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Rajasthan · Assembly Constituency 173 · 1998Reserved (SC)

Jalore

Winner — 1998

GANESHI RAM MEGHWAL
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 34.9%RJVP 33.0%3 others 32.0%
Votes
24,084
34.9% share
Winning margin
1,314
1.9% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
45.2%
of 1,52,617

Jalore was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.9% — fewer than 1,314 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
GANESHI RAM MEGHWAL
BJP (NDA)
24,08434.9%
2
RAM LAL MEGHWAL
RJVP
22,77033.0%
3
MAHENDRA SINGH
INC
20,38129.6%
4
HASTI MAL JEENGAR
9151.3%
5
MAL NATH
IND
7701.1%

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.

Average turnout (155th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
1.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.9% · min 0.7% · max 65.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
155th of 199

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.11
fewer partiesmore parties
167th of 199

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
81st of 199

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
200 seats · 101 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.11EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 34.9%RJVP 33.0%INC 29.6%OTH 2.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
11,56,597
Density
248 / km²
Sex ratio
990 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,655 km²
SC population12.8%
ST population13.9%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 95.6%Other 4.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water35.4%
Electricity78.7%
Sanitation20.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.1%
Children fully vaccinated71.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.3%
Children underweight (under 5)23.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.4%
Women literate67.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.5%
Clean cooking fuel37.1%
Health insurance93.2%

What's nearby?

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