Editing Perennial candidate (section)

==Asia==
===Hong Kong===
* [[Avery Ng]]
* [[Tsang Kin-shing|Bull Tsang]]
* [[Frederick Fung]], initially gained success in almost every election, including [[District councils of Hong Kong|District Council]], [[Urban Council]] and [[Legislative Council of Hong Kong|Legislative Council]] election since 1983. However, since 2015, Fung faced consecutive failures in every election he participated, including 2015 (District Council), 2016 (Legislative Council), March 2018 (Democratic Primary), November 2018 (Legislative Council By-election) and 2019 (District Council). He lost popularity because of his unwillingness to retire, as the [[Pro-democracy camp (Hong Kong)|Pro-democracy]] supporters having negative feelings on gerontocracy.
* [[Christine Fong]], has run for [[Legislative Council of Hong Kong|Legislative elections]] five times since 2008, but failed every time.

===India===
* [[Hotte Paksha Rangaswamy]] was a political leader from the Indian state of [[Karnataka]], who had a penchant for contesting elections. He is a [[Guinness World Records|Guinness World Record]] holder for having contested the highest number of elections—he unsuccessfully did so 86 times.
* [[Kaka Joginder Singh]] (alias [[Dharti Pakad]] meaning "one who clings to the ground", earned after several unsuccessful runs for [[President of India]]<ref>{{usurped|[https://web.archive.org/web/20070311011406/http://www.hinduonnet.com/2004/05/03/stories/2004050301221300.htm POLL-POURRI]}} The Hindu – May 3, 2004</ref>) was a textile owner who contested and lost over 300 elections in India. Although his nomination papers were usually disregarded by the election commission, he reached his high-water mark during the [[1992 Indian presidential election|1992 presidential election]], in which he earned fourth place in the polling with 1,135 votes, eventually losing to [[Shankar Dayal Sharma]].
* [[K. Padmarajan|Dr. K Padmarajan]], a doctor turned politician from the state of [[Tamil Nadu]], had contested 199 elections, and lost all of them. ''[[Limca Book of Records]]'' named him as "India's most unsuccessful candidate".<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/dr-k-padmarajan-the-man-who-lost-all-elections/articleshow/68625092.cms|title = Infographic: Dr K Padmarajan: The man who contested 199 elections &#124; India News – Times of India|website = [[The Times of India]]| date=March 30, 2019 }}</ref>

===Indonesia===
* [[Prabowo Subianto]], former [[Indonesian Army|Army]] [[lieutenant general]], ran unsuccessfully as [[President of Indonesia|president]] and [[Vice President of Indonesia|vice president]] three times: in [[2009 Indonesian presidential election|2009]], as the running mate for [[Megawati Sukarnoputri]], and in [[2014 Indonesian presidential election|2014]] and [[2019 Indonesian general election|2019]] as a presidential candidate.<ref>[https://www.suara.com/news/2019/05/21/123418/3-kali-kalah-jejak-prabowo-subianto-di-pilpres-2009-2014-dan-2019 3 Kali Kalah, Jejak Prabowo Subianto di Pilpres 2009, 2014, dan 2019], ''Suara.com'' (in Indonesian), May 21, 2019</ref> In August 2022, Prabowo announced that he accepted [[Great Indonesia Movement Party|Gerindra Party's]] nomination to contest the [[2024 Indonesian general election|2024 presidential election]], marking his fourth consecutive bid for national leadership and the third for the presidency in which he won.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/indonesia-defence-minister-prabowo-accepts-partys-nomination-run-president-2022-08-12/ | title=Indonesia defence minister Prabowo accepts party's nomination to run for president | newspaper=Reuters | date=August 12, 2022 }}</ref>

===Iran===
* [[Electoral history of Mohsen Rezaee|Mohsen Rezaee]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Iran election: Mohsen Rezaei profile|work=The Daily Telegraph|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/10122334/Iran-election-Mohsen-Rezaei-profile.html|author=Robert Tait|location=London|access-date=March 26, 2015|date=June 15, 2013}}</ref> ran for [[President of Iran|president]] four times, in [[2005 Iranian presidential election|2005]], [[2009 Iranian presidential election|2009]], [[2013 Iranian presidential election|2013]] and [[2021 Iranian presidential election|2021]]. He was defeated thrice and withdrew once (in 2005). Rezaee had previously ran for an [[Iranian Parliament]] seat in 2000, but had not succeeded.
* [[Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf]]<ref>{{Citation|title=Iranians Are Mocking Tehran's Mayor for Installing Anti-American Billboards|publisher=Foreign Policy|url=https://foreignpolicy.com/2016/07/01/iranians-are-mocking-tehrans-mayor-for-installing-anti-american-billboards/|author=Henry Johnson|access-date=March 26, 2015|date=July 1, 2016}}</ref> (see [[Electoral history of Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf]]) has run for [[President of Iran|president]] four times, in 2005, 2013, 2017 and 2024. He was defeated thrice and withdrew once.

