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Rajasthan · PC 23 · 1980
Barmer
Winner — Lok Sabha 1980
VIRDHI CHAND
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 43.7%JNP 34.5%6 others 21.7%
Votes
1,80,917
43.7% share
Winning margin
37,977
9.2% of votes
Total votes cast
4,13,838
Candidates
8
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VIRDHI CHAND |  INC(I)Congress (I) | 1,80,917 | 43.7% |
| 2 | CHANDRAVEER SINGH | Janata / Lok Dal | 1,42,940 | 34.5% |
| 3 | ABDUL HADI | 61,787 | 14.9% | |
| 4 | NATHU SINGH | IND | 8,595 | 2.1% |
| 5 | GHEWAR CHAND | IND | 7,082 | 1.7% |
| 6 | MOOLA RAM | IND | 6,525 | 1.6% |
| 7 | PUKH RAJ | IND | 3,777 | 0.9% |
| 8 | BHANWAR LAL | IND | 2,215 | 0.5% |
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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.
Average turnout (12th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe9.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.2% · min 3.9% · max 46.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
61%
lowerhigher
12th of 25How crowded is the field?
SEAT
1.98
fewer partiesmore parties
21st of 25How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
7th of 25How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.98EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 43.7%JNP 34.5%INC(U) 14.9%OTH 6.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
24,08,523
Density
230 / km²
Sex ratio
973 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
10,455 km²
SC population16.9%
ST population9.5%
Figures are for Bhilwara, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 92.4%Muslim 5.9%Other 1.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water37.2%
Electricity75.7%
Sanitation23.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.0%
Children fully vaccinated83.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER22.6%
Children underweight (under 5)23.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.4%
Women literate56.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.8%
Clean cooking fuel26.5%
Health insurance89.1%
What's nearby?
9 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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