 2014 Rai was a member of the CPI State Executive in Bihar.[2] Rai represented the Bachwara constituency in the Bihar Legislative Assembly 1990-2000.[3][4] In the 2000 election, he lost the seat to Uttam Kumar Yadav of the Rashtriya Janata Dal by a narrow margin of 464 votes.[5]
Rai finished in second place in the Bachwara seat in the two legislative elections of 2005.[1][6] He regained the Bachwara seat in the 2010 election,[7] being supported by the United Left Bloc alliance.[8] He was the sole CPI legislator in Bihar during this tenure.[9]
References
- ^ a b Election Commission of India. STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2005 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF BIHAR
- ^ Election Commission of India. Lok Sabha Election 2014 - List of Star Compaigners of CPI from Bihar
- ^ Election Commission of India. STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1990 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF BIHAR
- ^ Election Commission of India. STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1995 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF BIHAR
- ^ Election Commission of India. STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2000 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF BIHAR
- ^ Election Commission of India. STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2005 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF BIHAR
- ^ Election Commission of India. STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2010 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF BIHAR
- ^ Times of India. BJP nominee cast(e)s a shadow on others
- ^ Telegraph. CPI hand for Cong against land bill