2018 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election
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| Turnout | 74.72% ( 0.95%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The legislative assembly election in the Indian state of Rajasthan was held on 7 December 2018 to elect members of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly.[1] The election was held in single phase, but with voting in the single constituency of Ramgarh delayed until January due to the death of the Bahujan Samaj Party candidate.[2]
Indian National Congress became the single largest party and Rashtriya Loktantrik Party became the third-largest party of the state in 2018. In the last elections in 2013, BJP had won a majority.
Background
The tenure of Rajasthan assembly ended on January 20, 2019.[3] The main fight is between the BJP, INC, BSP and the RLP. However, the AAP is also contesting along with several other parties. Many high profile leaders including sitting MLA, MP and former ministers of the BJP have joined the INC before the elections. Some leaders of the INC have also joined the BJP.
Schedule
The date of the election was 7 December 2018 and the result was announced on 11 December 2018.
| Event | Date | Day |
| Date for Nominations | 12 Nov 2018 | Monday |
| Last Date for filing Nominations | 19 Nov 2018 | Monday |
| Date for scrutiny of nominations | 20 Nov 2018 | Tuesday |
| Last date for withdrawal of candidatures | 22 Nov 2018 | Thursday |
| Date of poll | 7 Dec 2018 | Friday |
| Date of counting | 11 Dec 2018 | Tuesday |
| Date before which the election shall be completed | 13 Dec 2018 | Thursday |
Opinion polls
Exit polls
The exit polls gave a clear edge to the Indian National Congress.
| Polling agency | BJP | INC | BSP | Others | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVoter - Republic TV | 60 | 137 | NA | 3 | [4] |
| CNX - Times Now | 85 | 105 | NA | 9 | [4] |
| India TV | 80-90 | 100-110 | 1-3 | 6-8 | [4] |
| CSDS - ABP | 83 | 101 | NA | 15 | [4] |
| Axis My India - India Today and Aaj Tak | 55-72 | 119-141 | 0 | 4-11 | [4] |
| Republic Jan Ki Baat | 93 | 91 | NA | 15 | [4] |
| Today's Chanakya | 68 | 123 | NA | 8 | [5] |
Results
The seat and vote share was as follows:[6][7]
| Parties and coalitions | Popular vote | Seats | ||||||
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| Votes | % | ±pp | Won | +/− | ||||
| bgcolor="Template:Indian National Congress/meta/color" | | Indian National Congress | 13,935,201 | 39.30% |  6.23
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113 | 79
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| bgcolor="Template:Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color" | | Bharatiya Janata Party | 13,757,502 | 38.77% | 6.40
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60 | 92
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| bgcolor="Template:Bahujan Samaj Party/meta/color" | | Bahujan Samaj Party | 1,410,995 | 4.0% | 0.63
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6 | 3
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| bgcolor="Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color" | | Independents | 3,372,206 | 9.5% | 1.29
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13 | 6
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| Rashtriya Loktantrik Party | 856,038 | 2.4% | New | 3 | 3