===Israel===
* [[Menachem Begin]] ran as head of the [[Revisionist Zionism|Revisionist]] [[Herut]] and [[Likud]] parties eight times from 1949 to 1977 before finally winning the [[1977 Israeli legislative election]] and becoming [[Prime Minister of Israel|Prime Minister]].
* Vladimir Herczberg, a nuclear physicist. Ran for Mayor of [[Beersheba]] and for a [[Knesset]] seat twice, and ran for the leadership of the [[Likud]] party in its [[2012 Likud leadership election|2012 leadership election]]. Also ran for the leadership of the [[Jewish Agency for Israel|Jewish Agency]], [[World Jewish Congress]], and the Euro-Asian Jewish Congress.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jpost.com/DiplomacyAndPolitics/Article.aspx?id=251697|title=Unknown joins Likud leadership race|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120118023216/http://www.jpost.com/DiplomacyAndPolitics/Article.aspx?id=251697|archive-date=2012-01-18}}</ref>

===Japan===
* [[Bin Akao]] ran in numerous elections for his [[Greater Japan Patriotic Party]] until 1989, one year prior to his death.
* [[Mac Akasaka]], real name Makoto Tonami, was a candidate for many political offices, especially the governor of Tokyo 2012,<ref>Hongo, Jun [http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/01/04/national/mac-who-would-be-governor-says-smile/ Mac who would be governor says: Smile Jan 4, 2013] ''[[Japan Times]]'' Retrieved July 31 and 2, 016</ref> 2016<ref name="auto">Osaki, Tomohiro [http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/07/29/national/politics-diplomacy/lesser-known-candidates-tokyo-gubernatorial-race-make-case/ Lesser-known candidates in the Tokyo gubernatorial race make their case July 29, 2016] ''[[Japan Times]]'' Retrieved July 31, 2016,</ref> and mayor of Osaka in 2014.<ref>Johnston, Eric [http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2014/03/20/national/politics-diplomacy/lack-of-interest-in-osaka-mayoral-race-threatens-to-damage-ishin-brand/ Lack of interest in Osaka mayoral race threatens to damage Ishin brand March 20, 2014] Retrieved July 31, 2016,</ref>
* [[Yūtokutaishi Akiyama]], an engraver artist, photographer, was a candidate for Governor of Tokyo 1975 and 1979, bringing pop art into the process.
* [[Teruki Gotō]] was a candidate for Mayor of [[Chiyoda, Tokyo|Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo]] (2013),<ref>[http://tokyodesu.com/2013/01/30/chiyoda-city-mayoral-candidate-wants-you-to-know-he-loves-japan-war-criminals/ Chiyoda City Mayoral Candidate Wants You to Know He Loves Japan, War Criminals Jan 30, 2013] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160710210522/http://tokyodesu.com/2013/01/30/chiyoda-city-mayoral-candidate-wants-you-to-know-he-loves-japan-war-criminals/ |date=July 10, 2016 }} Retrieved July 31, 2016,</ref> City Assembly of Chiyoda (2015),<ref>[http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/1775499/naked-nationalist-stirs-japan-elections Nationalist Teruki Goto appears in a Japanese election campaign in just his birthday suit April 24, 2015] ''[[South China Morning Post]]'' Retrieved July 31, 2016,</ref> and the Governor of Tokyo (2016).<ref name="auto"/>
* Hideyoshi Seizo Hashiba ran in numerous elections from 1976 to 2011.
* [[Mitsuo Matayoshi]] (alias Jesus Matayoshi), leader of the [[World Economic Community Party]] and self-proclaimed [[Messiah]], has run in at least nine local and national elections since 1997.
* [[Yoshiro Nakamatsu]] (alias Dr. NakaMats), inventor and perennial candidate in Tokyo, has unsuccessfully campaigned to be elected Governor of Tokyo numerous times since 1995, most recently in 2014.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Ozawa|first1=Harumi|title=Cabbie, dilettante and prolific inventor in fray to lead Tokyo|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/04/10/news/10iht-matscon.ttt.html|access-date=February 14, 2017|work=New York Times}}</ref>

