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Rajasthan · PC 24 · 1998
Jodhpur
Winner — Lok Sabha 1998
ASHOK GAHLOT
INC· INC
INC 48.6%BJP 47.9%8 others 3.4%
Votes
3,69,780
48.6% share
Winning margin
5,444
0.7% of votes
Total votes cast
7,60,175
Candidates
10
Seat history
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ASHOK GAHLOT | INC | 3,69,780 | 48.6% |
| 2 | JASWANT SINGH BISHNOI | NDA | 3,64,336 | 47.9% |
| 3 | TULSI DASS | 7,483 | 1.0% | |
| 4 | Dr. RAJENDRA MEGHAWAL | 5,063 | 0.7% | |
| 5 | DURGADAN | ABJS | 4,014 | 0.5% |
| 6 | JASWANT RAJ JAIN | 3,740 | 0.5% | |
| 7 | MEHMOODA BEGAM | 1,938 | 0.3% | |
| 8 | RAM GOPAL | 1,878 | 0.3% | |
| 9 | SATYENDRA VYAS | 1,171 | 0.1% | |
| 10 | SHIV RAM | IND | 772 | 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.
High turnout (3rd), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.2% · min 0.7% · max 33.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
3rd of 25How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.11
fewer partiesmore parties
15th of 25How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
16th of 25How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.11EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 48.6%BJP 47.9%OTH 3.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
19,51,014
Density
374 / km²
Sex ratio
911 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,217 km²
SC population20.8%
ST population9.4%
Figures are for Kota, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
85%HINDU
Hindu 85.2%Muslim 12.5%Other 2.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water59.3%
Electricity89.5%
Sanitation51.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.9%
Children fully vaccinated84.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.5%
Children underweight (under 5)26.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.8%
Women literate76.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.2%
Clean cooking fuel72.3%
Health insurance80.9%
What's nearby?
8 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Kota DoriaGI🏺Rice
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.