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| bgcolor="Template:Communist Party of India (Marxist)/meta/color" | | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 434,210 | 1.2% | 0.33
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2 | 2
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| bgcolor="Template:Bharatiya Tribal Party/meta/color" | | Bharatiya Tribal Party | 255,100 | 0.7% | New | 2 | 2
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| bgcolor="Template:Rashtriya Lok Dal/meta/color" | | Rashtriya Lok Dal | 116,320 | 0.3% | 0.29
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1 | 1
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| bgcolor="Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color" | | Other parties and candidates (OTH) | 887,317 | 2.5% | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | ||
| bgcolor="Template:None of the Above/meta/color" | | None of the Above | 467,781 | 1.3% | |||||
| Total | 35,672,912 | 100.00 | 200 | ±0 | ||||
| Valid votes | 35,672,912 | 99.91 | ||||||
| Invalid votes | 33,814 | 0.09 | ||||||
| Votes cast / turnout | 35,706,726 | 74.72 | ||||||
| Abstentions | 12,083,240 | 25.28 | ||||||
| Registered voters | 47,789,966 | |||||||
By constituency
| # | Constituency | Candidate[8] | Party | Margin | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sadulshahar | Jagdish Jangid | INC | 9,667 | |
| 2 | Ganganagar | Raj Kumar Gaur | IND | 9,180 | |
| 3 | Karanpur | Gurmeet Singh Kooner | INC | 28,376 | |
| 4 | Suratgarh | Rampratap Kasniyan | BJP | 10,235 | |
| 5 | Raisinghnagar (SC) | Balveer Singh Luthra | BJP | 33,671 | |
| 6 | Anupgarh (SC) | Santosh | BJP | 21,124 | |
| 7 | Sangaria | Gurdeep Singh | BJP | 6,538 | |
| 8 | Hanumangarh | Vinod Kumar | INC | 15,522 | |
| 9 | Pilibanga (SC) | Dharmendra Kumar | BJP | 278 | |
| 10 | Nohar | Amit Chachan | INC | 13,727 | |
| 11 | Bhadra | Balwan Poonia | CPI(M) | 23,153 | |
| 12 | Khajuwala (SC) | Govind Ram | INC | 31,089 | |
| 13 | Bikaner West | Bulaki Das Kalla | INC | 6,190 | |
| 14 | Bikaner East | Siddhi Kumari | BJP | 7,061 | |
| 15 | Kolayat | Bhanwar Singh Bhati | INC | 11,016 | |
| 16 | Lunkaransar | Sumit Godara | BJP | 10,853 | |
| 17 | Dungargarh | Girdharilal Mahiya | CPI(M) | 23,896 | |
| 18 | Nokha | Bihari Lal Bishnoi | BJP | 8,663 | |
| 19 | Sadulpur | Krishna Poonia | INC | 18,084 | |
| 20 | Taranagar | Narendra Budania | INC | 12,555 | |
| 21 | Sardarshahar | Bhanwar Lal Sharma | INC | 16,816 | |
| 22 | Churu | Rajendra Singh Rathore | BJP | 18,000 | |
| 23 | Ratangarh | Abhishek Maharshi | BJP | 11,881 | |
| 24 | Sujangarh (SC) | Master Bhanwarlal Meghwal | INC | 38,749 | |
| 25 | Pilani (SC) | J. P. Chandelia | INC | 13,539 | |
| 26 | Surajgarh | Subhash Poonia | BJP | 3,425 | |
| 27 | Jhunjhunu | Brijendra Singh Ola | INC | 40,565 | |
| 28 | Mandawa | Narendra Kumar | IND | 2,346 | |
| 29 | Nawalgarh | Dr. Rajkumar Sharma | INC | 36,500 | |
| 30 | Udaipurwati | Rajendra Singh Gudha | bgcolor=Template:Bahujan Samaj Party/meta/color | | BSP | 5,534 |
| 31 | Khetri | Jitendra Singh | INC | 957 | |
| 32 | Fatehpur | Hakam Ali Khan | INC | 860 | |
| 33 | Lachhmangarh | Govind Singh Dotasara | INC | 22,052 | |
| 34 | Dhod (SC) | Parasram Mordiya | INC | 14,053 | |
