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Rajasthan · Assembly Constituency 19 · 1996 by-elections

Sardarshahar

Winner — 1996 by-elections

Bhanwar Lal Sharma
JD 51.8%BJP 32.5%5 others 15.7%
Votes
59,049
51.8% share
Winning margin
21,968
19.3% of votes
Total candidates
7

Sardarshahar is a safe seat — Bhanwar Lal Sharma won by 19.3%.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
Bhanwar Lal Sharma
59,04951.8%
2
Ram Singh
37,08132.5%
3
Patram Jakhar
14,88413.1%
4
Ramesh Potalia
2,0391.8%
5
Hetram
7110.6%
6
Abdul Razak
IND
2320.2%
7
Ram Kumar Beniwal
IND
940.1%

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 (65th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
19.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.8% · min 0.4% · max 34.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
78%
lowerhigher
65th of 199

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.32
fewer partiesmore parties
20th of 199

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
186th of 199

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
2 seats · 2 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.32EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD 51.8%BJP 32.5%INC 13.1%OTH 2.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A sparsely populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
20,39,547
Density
147 / km²
Sex ratio
940 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
13,835 km²
SC population22.1%
ST population0.6%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
87%HINDU
Hindu 87.2%Muslim 12.2%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water77.3%
Electricity66.7%
Sanitation57.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.8%
Children fully vaccinated74.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.1%
Children underweight (under 5)23.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.9%
Women literate63.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.9%
Clean cooking fuel40.6%
Health insurance81.9%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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