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Rajasthan · PC 1 · 2009Reserved (SC)
Ganganagar
Winner — Lok Sabha 2009
BHARAT RAM MEGHWAL
INC· UPA (UPA)
INC 52.4%BJP 36.9%13 others 10.7%
Votes
4,76,554
52.4% share
Winning margin
1,40,668
15.5% of votes
Total votes cast
9,09,629
Candidates
15
Seat history
2 of 15 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.04 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
15 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BHARAT RAM MEGHWAL | UPA (UPA) | 4,76,554 | 52.4% |
| 2 | NIHAL CHAND | NDA | 3,35,886 | 36.9% |
| 3 | SITA RAM | 29,072 | 3.2% | |
| 4 | SHYOPAT RAM | Left | 26,923 | 3.0% |
| 5 | HANUMAN RAM | IND | 10,872 | 1.2% |
| 6 | SITA RAM MORYA | IND | 7,337 | 0.8% |
| 7 | JASWINDER SINGH | IND | 4,220 | 0.5% |
| 8 | BHURA RAM | IND | 3,461 | 0.4% |
| 9 | SINDU | IND | 3,437 | 0.4% |
| 10 | SHILA DEVI | IND | 2,571 | 0.3% |
| 11 | MUKESH KUMAR | 2,509 | 0.3% | |
| 12 | RAJI RAM | IND | 1,908 | 0.2% |
| 13 | TITAR SINGH | IND | 1,801 | 0.2% |
| 14 | OM PARKASH | IND | 1,589 | 0.2% |
| 15 | HET RAM | RJVP | 1,489 | 0.2% |
Average turnout (6th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe15.5%
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
INC 52.4%BJP 36.9%OTH 10.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/15
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.