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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| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bhanwar Lal Sharma | 59,049 | 51.8% | |
| 2 | Ram Singh | 37,081 | 32.5% | |
| 3 | Patram Jakhar | 14,884 | 13.1% | |
| 4 | Ramesh Potalia | 2,039 | 1.8% | |
| 5 | Hetram | 711 | 0.6% | |
| 6 | Abdul Razak | IND | 232 | 0.2% |
| 7 | Ram Kumar Beniwal | IND | 94 | 0.1% |
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
lean19.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.8% · min 0.4% · max 34.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
78%
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65th of 199How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.32
fewer partiesmore parties
20th of 199How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
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186th of 199Where 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 COMPUTEDA 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?
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