K. Padmarajan
K. Padmarajan is an Indian politician known for losing 238 elections. He is from the Indian town of Mettur, Tamil Nadu. The Limca Book of Records listed Padmarajan as the "most unsuccessful candidate" and the Guinness Book of World Records as the candidate with the most contested elections.[1]
Career[edit]
Padmarajan is the owner of a tyre repair shop[1] and is a self-described homoeopathic doctor.[2]
Political career[edit]
Padmarajan started running for various local offices in 1988. Since then, he has lost all 238 elections that he has run in. He runs as an independent and encourages people to not vote for him.[3] He uses his election failures as a way to inspire new generations to engage with the political process.[4][5]
Padmarajan has run in 6 presidential, 6 vice-presidential, 32 Lok Sabha, 50 Rajya Sabha, and 73 Parliamentary elections.[6]
ALL INDIA ELECTION KING[edit]
LION DR. K. PADMARAJAN ( M.A) INDEPENDENT CANDIDATE ALL ELECTION PRESIDENT OF INDIA, M.P, M.L.A & M.L.C SINCE-1988
WEB SEARCH[edit]
Web Site : Padmarajan electionking Face Book : Padmarajan electionking Twitter : Electionking padmarajan Wekipedia : Padmarajan electionking Linkedin : Padmarajan electionking Youtube : Padmarajan electionking Instagram : Padmarajanelectionking1988
FAMILY DETAILS[edit]
Name : DR. K. PADMARAJAN DOB : 15/05/1959 Father’s Name : K. Kunchambu Nair Mother’s Name : K. Sridevi Nair Wife Name : P. Sreeja Nambiar Son Name : P. Sreejesh Padmarajan
RECORDS[edit]
NATIONAL AND STATE LEVEL[edit]
Highest Vote in Tamilnadu Assembly in Mettur 2011 - (6,273) LIMCA BOOK OF RECORDS – MOST UNSUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE - 2003 & 2014, 2015 GUINNESS BOOK OF WORLD RECORDS–MOST ELECTIONS CONTESTED-2004 MEMBERSHIP NO-83166, CLAIM ID NO-89503 ASSIST WORLD RECORDS-MOST UNSUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE, PONDICHERRY-2013 BHARATH JYOTHI AWARD-INDIA INTERNATIONAL FRIENDSHIP SOCIETY-CERTIFICATE OF EXCELLENCE-NEW DELHI-2014 THE HOUNARED BEST CITIZENS OF INDIA AWARD- NEW DELHI-2014 INDIA BOOK OF RECORDS- HARIYANA-2021 DELHI BOOK OF RECORDS-2021
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Meet 'serial loser' K Padmarajan, who has never won, yet features in Limca Book of Records". Financialexpress. 4 April 2024. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ "'Election King' Padmarajan files nomination in Telangana despite 236 defeats in panchayat to president poll". The Economic Times. 6 November 2023. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ "From 'Election King' to 'Dhartipakad': Meet the serial 'election losers' who refuse to quit". The Economic Times. 4 April 2024. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ "He Has Lost 238 Times, But Will Contest Lok Sabha Polls Again". NDTV.com. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ "India's biggest election loser ready to fight again". Arab News. 28 March 2024. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ Sriram, Varsha (3 April 2024). "'I Hope I Never Win': Why India's Biggest Election Loser Loves to Lose". TheQuint. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
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