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Rajasthan · Assembly Constituency 189 · 2023
Kota North
Winner — 2023
Shanti Dhariwal
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 49.5%BJP 48.2%6 others 2.3%
Votes
94,899
49.5% share
Winning margin
2,486
1.3% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
75.0%
of 2,55,734
Kota North was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.3% — fewer than 2,486 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
0 of 7 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹1.65 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shanti Dhariwal | INC (UPA) | 94,899 | 49.5% |
| 2 | Prahlad Gunjal | 92,413 | 48.2% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,594 | 0.8% |
| 4 | Saifullah | WPOI | 860 | 0.5% |
| 5 | Bhim Singh Kuntal | 811 | 0.4% | |
| 6 | Tarun | RTORP | 463 | 0.2% |
| 7 | Yogesh Kumar Sharma | IND | 420 | 0.2% |
| 8 | Sohan Lal | IND | 244 | 0.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (105th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.9% · min 0.1% · max 36.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
75%
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105th of 199How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.09
fewer partiesmore parties
179th of 199How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
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103rd of 199Where does the house stand?
SEAT
200 seats · 101 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.09EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 49.5%BJP 48.2%OTH 1.5%NOTA 0.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/7
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹1.65 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
19,51,014
Density
374 / km²
Sex ratio
911 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,217 km²
SC population20.8%
ST population9.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
85%HINDU
Hindu 85.2%Muslim 12.5%Other 2.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water59.3%
Electricity89.5%
Sanitation51.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.9%
Children fully vaccinated84.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.5%
Children underweight (under 5)26.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.8%
Women literate76.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.2%
Clean cooking fuel72.3%
Health insurance80.9%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Kota DoriaGI
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.