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Rajasthan · Assembly Constituency 117 · 2018Reserved (SC)

Sojat

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Winner — 2018

SHOBHA CHAUHAN
BJP· NDA
BJP 54.2%INC 32.5%15 others 13.3%
Votes
80,645
54.2% share
Winning margin
32,398
21.8% of votes
Total candidates
16
Turnout
66.8%
of 2,22,619

Sojat is a safe seat — SHOBHA CHAUHAN won by 21.8%.

Seat history

1 of 16 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.27 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

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All Candidates

17 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SHOBHA CHAUHAN
BJP
NDA
80,64554.2%
2
SHOBHA SOLANKI
INC
UPA
48,24732.5%
3
DILEEP KUMAR
ABRJP
3,6162.4%
4
KANHAIYALAL PARIHAR
BSP
BSP
3,1962.1%
5
MANAK RAM SOLANKI
RaLtP
2,6381.8%
6
RAMESHWAR CHOUHAN
IND
2,2031.5%
7
RAJESH KUMAR
IND
1,9651.3%
8
MANJU DEVI
IND
1,4221.0%
—
NOTA
NOTA
1,3870.9%
10
AMBALAL
BVHNP
8590.6%
11
BUDDHARAM
IND
6040.4%
12
KAMAL KUMAR
IND
4510.3%
13
JAGDISH
IPGP
3670.3%
14
JEETARAM
IND
3220.2%
15
DR. RAMLAL MOHBARSHA
IIC(R)
3120.2%
16
KISHOR MEGHWAL
IND
2630.2%
17
ANNRAJ BHATI
IND
1730.1%

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

Low turnout (173rd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
21.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.9% · min 0.2% · max 61.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
173rd of 199

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.23
fewer partiesmore parties
132nd of 199

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
51st of 199

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
200 seats · 101 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.23EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 54.2%INC 32.5%OTH 12.4%NOTA 0.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/16

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.27 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
20,37,573
Density
164 / km²
Sex ratio
987 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
12,387 km²
SC population19.5%
ST population7.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 91.8%Muslim 7.0%Other 1.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water46.1%
Electricity76.2%
Sanitation29.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.8%
Children fully vaccinated90.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.9%
Children underweight (under 5)35.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.8%
Women literate74.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.8%
Clean cooking fuel53.1%
Health insurance96.2%

What's nearby?

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