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Rajasthan · Assembly Constituency 132 · 2008

Jaisalmer

Winner — 2008

CHHOTU SINGH
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 28.7%INC 23.9%8 others 47.4%
Votes
34,072
28.7% share
Winning margin
5,775
4.9% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
75.0%
of 1,58,087

A closely fought contest. CHHOTU SINGH won with a 4.9% margin.

Seat history

0 of 10 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.24 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
CHHOTU SINGH
BJP (NDA)
34,07228.7%
2
SUNITA
UPA
28,29723.9%
3
GOVERDHAN
IND
22,49619.0%
4
KISHAN SINGH
IND
11,6129.8%
5
RESHMA RAM
IND
8,2006.9%
6
BALVEER SINGH
BSP
7,2316.1%
7
ROOPDAN
NDA
2,2271.9%
8
AMRITLAL
UPA
2,0501.7%
9
RANSINGH
IND
1,6061.4%
10
SARDAR SINGH
JGP
7460.6%

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

Average turnout (58th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
4.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.4% · min 1.8% · max 59.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
79%
lowerhigher
58th of 199

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.15
fewer partiesmore parties
151st of 199

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
110th of 199

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
200 seats · 101 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.15EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 28.7%INC 23.9%IND 19.0%IND 9.8%IND 6.9%BSP 6.1%OTH 5.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
0/10

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.24 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
6,69,919
Density
17 / km²
Sex ratio
852 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
38,401 km²
SC population14.8%
ST population6.3%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
74%HINDU
Hindu 74.2%Muslim 25.1%Other 0.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water24.2%
Electricity38.0%
Sanitation23.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births90.0%
Children fully vaccinated72.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.5%
Children underweight (under 5)31.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.4%
Women literate62.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.9%
Clean cooking fuel30.9%
Health insurance93.7%

What's nearby?

6 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Yellow Stone Products
FORT ANCIENT TEMPLES

FORT ANCIENT TEMPLES

🏛️MonumentASI

FORT ANCIENT TEMPLES

Fort Including Ancient Temples, Jaisalmer

Fort Including Ancient Temples, Jaisalmer

🏛️MonumentASI

FORT INCLUDING ANCIENT TEMPLES

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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