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Rajasthan · Assembly Constituency 156 · 2009 by-electionsReserved (ST)

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Winner — 2009 by-elections

Basanti
INC 47.2%BJP 44.5%4 others 8.3%
Votes
55,651
47.1% share
Winning margin
3,098
2.6% of votes
Total candidates
6

A closely fought contest. Basanti won with a 2.6% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
Basanti
55,65147.1%
2
Amritlal
52,55344.5%
3
Gota
CPI(ML)(L)
3,8713.3%
4
Govind Singh M.
IND
3,0802.6%
5
Kantilal
IND
1,5891.4%
6
Kika
IND
1,2831.1%

Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.

Average turnout (142nd), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
2.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.2% · min 3.8% · max 38.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
142nd of 199

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.39
fewer partiesmore parties
18th of 199

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.7%
lowerhigher
13th of 199

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
2 seats · 2 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.39EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 47.1%BJP 44.5%OTH 8.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,68,420
Density
262 / km²
Sex ratio
958 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
11,724 km²
SC population6.1%
ST population49.7%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
94%HINDU
Hindu 93.5%Other 6.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water24.5%
Electricity57.9%
Sanitation24.4%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births96.1%
Children fully vaccinated86.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.0%
Children underweight (under 5)26.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.5%
Women literate62.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER18.2%
Clean cooking fuel34.3%
Health insurance94.3%

What's nearby?

5 locations
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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.

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