Ambrish Kumar
Indian politician
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Ambrish Kumar (died 21 July 2021) was an Indian politician from Uttarakhand and former MLA of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly from Haridwar.
He was a member of the Indian National Congress. He had contested 2019 Indian general election as a candidate of Indian National Congress from Haridwar Lok Sabha constituency and lost the election to Former Union Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal.[1][2][3]
Kumar died in 2021 from COVID-19.[4]
Elections contested
| Year | Election Type | Constituency | Result | Vote percentage | Opposition Candidate | Opposition Party | Opposition vote percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | MLA | Haridwar | Lost | 34.09% | Jagdish Muni | BJP | 42.60% |
| 1996 | MLA | Haridwar | Lost | 30.09% | Jagdish Muni | BJP | 40.21% |
| 1996 | MLA | Haridwar | Won | 40.58% | Jagdish Muni | BJP | 23.80% |
| 2002 | MLA | Haridwar | Lost | 16.06% | Madan Kaushik | BJP | 31.26% |
| 2007 | MLA | Haridwar | Lost | 18.18% | Madan Kaushik | BJP | 49.84% |
| 2009 | MP | Haridwar | Lost | 4.67% | Harish Rawat | INC | 42.16% |
| 2012 | MLA | BHEL Ranipur | Lost | 25.50% | Adesh Chauhan | BJP | 34.01% |
| 2017 | MLA | BHEL Ranipur | Lost | 33.31% | Adesh Chauhan | BJP | 54.84% |
| 2019 | MP | Haridwar | Lost | 32.01% | Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' | BJP | 52.37% [5] |
