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Rajasthan · Assembly Constituency 78 · 1998

Dholpur

Winner — 1998

SHIV RAM
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 42.6%INC 39.1%4 others 18.3%
Votes
44,488
42.6% share
Winning margin
3,731
3.6% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
72.2%
of 1,44,500

A closely fought contest. SHIV RAM won with a 3.6% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SHIV RAM
BJP (NDA)
44,48842.6%
2
BANWARI LAL
INC
40,75739.1%
3
MOHAMMED ISHAQ
BSP
17,67716.9%
4
AMAR SINGH TYAGI
LD
8270.8%
5
GOLAIYA
IND
5510.5%
6
POORN SINGH
IND
420.0%

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.

High turnout (8th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
3.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.0% · min 1.5% · max 63.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
8th of 199

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.31
fewer partiesmore parties
121st of 199

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
182nd of 199

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
200 seats · 101 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.31EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 42.6%INC 39.1%BSP 16.9%OTH 1.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
12,06,516
Density
398 / km²
Sex ratio
846 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,033 km²
SC population20.4%
ST population4.9%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 93.5%Muslim 6.0%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water17.7%
Electricity47.5%
Sanitation16.4%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births94.4%
Children fully vaccinated85.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.7%
Children underweight (under 5)31.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER68.5%
Women literate57.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.6%
Clean cooking fuel36.5%
Health insurance89.0%

What's nearby?

1 location
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