| 35 | Sikar | Rajendra Pareek | INC | 15,180 | |
| 36 | Dantaramgarh | Virendra Singh | INC | 920 | |
| 37 | Khandela | Mahadev Singh | IND | 4,348 | |
| 38 | Neem Ka Thana | Suresh Modi | INC | 12,615 | |
| 39 | Srimadhopur | Deependra Singh Shekhawat | INC | 11,810 | |
| 40 | Kotputli | Rajender Singh Yadav | INC | 13,876 | |
| 41 | Viratnagar | Indraj Singh Gurjar | INC | 19,367 | |
| 42 | Shahpura | Alok Beniwal | BJP | 3,855 | |
| 43 | Chomu | Ramlal Sharma | BJP | 1,288 | |
| 44 | Phulera | Nirmal Kumawat | BJP | 1,132 | |
| 45 | Dudu (SC) | Babulal Nagar | IND | 14,779 | |
| 46 | Jhotwara | Lalchand Kataria | INC | 10,747 | |
| 47 | Amber | Satish Poonia | BJP | 13,276 | |
| 48 | Jamwa Ramgarh (ST) | Gopal Meena | INC | 21,684 | |
| 49 | Hawa Mahal | Mahesh Joshi | INC | 9,282 | |
| 50 | Vidhyadhar Nagar | Narpat Singh Rajvi | BJP | 31,232 | |
| 51 | Civil Lines | Pratap Singh Khachariyawas | INC | 18,078 | |
| 52 | Kishanpole | Ameen Kagzi | INC | 8,770 | |
| 53 | Adarsh Nagar | Rafeek Khan | INC | 12,553 | |
| 54 | Malviya Nagar | Kalicharan Saraf | BJP | 1,704 | |
| 55 | Sanganer | Ashok Lahoty | BJP | 35,405 | |
| 56 | Bagru (SC) | Ganga Devi | INC | 5,343 | |
| 57 | Bassi (ST) | Laxman Meena | IND | 42,764 | |
| 58 | Chaksu (SC) | Ved Prakash Solanki | INC | 3,431 | |
| 59 | Tijara | Sandip Kumar | bgcolor=Template:Bahujan Samaj Party/meta/color | | BSP | 4,457 |
| 60 | Kishangarh Bas | Deepchand | bgcolor=Template:Bahujan Samaj Party/meta/color | | BSP | 9,916 |
| 61 | Mundawar | Manjeet Dharmpal Choudhary | BJP | 17,602 | |
| 62 | Behror | Baljeet Yadav | IND | 3,836 | |
| 63 | Bansur | Shakuntala Rawat | INC | 17,920 | |
| 64 | Thanagazi | Kanti Prasad | IND | 29,350 | |
| 65 | Alwar Rural (SC) | Tikaram Jully | INC | 26,477 | |
| 66 | Alwar Urban | Sanjay Sharma | BJP | 22,008 | |
| 67 | Ramgarh | Shafia Zubair | INC | 12,228 | |
| 68 | Rajgarh Laxmangarh (ST) | Joharilal Meena | INC | 30,298 | |
| 69 | Kathumar (SC) | Babulal | INC | 14,168 | |
| 70 | Kaman | Zahida Khan | INC | 39,621 | |
| 71 | Nagar | Wajib Ali | bgcolor=Template:Bahujan Samaj Party/meta/color | | BSP | 25,467 |
| 72 | Deeg-Kumher | Vishvendra Singh | INC | 8,218 | |
| 73 | Bharatpur | Subhash Garg | RLD | 15,710 | |
| 74 | Nadbai | Joginder Singh Awana | bgcolor=Template:Bahujan Samaj Party/meta/color | | BSP | 4,094 |
| 75 | Weir (SC) | Bhajan Lal Jatav | INC | 15,283 | |
| 76 | Bayana (SC) | Amar Singh | INC | 6,695 | |
| 77 | Baseri (SC) | Khiladi Lal Bairwa | INC | 17,556 | |
| 78 | Bari | Girraj Singh | INC | 19,683 | |
| 79 | Dholpur | Shobharani Kushwah | BJP | 19,360 | |
| 80 | Rajakhera | Rohit Bohra | INC | 14,991 | |
| 81 | Todabhim (ST) | Prithviraj | INC | 73,306 | |
| 82 | Hindaun (SC) | Bharosi Lal | INC | 26,780 | |
| 83 | Karauli | Lakhan Singh | bgcolor=Template:Bahujan Samaj Party/meta/color | | BSP | 9,562 |
| 84 | Sapotra (ST) | Ramesh Chand Meena | INC | 14,104 | |
| 85 | Bandikui | Gajraj Khatana | INC | 4,764 | |
| 86 | Mahuwa | Omprakash Hudla | IND | 9,985 | |
| 87 | Sikrai (SC) | Mamta Bhupesh | INC | 33,783 | |
| 88 | Dausa | Murari Lal | INC | 50,948 | |
| 89 | Lalsot (ST) | Parsadi Lal Meena | INC | 9,074 | |
| 90 | Gangapur | Ramkesh | IND | 10,066 | |
| 91 | Bamanwas (ST) | Indra | INC | 38,513 | |
| 92 | Sawai Madhopur | Danish Abrar | INC | 25,199 | |
