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Rajasthan · Assembly Constituency 1 · 2008
Sadulshahar
Winner — 2008
SANTOSH KUMAR SAHARAN
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 35.8%BJP 33.7%7 others 30.5%
Votes
49,174
35.8% share
Winning margin
2,875
2.1% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
80.2%
of 1,71,375
A closely fought contest. SANTOSH KUMAR SAHARAN won with a 2.1% margin.
Seat history
3 of 9 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.13 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SANTOSH KUMAR SAHARAN | INC (UPA) | 49,174 | 35.8% |
| 2 | GURJANT SINGH | NDA | 46,299 | 33.7% |
| 3 | (COMREDE) HETRAM BENIWAL | 22,637 | 16.5% | |
| 4 | MAHESH KUMAR BUDANIA | IND | 7,851 | 5.7% |
| 5 | SHAMSHER SINGH | BSP | 7,257 | 5.3% |
| 6 | RAM KUMAR | IND | 1,986 | 1.4% |
| 7 | JAGROOP SINGH | IND | 885 | 0.6% |
| 8 | KRISHAN GOSWAMI | NDA | 826 | 0.6% |
| 9 | BANWARI LAL | BHBP | 459 | 0.3% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (20th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean2.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.7% · min 2.1% · max 21.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
83%
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20th of 199How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.17
fewer partiesmore parties
30th of 199How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
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168th of 199Where does the house stand?
SEAT
200 seats · 101 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.17EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 35.8%BJP 33.7%CPM 16.5%IND 5.7%BSP 5.3%OTH 3.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
3/9
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.13 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
19,69,168
Density
179 / km²
Sex ratio
887 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
10,978 km²
SC population36.6%
ST population0.7%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
73%HINDU
Hindu 73.0%Sikh 24.1%Other 2.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water73.4%
Electricity75.7%
Sanitation84.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.7%
Children fully vaccinated89.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER24.5%
Children underweight (under 5)26.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.0%
Women literate69.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.6%
Clean cooking fuel45.5%
Health insurance85.3%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Mustard Oil
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.