Awadhesh Kumar Rai

Awadhesh Kumar Rai (born c. 1952^[1]) is an Indian politician, affiliated to the Communist Party of India. Rai represented the Bachwara constituency in the Bihar Legislative Assembly 1990-2000.^[2][3] In the 2000 election, he lost the seat to Uttam Kumar Yadav of the Rashtriya Janata Dal by a narrow margin of 464 votes.^[4]

Awadhesh Kumar Rai addressing an election rally in Matihani, Begusarai as CPI candidate for Lok Sabha on 5 April 2024.

Rai finished in second place in the Bachwara seat in the two legislative elections of 2005.^[1][5] He regained the Bachwara seat in the 2010 election,^[6] being supported by the United Left Bloc alliance.^[7] He was the sole CPI legislator in Bihar during this tenure.^[8] राय 2020 के बिहार विधानसभा चुनाव में 484 मतों के मामूली अंतर से हार गए।