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Rajasthan · Assembly Constituency 96 · 1980
Ajmer West
Winner — 1980
BHAGWANDASS SHASTRI
BJP· BJP
BJP 55.2%INC(I) 41.2%5 others 3.6%
Votes
21,937
55.2% share
Winning margin
5,575
14.0% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
49.5%
of 80,288
A clear win with a 14.0% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BHAGWANDASS SHASTRI | BJP | 21,937 | 55.2% |
| 2 | BHAGWANDASS RAMCHANDANI |  INC(I)Congress (I) | 16,362 | 41.2% |
| 3 | VISHAN DAS BATHIJA | IND | 559 | 1.4% |
| 4 | SAJJAN SINGH | 441 | 1.1% | |
| 5 | RAMESH CHANDRA SHARMA | IND | 186 | 0.5% |
| 6 | MAHENDRA SINGH PANWAR | IND | 179 | 0.5% |
| 7 | KANHAIYA LAL AZAD | IND | 70 | 0.2% |
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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 (115th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe14.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.9% · min 0.5% · max 67.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
75%
lowerhigher
115th of 199How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.09
fewer partiesmore parties
178th of 199How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
114th of 199Where does the house stand?
SEAT
200 seats · 101 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.09EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 55.2%INC(I) 41.2%OTH 3.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
14,21,326
Density
198 / km²
Sex ratio
952 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,194 km²
SC population20.3%
ST population12.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
87%HINDU
Hindu 87.5%Muslim 10.8%Other 1.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water22.0%
Electricity59.1%
Sanitation18.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.4%
Children fully vaccinated75.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER33.1%
Children underweight (under 5)28.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.8%
Women literate55.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.2%
Clean cooking fuel24.1%
Health insurance84.5%
What's nearby?
5 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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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.