===Philippines===
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* [[Pascual Racuyal]] unsuccessfully ran for [[President of the Philippines|President]] 11 times ([[1935 Philippine presidential election|1935]], [[1941 Philippine presidential election|1941]], [[1946 Philippine presidential election|1946]], [[1949 Philippine presidential election|1949]], [[1953 Philippine presidential election|1953]], [[1957 Philippine presidential election|1957]], [[1961 Philippine presidential election|1961]], [[1965 Philippine presidential election|1965]], [[1969 Philippine presidential election|1969]], [[1981 Philippine presidential election|1981]] and [[1986 Philippine presidential election|1986]]), although he was disqualified on all but two ([[1935 Philippine presidential election|1935]] and [[1969 Philippine presidential election|1969]]).<ref name="umali">{{cite web|last1=Umali|first1=Justin|title=A Look into the Most Consequential Election in our History: the 1935 Presidential Elections|url=https://esquiremag.ph/long-reads/features/1935-presidential-elections-a2212-20190604-lfrm|website=Esquiremag.ph|accessdate=February 23, 2020}}</ref>
* [[Elly Pamatong]] was disqualified in running for president at least twice ([[2004 Philippine presidential election|2004]] and [[2010 Philippine presidential election|2010]]). After his death in 2021, people asked if he will run in the [[2022 Philippine presidential election|2022 presidential election]], as his death was not announced to the public.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Lalu|first=Gabriel Pabico|date=October 1, 2021|title=Netizens ask: Did Elly Pamatong file his COC? Spox: No. He's dead|url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1495694/ely-pamatong-died-last-july-24-personal-spokesperson-says|access-date=2021-10-06|website=INQUIRER.net|language=en}}</ref>

===Singapore===
* [[Ooi Boon Ewe]] has applied four times ([[1999 Singaporean presidential election|1999]], [[2005 Singaporean presidential election|2005]], [[2011 Singaporean presidential election|2011]] and [[2017 Singaporean presidential election|2017]]) to run for [[President of Singapore|President]], all unsuccessfully. He had also tried to contest both the [[2006 Singaporean general election|2006]] and [[2011 Singaporean general election|2011 general elections]], both times of which he failed to be nominated.
* [[Steve Chia]]
* [[Yee Jenn Jong]]
* Kenneth Foo
* [[Zeng Guo Yuan]]
* [[Chee Soon Juan]]
* [[Goh Meng Seng]]
* [[James Gomez (politician)|James Gomez]]
* [[Paul Tambyah]]
* [[Spencer Ng]]
* [[Kenneth Jeyaretnam]]
* [[Lim Tean]]
* [[Han Hui Hui]]

===Taiwan===
* [[Soong Chu-yu]], Chairman of [[People First Party (Republic of China)|People First Party]], Governor of [[Taiwan Province]] (1993–1998), ran for president four times ([[2000 Republic of China presidential election|2000]], [[2012 Republic of China presidential election|2012]], [[2016 Taiwan presidential election|2016]], and [[2020 Republic of China presidential election|2020]]) and for vice president once ([[2004 Republic of China presidential election|2004]]).
* {{ill|Pan Han-shen|lt=|zh|潘翰聲}}, leader of [[Trees Party]] and former leader of [[Green Party Taiwan]], a five-time candidate of the member of the [[Legislative Yuan]].

=== Turkey ===
* Fatma Ragibe Kanıkuru Loğoğlu, unsuccessfully ran for every election in Istanbul since [[:tr:İstanbul'da 1984 Türkiye yerel seçimleri|1984]].
* [[Doğu Perinçek]], chairman of the [[Patriotic Party (Turkey)|Patriotic Party]], unsuccessfully ran for parliament nine times ([[1991 Turkish general election|1991]], [[1995 Turkish general election|1995]], [[1999 Turkish general election|1999]], [[2002 Turkish general election|2002]], [[2007 Turkish general election|2007]], [[2011 Turkish general election|2011]], [[June 2015 Turkish general election|June 2015]], [[November 2015 Turkish general election|November 2015]] and [[2023 Turkish general election|2023]]). He also unsuccessfully ran for presidency in [[2018 Turkish presidential election|2018]] and failed to be nominated in [[2023 Turkish presidential election|2023]].