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Rajasthan · Assembly Constituency 46 · 2008
Jhotwara
Winner — 2008
RAJPAL SINGH SHEKHAWAT
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 46.4%INC 44.7%13 others 8.9%
Votes
68,851
46.4% share
Winning margin
2,455
1.6% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
61.7%
of 2,40,528
Jhotwara was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.6% — fewer than 2,455 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
1 of 15 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.18 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
15 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAJPAL SINGH SHEKHAWAT | BJP (NDA) | 68,851 | 46.4% |
| 2 | LAL CHAND KATARIA | UPA | 66,396 | 44.7% |
| 3 | BHURA RAM | 2,724 | 1.8% | |
| 4 | RADHEY SHYAM | BSP | 2,303 | 1.6% |
| 5 | SURENDRA SINGH RAJAWAT | IND | 2,001 | 1.4% |
| 6 | NATHULAL | IND | 1,405 | 0.9% |
| 7 | KAMAL SHARMA | BRSP | 1,324 | 0.9% |
| 8 | LICHHAMAN | IND | 1,068 | 0.7% |
| 9 | DEVILAL YADAV | Samajwadi Party | 544 | 0.4% |
| 10 | SHYAM SINGH RATHORE | JGP | 455 | 0.3% |
| 11 | MUKESH KUMAR | IND | 400 | 0.3% |
| 12 | KARAN SINGH RATHORE | IND | 287 | 0.2% |
| 13 | NEERAJ SHANKAR PARASHAR | BJSH | 280 | 0.2% |
| 14 | CHOTU LAL MEENA | CPI(ML)(L) | 209 | 0.1% |
| 15 | SANDEEP KUMAR SINGH | RJVP | 208 | 0.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (143rd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.0% · min 0.4% · max 36.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
72%
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143rd of 199How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.78
fewer partiesmore parties
75th of 199How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
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192nd of 199Where does the house stand?
SEAT
200 seats · 101 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.78EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 46.4%INC 44.7%OTH 8.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/15
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.18 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
66,26,178
Density
595 / km²
Sex ratio
910 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
11,143 km²
SC population15.1%
ST population8.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 87.8%Muslim 10.4%Other 1.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water57.7%
Electricity86.4%
Sanitation60.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.3%
Children fully vaccinated89.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.0%
Children underweight (under 5)20.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER54.1%
Women literate72.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.1%
Clean cooking fuel60.1%
Health insurance81.5%
What's nearby?
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