| 93 | Khandar (SC) | Ashok | INC | 27,949 | |
| 94 | Malpura | Kanhiya Lal | BJP | 29,786 | |
| 95 | Niwai (SC) | Prasant Bairwa | INC | 43,889 | |
| 96 | Tonk | Sachin Pilot | INC | 54,179 | |
| 97 | Deoli-Uniara | Harish Meena | INC | 21,476 | |
| 98 | Kishangarh | Suresh Tak | IND | 17,452 | |
| 99 | Pushkar | Suresh Singh Rawat | BJP | 9,389 | |
| 100 | Ajmer North | Vasudev Devnani | BJP | 8,630 | |
| 101 | Ajmer South (SC) | Anita Bhadel | BJP | 5,700 | |
| 102 | Nasirabad | Ramswaroop Lamba | BJP | 16,684 | |
| 103 | Beawar | Shankar Singh | BJP | 4,502 | |
| 104 | Masuda | Rakesh Pareek | INC | 3,374 | |
| 105 | Kekri | Raghu Sharma | INC | 19,461 | |
| 106 | Ladnun | Mukesh Bhakar | INC | 12,947 | |
| 107 | Deedwana | Chetan Choudhary | INC | 40,602 | |
| 108 | Jayal (SC) | Manju Meghwal | INC | 18,604 | |
| 109 | Nagaur | Mohan Ram | BJP | 13,008 | |
| 110 | Khinvsar | Hanuman Beniwal | bgcolor=Template:Rashtriya Loktantrik Party/meta/color | | RLP | 16,948 |
| 111 | Merta (SC) | Indira Devi | bgcolor=Template:Rashtriya Loktantrik Party/meta/color | | RLP | 12,835 |
| 112 | Degana | Vijaypal Mirdha | INC | 21,538 | |
| 113 | Makrana | Roopa Ram | BJP | 1,488 | |
| 114 | Parbatsar | Ramniwas Gawdiya | INC | 14,485 | |
| 115 | Nawan | Mahendra Choudhary | INC | 2,256 | |
| 116 | Jaitaran | Avinash Gehlot | BJP | 12,188 | |
| 117 | Sojat (SC) | Shobha Chouhan | BJP | 32,398 | |
| 118 | Pali | Gyanchand Parakh | BJP | 19,386 | |
| 119 | Marwar Junction | Khushveer Singh | IND | 251 | |
| 120 | Bali | Pushpendra Singh | BJP | 28,187 | |
| 121 | Sumerpur | Joraram Kumawat | BJP | 32,932 | |
| 122 | Phalodi | Pabba Ram Bishnoi | BJP | 8,737 | |
| 123 | Lohawat | Kishna Ram Bishnoi | INC | 40,876 | |
| 124 | Shergarh | Meena Kanwar | INC | 24,696 | |
| 125 | Osian | Divya Maderna | INC | 27,590 | |
| 126 | Bhopalgarh (SC) | Pukhraj | bgcolor=Template:Rashtriya Loktantrik Party/meta/color | | RLP | 4,962 |
| 127 | Sardarpura | Ashok Gehlot | INC | 45,597 | |
| 128 | Jodhpur | Manisha Panwar | INC | 5,849 | |
| 129 | Soorsagar | Suryakanta Vyas | BJP | 5,763 | |
| 130 | Luni | Mahendra Bishnoi | INC | 9,157 | |
| 131 | Bilara (SC) | Heera Ram | INC | 9,618 | |
| 132 | Jaisalmer | Rooparam | INC | 29,778 | |
| 133 | Pokaran | Saleh Mohammad | INC | 872 | |
| 134 | Sheo | Ameen Khan | INC | 23,554 | |
| 135 | Barmer | Mewaram Jain | INC | 33,047 | |
| 136 | Baytoo | Harish Chaudhary | INC | 13,803 | |
| 137 | Pachpadra | Madan Prajapat | INC | 2,395 | |
| 138 | Siwana | Hameersingh Bhayal | BJP | 957 | |
| 139 | Gudamalani | Hemaram Choudhary | INC | 13,564 | |
| 140 | Chohtan (SC) | Padma Ram | INC | 4,262 | |
| 141 | Ahore | Chhagan Singh Rajpurohit | BJP | 31,048 | |
| 142 | Jalore (SC) | Jogeshwar Garg | BJP | 35,234 | |
| 143 | Bhinmal | Poora Ram Choudhary | BJP | 9,646 | |
| 144 | Sanchore | Sukhram Bishnoi | INC | 25,918 | |
| 145 | Raniwara | Narayan Singh Dewal | BJP | 3,405 | |
| 146 | Sirohi | Sanyam Lodha | IND | 10,253 | |
| 147 | Pindwara-Abu (ST) | Samaram Garasiya | BJP | 26,974 | |
| 148 | Reodar (SC) | Jagasi Ram | BJP | 14,604 | |
| 149 | Gogunda (ST) | Pratap Lal Bheel | BJP | 4,413 | |
| 150 | Jhadol (ST) | Babulal Kharadi | BJP | 12,947 | |
| 151 | Kherwara (ST) | Dayaram Parmar | INC | 24,991 | |
| 152 | Udaipur Rural (ST) | Phool Singh Meena | BJP | 18,707 | |
