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Rajasthan · PC 21 · 1988 by-election

Pali

Winner — 1988 by-election

INC 44.1%BJP 35.5%7 others 20.4%
Votes
2,02,483
44.1% share
Winning margin
39,205
8.5% of votes
Total votes cast
4,59,456
Candidates
9
Seat history

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
S.S/O SOHANLAL
2,02,48344.1%
2
G.LODHA
1,63,27835.5%
3
S.SONCHA
73,13415.9%
4
N.S.PUROHIT
IND
6,5611.4%
5
S.S/O POONAM
IND
4,6471.0%
6
S.NARBAN
IND
3,3880.7%
7
K.J.SINGH ALIAS.D.PAKAR
IND
2,8250.6%
8
M.M.GHANCHI
IND
1,7220.4%
9
T.B.SINGH
IND
1,4180.3%

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.

High turnout (5th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
8.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.2% · min 4.0% · max 39.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
5th of 25

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.16
fewer partiesmore parties
7th of 25

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
25th of 25

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.16EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 44.1%BJP 35.5%LKD 15.9%OTH 4.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,44,338
Density
197 / km²
Sex ratio
972 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,822 km²
SC population16.2%
ST population13.1%

Figures are for Chittaurgarh, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 91.5%Muslim 6.3%Other 2.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water41.8%
Electricity82.1%
Sanitation20.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births96.8%
Children fully vaccinated87.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.4%
Children underweight (under 5)25.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.1%
Women literate56.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.6%
Clean cooking fuel31.3%
Health insurance90.6%

What's nearby?

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