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Rajasthan · PC 8 · 2018 by-election

Alwar

Winner — 2018 by-election

Dr.Karan Singh Yadav
INC 57.0%BJP 39.5%10 others 3.5%
Votes
6,42,416
57.0% share
Winning margin
1,96,496
17.4% of votes
Total votes cast
11,27,832
Candidates
12
Seat history

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
Dr.Karan Singh Yadav
6,42,41657.0%
2
Dr. Jaswant Singh Yadav
4,45,92039.5%
3
NOTA
15,0931.3%
4
Daya Singh
IND
6,4860.6%
5
Chaman Lal
3,5730.3%
6
Amit Kumar Gupta
IND
2,9900.3%
7
Anand Kumar Sain
IND
2,3140.2%
8
Khemraj Gurjar
IND
2,2420.2%
9
Jaswant Singh
IND
2,0280.2%
10
Ramnath Meghwal
IVD
2,0210.2%
11
Jamaludeen
IND
1,7910.2%
12
Ibrahim Khan
IND
9580.1%

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.

Average turnout (13th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
17.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.6% · min 0.4% · max 55.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
61%
lowerhigher
13th of 25

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.12
fewer partiesmore parties
12th of 25

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
24th of 25

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.12EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 57.0%BJP 39.5%OTH 3.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
36,74,179
Density
438 / km²
Sex ratio
895 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,380 km²
SC population17.8%
ST population7.9%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
83%HINDU
Hindu 82.7%Muslim 14.9%Other 2.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water30.1%
Electricity77.2%
Sanitation27.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.3%
Children fully vaccinated59.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER33.9%
Children underweight (under 5)24.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER53.2%
Women literate63.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.2%
Clean cooking fuel34.9%
Health insurance80.8%

What's nearby?

1 location
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Known forDISTRICT
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Lal Masjid

🏛️MonumentASI

Lal Masjid

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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