Awadhesh Kumar Rai

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Awadhesh Kumar Rai ({{langx|hi|अवधेश कुमार राय}}, born c. 1952) is an Indian politician, affiliated to the Communist Party of India. Rai represented the Bachwara constituency in the Bihar Legislative Assembly 1990-2000.Election Commission of India. [http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1990/Stat_Rep_BH_90.pdf STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1990 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF BIHAR]Election Commission of India. [http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1995/StatisticalReport-BR95.pdf STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1995 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF BIHAR] In the 2000 election, he lost the seat to Uttam Kumar Yadav of the Rashtriya Janata Dal by a narrow margin of 464 votes.Election Commission of India. [http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2000/STAI_REPORT_LA-BR-2000.pdf STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2000 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF BIHAR]

Rai finished in second place in the Bachwara seat in the two legislative elections of 2005.Election Commission of India. [http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2005/StatisticalReports_BH_2005.pdf STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2005 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF BIHAR]Election Commission of India. [http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_Oct2005/StatisticalReports_BH_2005.pdf STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2005 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF BIHAR] He regained the Bachwara seat in the 2010 election,Election Commission of India. [http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2010/stat_BR_Nov2010.pdf STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2010 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF BIHAR] being supported by the United Left Bloc alliance.Times of India. [http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/BJP-nominee-castes-a-shadow-on-others/articleshow/6839662.cms BJP nominee cast(e)s a shadow on others] He was the sole CPI legislator in Bihar during this tenure.Telegraph. [https://web.archive.org/web/20150711082524/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1150415/jsp/bihar/story_14559.jsp CPI hand for Cong against land bill]