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Rajasthan · Assembly Constituency 161 · 1998

Sojat

Winner — 1998

MADHAV SINGH DIWAN
INC· INC
INC 50.9%BJP 43.4%4 others 5.7%
Votes
35,636
50.9% share
Winning margin
5,248
7.5% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
60.1%
of 1,16,406

A clear win with a 7.5% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MADHAV SINGH DIWAN
INC
35,63650.9%
2
LAXMI NARAYAN DAVE
NDA
30,38843.4%
3
DEVA RAM RATHORE
IND
1,6712.4%
4
RAMESH CHANDAR GARG
1,2741.8%
5
GHANSHYAM SINGH
LS
7991.1%
6
CHANDRA MEHTA
2260.3%

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 (21st), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
7.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.5% · min 1.1% · max 45.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
82%
lowerhigher
21st of 199

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.82
fewer partiesmore parties
73rd of 199

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.8%
lowerhigher
9th of 199

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
200 seats · 101 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.82EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 50.9%BJP 43.4%OTH 5.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
13,88,552
Density
368 / km²
Sex ratio
994 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,770 km²
SC population3.8%
ST population70.8%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
97%HINDU
Hindu 96.5%Other 3.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water15.6%
Electricity49.8%
Sanitation13.4%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births94.1%
Children fully vaccinated83.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.4%
Children underweight (under 5)25.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER72.6%
Women literate66.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER16.9%
Clean cooking fuel27.3%
Health insurance97.5%

What's nearby?

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