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Rajasthan · Assembly Constituency 27 · 2008

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Winner — 2008

BRIJENDRA SINGH OLA
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 34.1%BJP 25.9%13 others 40.0%
Votes
38,571
34.1% share
Winning margin
9,316
8.3% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
63.5%
of 1,77,779

A clear win with a 8.3% margin.

Seat history

2 of 15 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.10 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2003 vs 2008

All Candidates

15 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BRIJENDRA SINGH OLA
INC
INC (UPA)
38,57134.1%
2
DR. MOOL SINGH SHEKHAWAT
BJP
NDA
29,25525.9%
3
BUDHRAM
BSP
BSP
16,26714.4%
4
SALIM CHOUHAN
IND
13,78412.2%
5
PANKAJ DHANKHAR
CPM
9,2058.2%
6
SUMAN KULHARI
IND
2,4742.2%
7
RAKESH SABAL
IND
7600.7%
8
KAMAL KANT SHARMA
LJP
NDA
6780.6%
9
KANHAIYA LAL
IND
5420.5%
10
MOHAMMED SADDIQ
IND
4490.4%
11
NATHU RAM SAIN
IND
4260.4%
12
RASHEED AHMED
CPI(ML)(L)
1830.2%
13
ONKAR MAL JANGIR
IND
1500.1%
14
BANWARI LAL PANSARI
IND
1470.1%
15
ILIYAS
IND
890.1%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (149th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
8.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.6% · min 0.3% · max 34.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
149th of 199

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.00
fewer partiesmore parties
51st of 199

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
134th of 199

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
200 seats · 101 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.00EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 34.1%BJP 25.9%BSP 14.4%IND 12.2%CPM 8.2%OTH 5.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/15

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.10 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
21,37,045
Density
361 / km²
Sex ratio
950 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,928 km²
SC population16.9%
ST population1.9%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.2%Muslim 10.7%Other 0.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water60.3%
Electricity77.6%
Sanitation53.6%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.1%
Children fully vaccinated88.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.9%
Children underweight (under 5)19.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.4%
Women literate74.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER18.1%
Clean cooking fuel55.5%
Health insurance86.1%

What's nearby?

1 location
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Rani Sati Temple

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