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Rajasthan · Assembly Constituency 78 · 1977

Dholpur

Winner — 1977

JAGDISH SINGH
JNP· Janata
JNP 37.7%INC 36.2%6 others 26.1%
Votes
19,728
37.7% share
Winning margin
793
1.5% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
62.5%
of 83,690

Dholpur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.5% — fewer than 793 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
JAGDISH SINGH
Janata
19,72837.7%
2
BANWARI LAL
INC
18,93536.2%
3
VED PRAKASH
IND
6,31512.1%
4
MAHENDRA SINGH
IND
3,4236.5%
5
RANVEER SINGH
IND
2,5094.8%
6
MATARUA
IND
1,0672.0%
7
SON DEVI
IND
1730.3%
8
KRISHAN GOPAL
IND
1700.3%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

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.

High turnout (8th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
1.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.0% · min 1.5% · max 63.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
8th of 199

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.31
fewer partiesmore parties
121st of 199

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
182nd of 199

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
200 seats · 101 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.31EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 37.7%INC 36.2%IND 12.1%IND 6.5%OTH 7.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
12,06,516
Density
398 / km²
Sex ratio
846 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,033 km²
SC population20.4%
ST population4.9%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 93.5%Muslim 6.0%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water17.7%
Electricity47.5%
Sanitation16.4%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births94.4%
Children fully vaccinated85.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.7%
Children underweight (under 5)31.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER68.5%
Women literate57.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.6%
Clean cooking fuel36.5%
Health insurance89.0%

What's nearby?

1 location
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