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Rajasthan · Assembly Constituency 163 · 1972
Barmer
Winner — 1972
VIRDHI CHAND
INC· Congress (R)
INC 49.7%SWA 31.5%2 others 18.9%
Votes
22,141
49.6% share
Winning margin
8,115
18.2% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
56.3%
of 79,150
Barmer is a safe seat — VIRDHI CHAND won by 18.2%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VIRDHI CHAND | Congress (R) | 22,141 | 49.6% |
| 2 | UMMED SINGH | Grand Alliance | 14,026 | 31.4% |
| 3 | AMARA RAM | IND | 7,749 | 17.4% |
| 4 | HARI RAM | 678 | 1.5% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
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 (53rd), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe18.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.6% · min 0.8% · max 48.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
79%
lowerhigher
53rd of 199How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.46
fewer partiesmore parties
17th of 199How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.3%
lowerhigher
3rd of 199Where does the house stand?
SEAT
184 seats · 93 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.46EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 49.6%SWA 31.4%IND 17.4%OTH 1.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,97,485
Density
398 / km²
Sex ratio
980 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,522 km²
SC population4.5%
ST population76.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
95%HINDU
Hindu 94.7%Other 5.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water10.4%
Electricity32.9%
Sanitation12.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.7%
Children fully vaccinated83.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.6%
Children underweight (under 5)38.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.8%
Women literate53.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.0%
Clean cooking fuel21.1%
Health insurance84.2%
What's nearby?
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