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Rajasthan · Assembly Constituency 179 · 2003

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Winner — 2003

GANGARAM CHOUDHARY
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 41.1%INC 36.6%5 others 22.3%
Votes
59,168
41.1% share
Winning margin
6,573
4.6% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
70.1%
of 2,05,361

A closely fought contest. GANGARAM CHOUDHARY won with a 4.6% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
GANGARAM CHOUDHARY
BJP
BJP (NDA)
59,16841.1%
2
ABDUL HADI
INC
INC
52,59536.6%
3
TARUNRAI KAGA
IND
17,68612.3%
4
KAYAM
BSP
BSP
4,8223.4%
5
HEERA
IND
3,7772.6%
6
HANUMAN RAM
IND
2,9852.1%
7
HARCHAND
IND
2,8382.0%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (114th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
4.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.0% · min 4.0% · max 33.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
75%
lowerhigher
114th of 199

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.14
fewer partiesmore parties
157th of 199

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
102nd of 199

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
200 seats · 101 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.14EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 41.1%INC 36.6%IND 12.3%OTH 10.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
24,08,523
Density
230 / km²
Sex ratio
973 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
10,455 km²
SC population16.9%
ST population9.5%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 92.4%Muslim 5.9%Other 1.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water37.2%
Electricity75.7%
Sanitation23.4%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.0%
Children fully vaccinated83.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER22.6%
Children underweight (under 5)23.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.4%
Women literate56.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.8%
Clean cooking fuel26.5%
Health insurance89.1%

What's nearby?

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