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Rajasthan · Assembly Constituency 177 · 1977
Barmer
Winner — 1977
VIRDHI CHAND
INC· INC
INC 58.4%JNP 39.1%1 others 2.6%
Votes
26,729
58.4% share
Winning margin
8,837
19.3% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
56.6%
of 80,908
Barmer is a safe seat — VIRDHI CHAND won by 19.3%.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VIRDHI CHAND | INC | 26,729 | 58.4% |
| 2 | UMMED SINGH | Janata | 17,892 | 39.1% |
| 3 | KAVENDRA KUMAR | IND | 1,168 | 2.5% |
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 (111th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean19.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.6% · min 0.1% · max 33.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
75%
lowerhigher
111th of 199How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.47
fewer partiesmore parties
16th of 199How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
88th of 199Where does the house stand?
SEAT
200 seats · 101 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.47EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 58.4%JNP 39.1%OTH 2.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
24,08,523
Density
230 / km²
Sex ratio
973 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
10,455 km²
SC population16.9%
ST population9.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 92.4%Muslim 5.9%Other 1.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water37.2%
Electricity75.7%
Sanitation23.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.0%
Children fully vaccinated83.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER22.6%
Children underweight (under 5)23.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.4%
Women literate56.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.8%
Clean cooking fuel26.5%
Health insurance89.1%
What's nearby?
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