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Rajasthan · PC 2 · 1977
Bikaner
Winner — Lok Sabha 1977
HARI RAM MAKKASAR
Janata Party· Janata Party
JNP 61.1%INC 31.8%5 others 7.1%
Votes
2,19,436
61.1% share
Winning margin
1,05,244
29.3% of votes
Total votes cast
3,59,159
Candidates
7
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HARI RAM MAKKASAR | Janata Party | 2,19,436 | 61.1% |
| 2 | RAM CHANDRA CHOWDHARY | INC | 1,14,192 | 31.8% |
| 3 | YOGENDRA NATH HANDA | Left | 10,361 | 2.9% |
| 4 | LAL KHAN | IND | 6,422 | 1.8% |
| 5 | SAGAR MAL | IND | 4,591 | 1.3% |
| 6 | DHARAM SINGH | IND | 2,164 | 0.6% |
| 7 | BHANWAR LAL | IND | 1,993 | 0.6% |
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
Low turnout (22nd), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe29.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.8% · min 3.0% · max 63.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
55%
lowerhigher
22nd of 25How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.15
fewer partiesmore parties
8th of 25How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
5th of 25How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.15EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 61.1%INC 31.8%OTH 7.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA sparsely populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
23,63,937
Density
78 / km²
Sex ratio
905 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
30,239 km²
SC population20.9%
ST population0.3%
Figures are for Bikaner, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 87.7%Muslim 10.0%Other 2.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water59.7%
Electricity58.7%
Sanitation51.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births90.0%
Children fully vaccinated75.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER22.8%
Children underweight (under 5)28.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.9%
Women literate62.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER33.3%
Clean cooking fuel51.4%
Health insurance87.4%
What's nearby?
6 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Bikaneri Namkeen
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.