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Rajasthan · Assembly Constituency 17 · 1985Reserved (SC)
Sujangarh
Winner — 1985
CHUNI LAL MEGHWAL
BJP· BJP
BJP 52.4%INC 44.6%5 others 3.0%
Votes
35,359
52.4% share
Winning margin
5,302
7.9% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
57.5%
of 1,17,227
A clear win with a 7.9% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHUNI LAL MEGHWAL | BJP | 35,359 | 52.4% |
| 2 | BHANWAR LAL | INC | 30,057 | 44.6% |
| 3 | KURDA RAM | IND | 830 | 1.2% |
| 4 | PRAKASH TEJASWI ( MEHTAR ) | IND | 446 | 0.7% |
| 5 | NAND LAL | IND | 426 | 0.6% |
| 6 | BHAGOTI PRASAD | IND | 181 | 0.3% |
| 7 | RAJENDRA | IND | 135 | 0.2% |
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 (96th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe7.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.3% · min 1.9% · max 60.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
96th of 199How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.74
fewer partiesmore parties
9th of 199How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.7%
lowerhigher
14th of 199Where does the house stand?
SEAT
200 seats · 101 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.74EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 52.4%INC 44.6%OTH 3.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA sparsely populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
23,63,937
Density
78 / km²
Sex ratio
905 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
30,239 km²
SC population20.9%
ST population0.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 87.7%Muslim 10.0%Other 2.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water59.7%
Electricity58.7%
Sanitation51.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births90.0%
Children fully vaccinated75.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER22.8%
Children underweight (under 5)28.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.9%
Women literate62.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER33.3%
Clean cooking fuel51.4%
Health insurance87.4%
What's nearby?
2 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.