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Rajasthan · Assembly Constituency 117 · 2023Reserved (SC)
Sojat (SC)
Winner — 2023
Shobha Chauhan
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 55.7%INC 37.0%11 others 7.3%
Votes
94,852
55.8% share
Winning margin
31,772
18.7% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
69.2%
of 2,46,238
Sojat (SC) is a safe seat — Shobha Chauhan won by 18.7%.
Seat history
2 of 12 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.59 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shobha Chauhan | BJP (NDA) | 94,852 | 55.8% |
| 2 | Niranjan Arya | 63,080 | 37.1% | |
| 3 | Ramchandre | ASPKR | 2,266 | 1.3% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,024 | 1.2% |
| 5 | Om Prakash | 1,993 | 1.2% | |
| 6 | Rekha Avinash Panwar | IND | 1,474 | 0.9% |
| 7 | Manju Jalwaniya | IND | 1,166 | 0.7% |
| 8 | Surajmal | 1,067 | 0.6% | |
| 9 | Pradeep Meghwal | IND | 860 | 0.5% |
| 10 | Govind Ram Khatak | IND | 707 | 0.4% |
| 11 | Gunesh Rawal | IND | 333 | 0.2% |
| 12 | Ashok Kumar Khandpa | IND | 146 | 0.1% |
| 13 | Kailash Chand | IND | 137 | 0.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (173rd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe18.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.9% · min 0.2% · max 61.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
173rd of 199How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.23
fewer partiesmore parties
132nd of 199How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
51st of 199Where does the house stand?
SEAT
200 seats · 101 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.23EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 55.8%INC 37.1%OTH 6.0%NOTA 1.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/12
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.59 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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