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Rajasthan · Assembly Constituency 135 · 2013

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Winner — 2013

MEWARAM JAIN
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 40.3%BJP 36.6%12 others 23.1%
Votes
63,955
40.3% share
Winning margin
5,913
3.7% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
78.8%
of 2,01,238

A closely fought contest. MEWARAM JAIN won with a 3.7% margin.

Seat history

2 of 13 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.18 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

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All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MEWARAM JAIN
INC
INC (UPA)
63,95540.3%
2
DR. PRIYANKA CHOWDHARY
BJP
NDA
58,04236.6%
3
DR. MRADU REKHA CHOUDHARY
IND
19,51812.3%
—
NOTA
NOTA
2,6331.7%
5
SHANKERLAL
IND
2,2791.4%
6
MADAN MOHAN
BYS
2,2491.4%
7
SHAPHI MOHAMMAD
IND
2,2211.4%
8
CHANDRA PRAKASH
BSP
BSP
1,9211.2%
9
NANAK DAS DHARIWAL
CPI
1,5571.0%
10
HARISH CHANDAK
IND
1,4120.9%
11
BHAWANI SINGH
IND
1,0590.7%
12
LAL CHAND GODARA
JGP
6840.4%
13
BANA RAM DARGI
IND
5950.4%
14
HUKMICHAND LOONIYA
SHS
4430.3%

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

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

High turnout (25th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
3.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 21.6% · min 0.8% · max 52.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
82%
lowerhigher
25th of 199

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.32
fewer partiesmore parties
118th of 199

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
129th of 199

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
200 seats · 101 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.32EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 40.3%BJP 36.6%IND 12.3%OTH 9.1%NOTA 1.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/13

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.18 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%

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