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Rajasthan · PC 2 · 1980
Bikaner
Winner — Lok Sabha 1980
MANFOOL SINGH
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 39.0%JNP(S) 26.5%21 others 34.5%
Votes
1,92,125
39.0% share
Winning margin
61,542
12.5% of votes
Total votes cast
4,92,671
Candidates
23
Seat history
All Candidates
23 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MANFOOL SINGH |  INC(I)Congress (I) | 1,92,125 | 39.0% |
| 2 | HARI RAM | JNP(S) | 1,30,583 | 26.5% |
| 3 | SATYA NARAYAN | Janata / Lok Dal | 1,13,303 | 23.0% |
| 4 | BRAHMACHARI BRAHMA CHITANYA PRABAL | RRP | 12,290 | 2.5% |
| 5 | SURAJA RAM PENSIYA | IND | 12,072 | 2.5% |
| 6 | DEVI DUTT | IND | 4,941 | 1.0% |
| 7 | SURAJ SWAMI | IND | 3,295 | 0.7% |
| 8 | SAHI RAM | IND | 3,188 | 0.7% |
| 9 | JAIDEV | IND | 3,080 | 0.6% |
| 10 | DEOKISHAN RAJ PUROHIT | IND | 2,534 | 0.5% |
| 11 | CHETAN RAM | IND | 2,482 | 0.5% |
| 12 | DHARAM SINGH | IND | 1,707 | 0.3% |
| 13 | SUGANA RAM | IND | 1,497 | 0.3% |
| 14 | KISHAN LAL | IND | 1,496 | 0.3% |
| 15 | SHANKAR LAL | IND | 1,478 | 0.3% |
| 16 | MANOHAR LAL PUROHIT | IND | 1,397 | 0.3% |
| 17 | SURAJ MAL | IND | 1,227 | 0.3% |
| 18 | OM PRAKASH | IND | 1,009 | 0.2% |
| 19 | RAJENDRA TANAJA | IND | 849 | 0.2% |
| 20 | VISNU VYAS | IND | 659 | 0.1% |
| 21 | LAL KHAN SAMEJA | IND | 597 | 0.1% |
| 22 | GOPI RAM VISHNOI | IND | 571 | 0.1% |
| 23 | ASU RAM | IND | 291 | 0.1% |
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
safe12.5%
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
INC(I) 39.0%JNP(S) 26.5%JNP 23.0%OTH 11.5%
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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