Pokaran Assembly constituency

Coordinates: 26°55′N 71°55′E / 26.92°N 71.91°E / 26.92; 71.91
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Pokaran
Constituency No. 133 for the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionNorth India
StateRajasthan
DistrictJaisalmer district
LS constituencyJodhpur
Established2008
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Elected year2023

Pokaran is one of constituencies of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly in the Jodhpur (Lok Sabha constituency).

Members of the Legislative Assembly[edit]

Year Name Party
2008 Saleh Mohammad Indian National Congress[2]
2013 Shaitan Singh Bharatiya Janata Party[3]
2018 Saleh Mohammad Indian National Congress[4]
2023 Mahant Pratap Puri Bharatiya Janata Party

Election results[edit]

2023[edit]

2023 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election: Pokaran
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Mahant Pratap Puri 112,925 56.83 Increase9.12
INC Saleh Mohammad 77,498 39 Decrease9.22
RLP Devilal 4,690 2.36 New
NOTA None of the above 773 0.39 Decrease0.26
Majority 35,427 17.83 Increase17.32
Turnout 1,98,713
BJP gain from INC Swing

2018[edit]

2018 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election: Pokaran
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Saleh Mohammad 82,964 48.22 Increase12.89
BJP Mahant Pratap Puri 82,094 47.71 Decrease11.69
Independent Paramaram 2,748 1.60 New
BSP Tulchha Ram 2,187 1.27 Increase0.01
NOTA None of the above 1,122 0.65 Decrease0.41
Majority 872 0.51 Decrease23.56
Turnout 1,72,315 88.09 Increase0.46
INC gain from BJP Swing

2013[edit]

2013 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election: Pokaran
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Shaitan Singh 85,010 59.40
INC Saleh Mohammad 50,566 35.33
Independent Khajoo Khan 2,824 1.97
BSP Tulchha Ram 1,800 1.26
NOTA None of the above 1,519 1.06
Majority 34,444 24.07
Turnout 1,43,287 87.73
BJP hold Swing

References[edit]

  1. ^ Mishra, Ishita (3 December 2023). "BJP's Hindutva outreach plays out well with all four 'babas' winning in Rajasthan". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  2. ^ 2008 Rajasthan Assembly results
  3. ^ STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2013 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF RAJASTHAN
  4. ^ "General Election of State Assembly Elections- 2018". ceorajasthan.nic.in.

See also[edit]

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