| 153 | Udaipur | Gulab Chand Kataria | BJP | 9,324 | |
| 154 | Mavli | Dharm Narayan | BJP | 26,978 | |
| 155 | Vallabhnagar | M. Randhir Singh | IND | 3,719 | |
| 156 | Salumber (ST) | Amrit Lal | BJP | 21,918 | |
| 157 | Dhariawad (ST) | Gotam Lal | BJP | 23,842 | |
| 158 | Dungarpur (ST) | Ganesh Ghogra | INC | 27,898 | |
| 159 | Aspur (ST) | Gopi Chand Meena | BJP | 5,330 | |
| 160 | Sagwara (ST) | Ram Prasad | BTP | 4,582 | |
| 161 | Chorasi (ST) | Rajkumar Raot | BTP | 12,934 | |
| 162 | Ghatol (ST) | Harendra Ninama | BJP | 4,449 | |
| 163 | Garhi (ST) | Kailash Chand Meena | BJP | 24,401 | |
| 164 | Banswara (ST) | Arjun Singh Bamnia | INC | 18,366 | |
| 165 | Bagidora (ST) | Mahendra Jeet Singh Malviya | INC | 21,310 | |
| 166 | Kushalgarh (ST) | Ramila Khadia | IND | 18,950 | |
| 167 | Kapasan (SC) | Arjun Lal | BJP | 7,002 | |
| 168 | Begun | Rajendra Bidhudi | INC | 1,661 | |
| 169 | Chittorgarh | Chandra Bhan | BJP | 23,894 | |
| 170 | Nimbahera | Udai Lal Anjana | INC | 11,908 | |
| 171 | Bari Sadri | Lalit Kumar | BJP | 8,810 | |
| 172 | Pratapgarh (ST) | Ram Lal | INC | 16,680 | |
| 173 | Bhim | Sudarshan Singh | INC | 3,714 | |
| 174 | Kumbhalgarh | Surendra Singh | BJP | 24,623 | |
| 175 | Rajsamand | Kiran Maheshwari | BJP | 16,940 | |
| 176 | Nathdwara | C. P. Joshi | INC | 154 | |
| 177 | Asind | Jabbar Singh | BJP | 8,065 | |
| 178 | Mandal | Ram Lal | INC | 7,006 | |
| 179 | Sahara | Kailash Chandra Trivedi | INC | 49,578 | |
| 180 | Bhilwara | Bhaeani Singh Rajawat | INC | 74,542 | |
| 181 | Shahpura | Alok Beniwal | IND | 18,443 | |
| 182 | Jahazpur | Gopichand Meena | BJP | 13,253 | |
| 183 | Mandalgarh | Gulnaz Guddu | INC | 10,333 | |
| 184 | Hindoli | Ashok Chandna | INC | 30,541 | |
| 185 | Keshoraipatan (SC) | Chandrakanta Meghwal | INC | 7,119 | |
| 186 | Bundi | Ashok Dogara | INC | 713 | |
| 187 | Pipalda | Ramnarayan Meena | INC | 14,905 | |
| 188 | Sangod | Bharat Singh Kundanpur | INC | 1,868 | |
| 189 | Kota North | Shanti Kumar Dhariwal | INC | 17,945 | |
| 190 | Kota South | Sandeep Sharma | INC | 20,534 | |
| 191 | Ladpura | Kalpana Devi | INC | 21,656 | |
| 192 | Ramganj Mandi | Pankaj Jain | INC | 12,879 | |
| 193 | Anta | Pramod Jain Bhaya | INC | 34,063 | |
| 194 | Kishanganj | Dr.Ratna Jain | INC | 14,136 | |
| 195 | Baran-Atru (SC) | Panachand Meghwal | INC | 12,248 | |
| 196 | Chhabra | Shivkant Nandwana | INC | 3,744 | |
| 197 | Dag (SC) | Kaluram | BJP | 19,513 | |
| 198 | Jhalrapatan | Vasundhara Raje | BJP | 34,980 | |
| 199 | Khanpur | Narendra Nagar | BJP | 2,265 | |
| 200 | Manohar Thana | Dr.Jaffar Mohammad | INC | 21,869 | |
See also
References
- ^ "Rajasthan Election 2018". www.patrika.com (in Hindi). Retrieved 2018-10-10.
- ^ "Congress Wins Assembly Election in Rajasthan's Ramgarh".
- ^ "Terms of the Houses". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f "Election exit polls results 2018". Hindustan Times. 7 December 2018.
- ^ "Rajasthan, Telangana, Chhattisgarh, Mizoram, MP Exit Polls 2018: Highlights - Times of India ►". The Times of India. Retrieved 2018-12-07.
- ^ News 18: Rajasthan Election Results
- ^ "Rajasthan Assembly Election Candidates list 2018 | Times of India".
- ^ "Constituency Representation". rajassembly.nic.in. Archived from the original on 2 September 2018. Retrieved 2 September 2018.