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Rajasthan · PC 23 · 1996
Barmer
Winner — Lok Sabha 1996
SONA RAM
INC· INC
INC 51.3%BJP 41.2%17 others 7.5%
Votes
3,29,738
51.3% share
Winning margin
64,666
10.1% of votes
Total votes cast
6,43,215
Candidates
19
Seat history
All Candidates
19 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SONA RAM | INC | 3,29,738 | 51.3% |
| 2 | JOGRAJ SINGH | BJP | 2,65,072 | 41.2% |
| 3 | BHAWANI SINGH | IND | 7,209 | 1.1% |
| 4 | BHERU LAL | IND | 6,594 | 1.0% |
| 5 | DOOGRA | IND | 5,721 | 0.9% |
| 6 | JAGMAL SINGH PARIHAR | IND | 4,178 | 0.7% |
| 7 | BANSI LAL | IND | 3,632 | 0.6% |
| 8 | MOHAMMED AYUB | IND | 3,567 | 0.6% |
| 9 | SAWAISINGH KARNOT | ABJS | 3,341 | 0.5% |
| 10 | AMICHANDRA | 2,594 | 0.4% | |
| 11 | MOOL CHAND | IND | 2,545 | 0.4% |
| 12 | MEWARAM SOLANKI | IND | 2,376 | 0.4% |
| 13 | RAIMAL | IND | 2,121 | 0.3% |
| 14 | TILA RAM | IND | 1,320 | 0.2% |
| 15 | RAMDEV ACHARYA MAHABRAHMAN | IND | 831 | 0.1% |
| 16 | PRATHAVI SINGH | IND | 812 | 0.1% |
| 17 | NANRENDRA DEV | IND | 720 | 0.1% |
| 18 | NARSINGHARAM | IND | 592 | 0.1% |
| 19 | RAJENDRA | BKUS | 252 | 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.
Average turnout (12th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe10.1%
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 51.3%BJP 41.2%OTH 7.5%
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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