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Rajasthan · Assembly Constituency 162 · 1998

Kharchi

Winner — 1998

KESARAM CHOUDHARY
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 31.9%IND 26.5%8 others 41.6%
Votes
22,229
31.9% share
Winning margin
3,753
5.4% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
60.2%
of 1,15,758

A clear win with a 5.4% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KESARAM CHOUDHARY
BJP (NDA)
22,22931.9%
2
KHUSHVEER SINGH
IND
18,47626.5%
3
PREMA RAM CHOUDHARY
INC
15,69422.5%
4
BHERUSINGH GURJAR
IND
8,34512.0%
5
SHISHUPAL SINGH
IND
2,6453.8%
6
ANNA RAJ
9761.4%
7
LAXMAN SINGH RATHORE
4130.6%
8
MAGARAM
IND
3530.5%
9
BABU LAL SARAGRA
IND
2890.4%
10
POOSA RAM
IND
2690.4%

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 (5th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
5.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.1% · min 1.5% · max 44.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
86%
lowerhigher
5th of 199

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.23
fewer partiesmore parties
26th of 199

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.7%
lowerhigher
15th of 199

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
200 seats · 101 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.23EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 31.9%IND 26.5%INC 22.5%IND 12.0%OTH 7.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,97,485
Density
398 / km²
Sex ratio
980 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,522 km²
SC population4.5%
ST population76.4%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
95%HINDU
Hindu 94.7%Other 5.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water10.4%
Electricity32.9%
Sanitation12.4%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.7%
Children fully vaccinated83.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.6%
Children underweight (under 5)38.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.8%
Women literate53.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.0%
Clean cooking fuel21.1%
Health insurance84.2%

What's nearby?

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