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Rajasthan · Assembly Constituency 132 · 2008
Jaisalmer
Winner — 2008
CHHOTU SINGH
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 28.7%INC 23.9%8 others 47.4%
Votes
34,072
28.7% share
Winning margin
5,775
4.9% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
75.0%
of 1,58,087
A closely fought contest. CHHOTU SINGH won with a 4.9% margin.
Seat history
0 of 10 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.24 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHHOTU SINGH | BJP (NDA) | 34,072 | 28.7% |
| 2 | SUNITA | UPA | 28,297 | 23.9% |
| 3 | GOVERDHAN | IND | 22,496 | 19.0% |
| 4 | KISHAN SINGH | IND | 11,612 | 9.8% |
| 5 | RESHMA RAM | IND | 8,200 | 6.9% |
| 6 | BALVEER SINGH | BSP | 7,231 | 6.1% |
| 7 | ROOPDAN | NDA | 2,227 | 1.9% |
| 8 | AMRITLAL | UPA | 2,050 | 1.7% |
| 9 | RANSINGH | IND | 1,606 | 1.4% |
| 10 | SARDAR SINGH | JGP | 746 | 0.6% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (58th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
LOADING SEAT HISTORY…
How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe4.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.4% · min 1.8% · max 59.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
79%
lowerhigher
58th of 199How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.15
fewer partiesmore parties
151st of 199How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
110th of 199Where does the house stand?
SEAT
200 seats · 101 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.15EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 28.7%INC 23.9%IND 19.0%IND 9.8%IND 6.9%BSP 6.1%OTH 5.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/10
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.24 Cr
A sparsely populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
6,69,919
Density
17 / km²
Sex ratio
852 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
38,401 km²
SC population14.8%
ST population6.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
74%HINDU
Hindu 74.2%Muslim 25.1%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water24.2%
Electricity38.0%
Sanitation23.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births90.0%
Children fully vaccinated72.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.5%
Children underweight (under 5)31.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.4%
Women literate62.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.9%
Clean cooking fuel30.9%
Health insurance93.7%
What's nearby?
6 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.