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Rajasthan · Assembly Constituency 177 · 1990

Barmer

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Winner — 1990

GANGA RAM
JD· National Front
JD 45.7%INC 28.4%21 others 25.9%
Votes
34,371
45.7% share
Winning margin
13,008
17.3% of votes
Total candidates
23
Turnout
53.0%
of 1,41,835

Barmer is a safe seat — GANGA RAM won by 17.3%.

Seat history
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All Candidates

23 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
GANGA RAM
JD
National Front
34,37145.7%
2
HEMA RAM
INC
INC
21,36328.4%
3
HARI SINGH
IND
15,06220.0%
4
BANSHI DHAR
IND
1,5992.1%
5
TIKU RAM
IND
3530.5%
6
GHEVAR CHAND
DDP
3110.4%
7
BHAGWAN SINGH GAUR
HMS
2510.3%
8
CHANDAN MAL
IND
2400.3%
9
BAL KISHAN
IND
2400.3%
10
MOHAN RAM
IND
2330.3%
11
JAGDISH CHAND
IND
2070.3%
12
BABU LAL
IND
1950.3%
13
SAWROOP CHAND
IND
1420.2%
14
SHAH MOHAMMAD
IND
1020.1%
15
NARAIN
IND
820.1%
16
RAM LAL
IND
750.1%
17
PURSHOTAM
IND
690.1%
18
SHOBH SINGH
IND
650.1%
19
MOHAN LAL
IND
590.1%
20
MOHAMMAD AYUB
IP
580.1%
21
PADMA
IND
530.1%
22
SAMPAT RAJ
IND
520.1%
23
RATAN LAL
IND
510.1%

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

Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (111th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
17.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.6% · min 0.1% · max 33.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
75%
lowerhigher
111th of 199

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.47
fewer partiesmore parties
16th of 199

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
88th of 199

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
200 seats · 101 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.47EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD 45.7%INC 28.4%IND 20.0%OTH 5.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
24,08,523
Density
230 / km²
Sex ratio
973 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
10,455 km²
SC population16.9%
ST population9.5%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 92.4%Muslim 5.9%Other 1.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water37.2%
Electricity75.7%
Sanitation23.4%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.0%
Children fully vaccinated83.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER22.6%
Children underweight (under 5)23.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.4%
Women literate56.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.8%
Clean cooking fuel26.5%
Health insurance89.1%

What's nearby?

1 location
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