It is often mentioned that winners make historical past, nonetheless, in case of a contestant in India, he scripted a spot in Limca Book of Records for standing on the shedding facet each time he went for victory. The story is of a resident of Tamil Nadu’s Mettur, Ok Padmarajan who has contested elections within the nation for 238 occasions and misplaced each single certainly one of them until date. Despite shedding lakhs of rupees, time and vitality, he tried his luck and ran for varied workplaces starting from the President to the native polls.
Life of Padmarajan
First making his debut within the electoral fray in 1988, Padmarajan, 65, is named ‘Election King’, regardless of scripting his identify for shedding probably the most variety of elections in a lifetime. He has up to now fought 238 elections and the 2024 Lok Sabha polls will probably be his 239th from Dharmapuri in Tamil Nadu. He put up his finest present in 2011 when he obtained a complete of 6,273 votes whereas contesting from Mettur Assembly elections.
He misplaced so many occasions within the elections that his identify discovered place within the Limca Book of Records as India’s most unsuccessful candidate.
Over the years he has misplaced to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Manmohan Singh, and Congress chief Rahul Gandhi.
Spent lakhs of rupees in elections
In the Indian elections, each candidate has to deposit a certain quantity which is forfeited if he doesn’t get 16 per cent votes within the elections. Ever since Padmarajan began contesting the elections, he has spent lakhs of rupees. According to some experiences, he has spent over Rs 1 crore up to now within the elections.
Padmarajan in fray once more in 2024
Despite failing 238 occasions in a bid for public workplace, Padmarajan is getting ready but once more to contest within the Lok Sabha elections from April 19.
According to the experiences, the folks made enjoyable of him when he threw his hat into the ring, however he needed to show that an odd man can contest elections.
He runs a tyre restore store and likewise supplies homoeopathic cures and works as an editor for native media, in line with experiences.
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