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Rajasthan · PC 2 · 2004
Bikaner
Winner — Lok Sabha 2004
DHARMENDRA
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 48.1%INC 42.8%11 others 9.2%
Votes
5,17,802
48.1% share
Winning margin
57,175
5.3% of votes
Total votes cast
10,77,364
Candidates
13
Seat history
1 of 13 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.06 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DHARMENDRA | NDA (NDA) | 5,17,802 | 48.1% |
| 2 | RAMESHWAR LAL | UPA | 4,60,627 | 42.8% |
| 3 | ARJAN RAM | 38,729 | 3.6% | |
| 4 | SURENDRA KUMAR GANDHI | IND | 13,281 | 1.2% |
| 5 | SHYAM SUNDER | IND | 11,540 | 1.1% |
| 6 | Dilip Singh Marwal | NDA | 10,664 | 1.0% |
| 7 | SAROJ | IND | 7,786 | 0.7% |
| 8 | DR. MOHAN LAL SHARMA | IND | 5,196 | 0.5% |
| 9 | RAM LAL | IND | 3,848 | 0.4% |
| 10 | MAHAVIR PRASAD | LPSP | 2,818 | 0.3% |
| 11 | RAJENDRA SINGH | 1,998 | 0.2% | |
| 12 | BRIJ GOPAL | IND | 1,762 | 0.2% |
| 13 | JASVINDRA SINGH | IND | 1,313 | 0.1% |
Low turnout (22nd), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe5.3%
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 48.1%INC 42.8%OTH 9.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/13
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.06 Cr
A 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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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.