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Rajasthan · PC 1 · 2004Reserved (SC)
Ganganagar
Winner — Lok Sabha 2004
NIHALCHAND MEGHWAL
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 45.9%INC 44.8%6 others 9.3%
Votes
3,31,475
45.9% share
Winning margin
7,393
1.0% of votes
Total votes cast
7,22,938
Candidates
8
Seat history
0 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.04 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
8 total
Average turnout (6th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe1.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.1% · min 1.0% · max 37.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
6th of 25How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.13
fewer partiesmore parties
10th of 25How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
11th of 25How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.13EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 45.9%INC 44.8%OTH 9.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/8
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.04 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
19,69,168
Density
179 / km²
Sex ratio
887 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
10,978 km²
SC population36.6%
ST population0.7%
Figures are for Ganganagar, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
73%HINDU
Hindu 73.0%Sikh 24.1%Other 2.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water73.4%
Electricity75.7%
Sanitation84.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.7%
Children fully vaccinated89.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER24.5%
Children underweight (under 5)26.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.0%
Women literate69.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.6%
Clean cooking fuel45.5%
Health insurance85.3%
What's nearby?
31 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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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.