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Rajasthan · PC 2 · 1996
Bikaner
Winner — Lok Sabha 1996
MAHENDER SINGH BHATI
BJP· BJP
BJP 44.6%INC 40.4%41 others 15.0%
Votes
3,40,632
44.6% share
Winning margin
31,536
4.1% of votes
Total votes cast
7,64,514
Candidates
43
Seat history
All Candidates
43 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAHENDER SINGH BHATI | BJP | 3,40,632 | 44.6% |
| 2 | MANPHOOL SINGH | INC | 3,09,096 | 40.4% |
| 3 | DILIP SINGH MARWAL | 51,035 | 6.7% | |
| 4 | JASHPAL SINGH | United Front | 15,371 | 2.0% |
| 5 | CHETAN LAL JEENGAR | IND | 6,738 | 0.9% |
| 6 | SANT LAL | IND | 6,022 | 0.8% |
| 7 | AVINASH ACHARYA | ABJS | 4,212 | 0.6% |
| 8 | MAHMOOD ALI BELIM | IND | 3,000 | 0.4% |
| 9 | ARYA SURYA PAL | 2,003 | 0.3% | |
| 10 | RAMDEV SOLANKI | IND | 1,731 | 0.2% |
| 11 | MANWAR ALI | IND | 1,714 | 0.2% |
| 12 | BHIM PANDIYA | SWD | 1,637 | 0.2% |
| 13 | RAWTA RAM | IND | 1,567 | 0.2% |
| 14 | SHABEER KHAN | IND | 1,440 | 0.2% |
| 15 | SHANKAR LAL VYAS | 1,293 | 0.2% | |
| 16 | LEELA DHAR CHAUTALA | IND | 1,250 | 0.2% |
| 17 | RAM NIWAS | IND | 1,099 | 0.1% |
| 18 | DEEN MOHD. | IND | 1,097 | 0.1% |
| 19 | BHAIRU DAN | IND | 1,077 | 0.1% |
| 20 | HARI RAM PAREEK | IND | 1,041 | 0.1% |
| 21 | HANUMAN PRASAD | IND | 891 | 0.1% |
| 22 | KHEMRAJ TANWAR | IND | 883 | 0.1% |
| 23 | DEVI LAL | IND | 882 | 0.1% |
| 24 | SHIV SHANKAR VYAS | ABHM | 805 | 0.1% |
| 25 | MAL CHAND | IND | 753 | 0.1% |
| 26 | RADHA KISHAN | IND | 736 | 0.1% |
| 27 | ABDUL SATTAR | IND | 660 | 0.1% |
| 28 | MALA RAM | IND | 616 | 0.1% |
| 29 | ARJUN RAM | IND | 601 | 0.1% |
| 30 | USHA DEVI | IND | 598 | 0.1% |
| 31 | ASA RAM | IND | 573 | 0.1% |
| 32 | SANT GIRI | IND | 495 | 0.1% |
| 33 | OKARA | IND | 401 | 0.1% |
| 34 | RAJ KUMAR MODI | IND | 366 | 0.1% |
| 35 | MOHAN LAL | IND | 341 | 0.0% |
| 36 | ABDUL KARIM | IND | 301 | 0.0% |
| 37 | BAJRANG SINGH RAJPUROHIT | IND | 264 | 0.0% |
| 38 | SHAKUNTALA SHARMA | IND | 258 | 0.0% |
| 39 | DEVENDER SINGH | IND | 258 | 0.0% |
| 40 | OM PRAKASH | IND | 232 | 0.0% |
| 41 | KAMAL KISHORE SANKHLI | IND | 207 | 0.0% |
| 42 | KALU RAM GODARA | IND | 196 | 0.0% |
| 43 | VIJAY KUMAR | IND | 142 | 0.0% |
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
safe4.1%
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
BJP 44.6%INC 40.4%BSP 6.7%OTH 8.3%
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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