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Rajasthan · Assembly Constituency 116 · 1957
Bikaner City
Winner — 1957
MURLI DHAR
PSP· Praja Socialist Party
PSP 51.2%INC 23.0%5 others 25.8%
Votes
12,089
51.2% share
Winning margin
6,670
28.3% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
50.9%
of 46,352
Bikaner City is a safe seat — MURLI DHAR won by 28.3%.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MURLI DHAR | 12,089 | 51.2% | |
| 2 | AHMED BUX | 5,419 | 22.9% | |
| 3 | DHANPAT RAI | IND | 2,602 | 11.0% |
| 4 | CHAND RATAN | 1,202 | 5.1% | |
| 5 | LAL CHAND | IND | 1,077 | 4.6% |
| 6 | NARAYAN SINGH | IND | 707 | 3.0% |
| 7 | KAMLA | IND | 513 | 2.2% |
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.
Low turnout (172nd), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe28.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.6% · min 3.9% · max 43.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
172nd of 199How crowded is the field?
SEAT
4.56
fewer partiesmore parties
1st of 199How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.4%
lowerhigher
28th of 199Where does the house stand?
SEAT
176 seats · 89 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
4.56EFFECTIVE PARTIES
PSP 51.2%INC 22.9%IND 11.0%BJS 5.1%OTH 9.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
20,37,573
Density
164 / km²
Sex ratio
987 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
12,387 km²
SC population19.5%
ST population7.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 91.8%Muslim 7.0%Other 1.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water46.1%
Electricity76.2%
Sanitation29.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.8%
Children fully vaccinated90.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.9%
Children underweight (under 5)35.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.8%
Women literate74.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.8%
Clean cooking fuel53.1%
Health insurance96.2%
What's nearby?
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