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Rajasthan · Assembly Constituency 177 · 1985

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Winner — 1985

GANGA RAM CHAUDHARY
LKD· Lok Dal
LKD 47.0%INC 41.5%11 others 11.5%
Votes
29,134
47.0% share
Winning margin
3,416
5.5% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
52.1%
of 1,18,871

A clear win with a 5.5% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

13 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
GANGA RAM CHAUDHARY
LKD
Lok Dal
29,13447.0%
2
RIKHAB DASS
INC
INC
25,71841.5%
3
AGRENDER KUMAR
IND
2,3113.7%
4
DWARKESH
CPM
Left
1,9643.2%
5
SAFI MOHMMED
IND
1,0521.7%
6
MOHAMMAD AYUAB
IND
3440.6%
7
JAGDISH
IND
3210.5%
8
JHAMAN DASS
IND
3130.5%
9
MAGHA RAM
IND
3030.5%
10
SAHA MOHMMED
IND
2950.5%
11
BANSHI DHAR
IND
970.2%
12
PEMA RAM CHAUDHARY
IND
780.1%
13
PEMA RAM
IND
650.1%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (111th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
5.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.6% · min 0.1% · max 33.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
75%
lowerhigher
111th of 199

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.47
fewer partiesmore parties
16th of 199

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
88th of 199

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
200 seats · 101 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.47EFFECTIVE PARTIES
LKD 47.0%INC 41.5%OTH 11.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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?

1 location
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Ojhiyana archaeological site

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