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Rajasthan · Assembly Constituency 49 · 2023

Hawa Mahal

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Winner — 2023

Balmukundachary
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 49.2%INC 48.7%9 others 2.2%
Votes
95,989
49.1% share
Winning margin
974
0.5% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
76.8%
of 2,54,408

Hawa Mahal was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.5% — fewer than 974 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

5 of 10 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.52 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

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All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
Balmukundachary
BJP
BJP (NDA)
95,98949.1%
2
R.R. Tiwari
INC
95,01548.6%
—
NOTA
NOTA
1,4630.8%
4
Jameel Ahmed Khan
AIMIM
5880.3%
5
Pappu Qureshi
AAP
5730.3%
6
Surendra Singh
RPPRINAT
4170.2%
7
Anoop
AADMPRVTNP
4090.2%
8
Yaqub Khan
IND
2470.1%
9
Firozuddin
WPOI
1900.1%
10
Sunil Saini
RSHTRJNTS
1420.1%
11
Sunita Devi Choudhary
LJPRV
1400.1%

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

Average turnout (83rd), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
0.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.3% · min 0.5% · max 29.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
83rd of 199

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.09
fewer partiesmore parties
176th of 199

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
124th of 199

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
200 seats · 101 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.09EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 49.1%INC 48.6%OTH 1.4%NOTA 0.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
5/10

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.52 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
66,26,178
Density
595 / km²
Sex ratio
910 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
11,143 km²
SC population15.1%
ST population8.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 87.8%Muslim 10.4%Other 1.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water57.7%
Electricity86.4%
Sanitation60.6%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.3%
Children fully vaccinated89.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.0%
Children underweight (under 5)20.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER54.1%
Women literate72.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.1%
Clean cooking fuel60.1%
Health insurance81.5%

What's nearby?

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