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Rajasthan · Assembly Constituency 140 · 2023Reserved (SC)
Chohtan (SC)
Winner — 2023
Adu Ram Meghwal
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 43.4%INC 42.8%4 others 13.7%
Votes
1,03,205
43.5% share
Winning margin
1,428
0.6% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
76.7%
of 3,09,744
Chohtan (SC) was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.6% — fewer than 1,428 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
0 of 5 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.89 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adu Ram Meghwal | BJP (NDA) | 1,03,205 | 43.5% |
| 2 | Padmaram | 1,01,777 | 42.9% | |
| 3 | Tarun Rai Kaga | RLTP | 22,149 | 9.3% |
| 4 | Bhartharam | 4,572 | 1.9% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 3,901 | 1.6% |
| 6 | Shravan Kumar | IND | 1,847 | 0.8% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (86th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe0.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 21.3% · min 0.6% · max 57.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
77%
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86th of 199How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.62
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84th of 199How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.6%
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16th of 199Where does the house stand?
SEAT
200 seats · 101 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.62EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 43.5%INC 42.9%RLTP 9.3%OTH 2.7%NOTA 1.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/5
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.89 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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