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Rajasthan · Assembly Constituency 79 · 2008
Dholpur
Winner — 2008
ABDUL SAGEER KHAN
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 28.9%INC 27.3%11 others 43.8%
Votes
28,077
28.9% share
Winning margin
1,554
1.6% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
71.6%
of 1,35,566
Dholpur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.6% — fewer than 1,554 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
1 of 13 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.15 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ABDUL SAGEER KHAN | BJP (NDA) | 28,077 | 28.9% |
| 2 | ASHOK SHARMA | UPA | 26,523 | 27.3% |
| 3 | BABU SINGH | BSP | 25,822 | 26.6% |
| 4 | BANKE SINGH | BJSH | 6,961 | 7.2% |
| 5 | RISHIKESH KANSANA | IND | 4,698 | 4.8% |
| 6 | SUDHA | IND | 1,239 | 1.3% |
| 7 | MITHALESH SHARMA JAGAN BHAWAN | Samajwadi Party | 960 | 1.0% |
| 8 | DHARMENDRA | IND | 892 | 0.9% |
| 9 | MITHALESH SHARMA PACHGOAN | IND | 529 | 0.5% |
| 10 | ZALIM SINGH | BHBP | 483 | 0.5% |
| 11 | SITARAM | IND | 343 | 0.3% |
| 12 | RAMGOPAL | RJVP | 319 | 0.3% |
| 13 | GAURAV GUPTA | IND | 271 | 0.3% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (64th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.5% · min 0.5% · max 83.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
78%
lowerhigher
64th of 199How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.12
fewer partiesmore parties
39th of 199How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
107th of 199Where does the house stand?
SEAT
200 seats · 101 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.12EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 28.9%INC 27.3%BSP 26.6%BJSH 7.2%OTH 10.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/13
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.15 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
12,06,516
Density
398 / km²
Sex ratio
846 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,033 km²
SC population20.4%
ST population4.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 93.5%Muslim 6.0%Other 0.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water17.7%
Electricity47.5%
Sanitation16.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births94.4%
Children fully vaccinated85.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.7%
Children underweight (under 5)31.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER68.5%
Women literate57.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.6%
Clean cooking fuel36.5%
Health insurance89.0%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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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.