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Rajasthan · PC 2 · 2009Reserved (SC)
Bikaner
Winner — Lok Sabha 2009
ARJUN RAM MEGHWAL
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 42.9%INC 39.5%8 others 17.6%
Votes
2,44,537
42.9% share
Winning margin
19,575
3.4% of votes
Total votes cast
5,69,804
Candidates
10
Seat history
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ARJUN RAM MEGHWAL | NDA (NDA) | 2,44,537 | 42.9% |
| 2 | REWAT RAM PANWAR | UPA | 2,24,962 | 39.5% |
| 3 | GOVIND RAM MEGHWAL | 39,306 | 6.9% | |
| 4 | PAWAN KUMAR DUGGAL | Left | 36,555 | 6.4% |
| 5 | LAXHMAN SINGH | IND | 7,707 | 1.4% |
| 6 | ADU RAM MEGHWAL | RJVP | 7,156 | 1.3% |
| 7 | RATAN DEVI MEGHWAL | IND | 2,961 | 0.5% |
| 8 | KUNDAN LAL VALMIKI | IND | 2,444 | 0.4% |
| 9 | KHEM CHAND NIMBHAL | IND | 2,135 | 0.4% |
| 10 | BABU LAL KHANDA | 2,041 | 0.4% |
Low turnout (22nd), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe3.4%
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%
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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 42.9%INC 39.5%BSP 6.9%CPM 6.4%OTH 4.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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.