India’s ‘Election King’ Who Fought Vajpayee, Manmohan, Murmu, Rahul Is Ready For 2024 | KYC

Published on Jun 30, 2025 03:11 pm IST

K Padmarajan from Tamil Nadu’s Mettur town has earned the tag of India’s ‘election king’ and world’s biggest election loser. The 65-year-old has fought 238 elections and lost every single one of them. He is now contesting from two seats in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. But why does this man keep on fighting only to lose? What motivates him and why has he not already given up? Watch the first episode of KYC – Know Your Candidate – Hindustan Times’ new show where we bring you interesting candidates out of the thousands contesting the 2024 elections. KYC

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