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Rajasthan · Assembly Constituency 13 · 2008
Bikaner West
Winner — 2008
GOPAL KRISHAN
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 55.1%INC 36.7%18 others 8.2%
Votes
56,572
55.1% share
Winning margin
18,861
18.4% of votes
Total candidates
20
Turnout
67.0%
of 1,53,244
Bikaner West is a safe seat — GOPAL KRISHAN won by 18.4%.
Seat history
2 of 20 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.11 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
20 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GOPAL KRISHAN | BJP (NDA) | 56,572 | 55.1% |
| 2 | DR BULAKIDAS KALLA | UPA | 37,711 | 36.7% |
| 3 | BEENA DEVI | BSP | 2,126 | 2.1% |
| 4 | MO. MUSTAQ | IND | 1,169 | 1.1% |
| 5 | RAMCHANDRA PUROHIT | IND | 800 | 0.8% |
| 6 | SUNDAR LAL | IND | 701 | 0.7% |
| 7 | MO RAMJAN | NDA | 639 | 0.6% |
| 8 | AKHLAK AHMED | Samajwadi Party | 598 | 0.6% |
| 9 | JAIPRAKASH OJHA | IND | 484 | 0.5% |
| 10 | SURENDER | IND | 385 | 0.4% |
| 11 | NARAYAN DAS | IND | 275 | 0.3% |
| 12 | KEDAR NATH KHATRI | IND | 260 | 0.3% |
| 13 | ABDUL GAFFAR | JGP | 235 | 0.2% |
| 14 | SARFUDDIN BHISTI | IND | 152 | 0.1% |
| 15 | SHARDA DEVI | IPC | 138 | 0.1% |
| 16 | BHAWANI SHANKAR | 108 | 0.1% | |
| 17 | UDADAS | IND | 108 | 0.1% |
| 18 | BIRJU RAM | BHBP | 103 | 0.1% |
| 19 | OM PRAKASH CHHIPA | IND | 100 | 0.1% |
| 20 | SUNITA | RGD | 75 | 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 (92nd), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe18.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.4% · min 1.6% · max 47.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
92nd of 199How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.06
fewer partiesmore parties
187th of 199How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
97th of 199Where does the house stand?
SEAT
200 seats · 101 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.06EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 55.1%INC 36.7%OTH 8.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/20
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.11 Cr
A sparsely populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
23,63,937
Density
78 / km²
Sex ratio
905 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
30,239 km²
SC population20.9%
ST population0.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 87.7%Muslim 10.0%Other 2.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water59.7%
Electricity58.7%
Sanitation51.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births90.0%
Children fully vaccinated75.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER22.8%
Children underweight (under 5)28.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.9%
Women literate62.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER33.3%
Clean cooking fuel51.4%
Health insurance87.4%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Bikaneri Namkeen
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.