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Rajasthan · Assembly Constituency 22 · 2018

Churu

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Winner — 2018

RAJENDRA RATHORE
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 48.3%INC 47.3%11 others 4.5%
Votes
87,233
48.3% share
Winning margin
1,850
1.0% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
78.2%
of 2,30,958

Churu was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.0% — fewer than 1,850 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

3 of 12 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.22 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2013 vs 2018

All Candidates

13 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAJENDRA RATHORE
BJP
BJP (NDA)
87,23348.3%
2
RAFIQUE MANDELIA
INC
UPA
85,38347.3%
—
NOTA
NOTA
1,8161.0%
4
SALIM GUJAR
IND
1,3470.8%
5
YUNAS KHAN
IND
1,2090.7%
6
USHA RATHORE
BVHNP
1,0780.6%
7
ASGAR KHAN
BSP
BSP
1,0530.6%
8
DEVENDRA JOSHI
ABRJP
5730.3%
9
MAHENDRA NARAYAN PANDEY
IND
3710.2%
10
RAMCHANDRA RAJOTIA
AAP
AAP
2410.1%
11
KAMAL KUMAR SONI
IND
1600.1%
12
BANWARI LAL
BASD
1130.1%
13
ARVIND
IND
1100.1%

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 (71st), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
1.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.7% · min 1.0% · max 37.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
71st of 199

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.14
fewer partiesmore parties
153rd of 199

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
170th of 199

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
200 seats · 101 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.14EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 48.3%INC 47.3%OTH 3.5%NOTA 1.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
3/12

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.22 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
20,39,547
Density
147 / km²
Sex ratio
940 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
13,835 km²
SC population22.1%
ST population0.6%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
87%HINDU
Hindu 87.2%Muslim 12.2%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water77.3%
Electricity66.7%
Sanitation57.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.8%
Children fully vaccinated74.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.1%
Children underweight (under 5)23.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.9%
Women literate63.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.9%
Clean cooking fuel40.6%
Health insurance81.9%

What's nearby?

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