Back to Rajasthan 2003 map
Rajasthan · Assembly Constituency 199 · 2003

Merta

Winner — 2003

BHANWAR SINGH
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 50.0%INC 35.3%7 others 14.7%
Votes
59,470
50.0% share
Winning margin
17,442
14.7% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
70.9%
of 1,67,748

A clear win with a 14.7% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BHANWAR SINGH
BJP (NDA)
59,47050.0%
2
MANGI LAL DANGA
INC
42,02835.3%
3
MOTIRAM
NDA
6,9235.8%
4
SHANKAR LAL
BSP
5,5144.6%
5
MAHENDRA KUMAR
IND
1,7441.5%
6
SATYANARAYAN SINGH RAJPUROHIT
RSNM
1,7141.4%
7
PURKHA RAM BHANWARIA
Samajwadi Party
7610.6%
8
BABU LAL INANIYA
IND
5040.4%
9
TEJA RAM JAIPAL
IND
3170.3%

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 (24th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
14.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.0% · min 1.2% · max 28.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
82%
lowerhigher
24th of 199

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.19
fewer partiesmore parties
141st of 199

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
66th of 199

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
200 seats · 101 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.19EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 50.0%INC 35.3%INLD 5.8%OTH 8.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
14,11,129
Density
227 / km²
Sex ratio
946 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,219 km²
SC population17.3%
ST population12.9%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 92.1%Muslim 6.8%Other 1.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water26.7%
Electricity78.1%
Sanitation16.6%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.3%
Children fully vaccinated81.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.0%
Children underweight (under 5)38.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.5%
Women literate54.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.8%
Clean cooking fuel33.8%
Health insurance93.6%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Kota Stone Products

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Ask the state

STATE INDICATORS · RBI 2024-25