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Rajasthan · Assembly Constituency 133 · 2008
Pokaran
Winner — 2008
SALEH MOHAMMAD
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 42.1%BJP 41.8%4 others 16.2%
Votes
42,756
42.1% share
Winning margin
339
0.3% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
73.6%
of 1,38,029
Pokaran was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.3% — fewer than 339 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SALEH MOHAMMAD | INC (UPA) | 42,756 | 42.1% |
| 2 | SHAITAN SINGH | NDA | 42,417 | 41.8% |
| 3 | MANJURDEEN | IND | 5,889 | 5.8% |
| 4 | MAHENDRA VYAS | BSP | 5,218 | 5.1% |
| 5 | KANARAM | BHBP | 2,799 | 2.8% |
| 6 | KOJARAJ SINGH | IND | 2,513 | 2.5% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (2nd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe0.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.9% · min 0.1% · max 59.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
89%
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2nd of 199How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.10
fewer partiesmore parties
174th of 199How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
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191st of 199Where does the house stand?
SEAT
200 seats · 101 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.10EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 42.1%BJP 41.8%IND 5.8%BSP 5.1%OTH 5.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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?
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