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Rajasthan · Assembly Constituency 135 · 2008
Barmer
Winner — 2008
MEWARAM JAIN
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 52.3%BJP 32.1%6 others 15.6%
Votes
62,219
52.3% share
Winning margin
24,044
20.2% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
66.0%
of 1,80,312
Barmer is a safe seat — MEWARAM JAIN won by 20.2%.
Seat history
1 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.27 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MEWARAM JAIN | INC (UPA) | 62,219 | 52.3% |
| 2 | MRADUREKHA CHOUDHARY | NDA | 38,175 | 32.1% |
| 3 | KANWARAJ SINGH | BSP | 6,908 | 5.8% |
| 4 | LOONARAM | BHBP | 3,626 | 3.0% |
| 5 | SAWAISINGH | IND | 2,945 | 2.5% |
| 6 | SAFI MOHAMMAD | IND | 1,796 | 1.5% |
| 7 | HARAKHARAM MEGHWAL | NDA | 1,703 | 1.4% |
| 8 | NANAK DAS DHARIWAL | 1,616 | 1.4% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (25th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe20.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 21.6% · min 0.8% · max 52.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
82%
lowerhigher
25th of 199How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.32
fewer partiesmore parties
118th of 199How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
129th of 199Where does the house stand?
SEAT
200 seats · 101 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.32EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 52.3%BJP 32.1%BSP 5.8%OTH 9.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/8
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.27 Cr
A sparsely populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
26,03,751
Density
92 / km²
Sex ratio
902 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
28,387 km²
SC population16.8%
ST population6.8%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 86.2%Muslim 12.3%Other 1.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water21.4%
Electricity28.2%
Sanitation14.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.3%
Children fully vaccinated92.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.1%
Children underweight (under 5)31.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.4%
Women literate66.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.2%
Clean cooking fuel26.8%
Health insurance97.8%
What's nearby?
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