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Rajasthan · Assembly Constituency 68 · 2008Reserved (ST)
Rajgarh-Laxmangarh
Winner — 2008
SURAJ BHAN
SP· Samajwadi Party
SP 37.0%INC 36.3%12 others 26.7%
Votes
45,002
37.0% share
Winning margin
937
0.8% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
67.5%
of 1,79,945
Rajgarh-Laxmangarh was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.8% — fewer than 937 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
0 of 14 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.14 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
14 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SURAJ BHAN | Samajwadi Party | 45,002 | 37.0% |
| 2 | JOHRI LAL | UPA | 44,065 | 36.3% |
| 3 | MAGAN CHAND | BSP | 10,747 | 8.8% |
| 4 | SHEELA | IND | 7,605 | 6.3% |
| 5 | SAMARTH LAL | NDA | 7,398 | 6.1% |
| 6 | VANDANA | NDA | 1,245 | 1.0% |
| 7 | SHIV CHARAN | IND | 1,136 | 0.9% |
| 8 | JAS RAM | IND | 1,083 | 0.9% |
| 9 | RADHA KISHAN | IND | 971 | 0.8% |
| 10 | GUDDI | IND | 743 | 0.6% |
| 11 | KAMALA DEVI | IND | 631 | 0.5% |
| 12 | LAXMAN RAM | IND | 333 | 0.3% |
| 13 | SHRAVAN KUMAR | IND | 307 | 0.3% |
| 14 | LALA RAM | IND | 236 | 0.2% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (160th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.9% · min 0.8% · max 45.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
70%
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160th of 199How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.50
fewer partiesmore parties
100th of 199How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.2%
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199th of 199Where does the house stand?
SEAT
200 seats · 101 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.50EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SP 37.0%INC 36.3%BSP 8.8%IND 6.3%BJP 6.1%OTH 5.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/14
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.14 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
36,74,179
Density
438 / km²
Sex ratio
895 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,380 km²
SC population17.8%
ST population7.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
83%HINDU
Hindu 82.7%Muslim 14.9%Other 2.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water30.1%
Electricity77.2%
Sanitation27.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.3%
Children fully vaccinated59.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER33.9%
Children underweight (under 5)24.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER53.2%
Women literate63.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.2%
Clean cooking fuel34.9%
Health insurance80.8%
What's nearby?
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