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Rajasthan · Assembly Constituency 168 · 2008
Begun
Winner — 2008
RAJENDRA SINGH
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 41.4%BJP 40.9%7 others 17.7%
Votes
59,106
41.4% share
Winning margin
643
0.5% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
73.4%
of 1,94,491
Begun was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.5% — fewer than 643 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
1 of 9 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.38 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAJENDRA SINGH | INC (UPA) | 59,106 | 41.4% |
| 2 | CHUNNI LAL DHAKAR | NDA | 58,463 | 40.9% |
| 3 | DR RANJEET SINGH GATHALA | IND | 14,052 | 9.8% |
| 4 | SURESH CHANDRA TAILOR | IND | 5,983 | 4.2% |
| 5 | LAXMAN SINGH | BSP | 2,568 | 1.8% |
| 6 | BHANWAR LAL | IND | 796 | 0.6% |
| 7 | VISHAL KUMAR ANCHALIYA | NDA | 715 | 0.5% |
| 8 | OM PRAKASH SHARMA | IND | 587 | 0.4% |
| 9 | SATISH KUMAR GAUTAM | BJSH | 571 | 0.4% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (14th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
LOADING SEAT HISTORY…
How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe0.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.7% · min 0.5% · max 69.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
84%
lowerhigher
14th of 199How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.13
fewer partiesmore parties
160th of 199How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
94th of 199Where does the house stand?
SEAT
200 seats · 101 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.13EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 41.4%BJP 40.9%IND 9.8%OTH 7.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/9
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.38 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,44,338
Density
197 / km²
Sex ratio
972 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,822 km²
SC population16.2%
ST population13.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 91.5%Muslim 6.3%Other 2.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water41.8%
Electricity82.1%
Sanitation20.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births96.8%
Children fully vaccinated87.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.4%
Children underweight (under 5)25.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.1%
Women literate56.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.6%
Clean cooking fuel31.3%
Health insurance90.6%
What's nearby?
20 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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