Elections in Rajasthan

Elections in Rajasthan are held since 1952 to elect members of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly and of Lok Sabha. There are 200 assembly constituencies and 25 Lok sabha constituencies.

Main Political Parties

The Indian National Congress (INC) the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), CPIM are the three most dominant parties in the state. In the past, various parties such as Janata Party (JP), Janata Dal (JD), Swatantra Party, Bharatiya Jana Sangh (BJS) and Ram Rajya Parishad (RRP) have also been influential.

Lok Sabha Elections

Year Lok Sabha Election Party-wise Details
1951 First Lok Sabha Total: 20. INC: 9, RRP: 3, BJS: 1, KLP: 1, Independents: 6
1957 Second Lok Sabha Total: 22. INC: 19, Independents: 3
1962 Third Lok Sabha Total: 22. INC: 14, Swatantra Party: 3, BJS: 1, RRP: 1, Independents: 3
1967 Fourth Lok Sabha Total: 23. INC: 10, Swatantra Party: 8, BJS: 3, Independents: 2
1971 Fifth Lok Sabha Total: 23. INC: 14, BJS: 4, Swatantra Party: 3, Independents: 2
1977 Sixth Lok Sabha Total: 25. Janata Party: 24, INC: 1
1980 Seventh Lok Sabha Total: 25. Congress(I): 18, JP: 4, JP(S) : 2, Congress(U):1
1984 Eighth Lok Sabha Total: 25. INC: 25, BJP: 0
1989 Ninth Lok Sabha Total: 25. BJP: 13 + JD: 11 + CPI(M):1, INC: 0
1991 Tenth Lok Sabha Total: 25. INC: 13, BJP: 12
1996 Eleventh Lok Sabha Total: 25. INC: 12, BJP: 12, AIIC(T): 1
1998 Twelfth Lok Sabha Total: 25. INC: 19, BJP: 5, AIIC(S): 1
1999 Thirteenth Lok Sabha Total: 25. BJP: 16, INC: 9
2004 Fourteenth Lok Sabha Total: 25. BJP: 21, INC: 4
2009 Fifteenth Lok Sabha Total: 25. INC: 20, BJP: 4, Independent: 1
2014 Sixteenth Lok Sabha Total: 25. BJP: 23INC: 2

Vidhan Sabha elections

The elections for the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) have been held since 1952.[1][2]

Year Vidhan Sabha Election Party-wise Details Chief Minister Party
1952 First Assembly Total: 160. INC: 82, RRP: 24, BJS: 8 Tika Ram Paliwal
Jai Narayan Vyas
Mohan Lal Sukhadia		 INC
1957 Second Assembly Total: 176. INC: 119, RRP: 17, BJS: 6 Mohan Lal Sukhadia INC
1962 Third Assembly Total: 176. INC: 88, Swatantra Party: 36, BJS: 15 Mohan Lal Sukhadia INC
1967 Fourth Assembly Total: 184. INC: 89, Swatantra Party: 48, BJS: 22 Mohan Lal Sukhadia
Barkatullah Khan		 INC
1972 Fifth Assembly Total: 184. INC: 145, Swatantra Party: 11, BJS: 8 Barkatullah Khan
Hari Dev Joshi		 INC
1977 Sixth Assembly Total: 200. JP: 151, INC: 41 Bhairon Singh Shekhawat JP
1980 Seventh Assembly Total: 200. Congress (I): 133, BJP: 32 Jagannath Pahadia
Shiv Charan Mathur		 INC
1985 Eighth Assembly Total: 200. INC: 113, BJP: 39, Lok Dal: 27, JP: 10 Hira Lal Devpura
Hari Dev Joshi
Shiv Charan Mathur		 INC
1990 Ninth Assembly Total: 200. BJP: 85 + JD: 55, INC: 50 Bhairon Singh Shekhawat BJP
1993 Tenth Assembly Total: 200. BJP: 95, INC: 76 Bhairon Singh Shekhawat BJP
1998 Eleventh Assembly Total: 200. INC: 153, BJP: 33 Ashok Gehlot INC
2003 Twelfth Assembly Total: 200. BJP: 120, INC: 56 Vasundhara Raje BJP
2008 Thirteenth Assembly Total: 200. INC: 96, BJP: 78 Ashok Gehlot INC
2013 Fourteenth Assembly Total: 200. BJP: 163, INC: 21 Vasundhara Raje BJP

References

  1. ↑ "Rajasthan: Results 1952-1998". Outlook India. Archived from the original on 13 December 2013. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
  2. ↑ "Former Chief Ministers of Rajasthan". Rajasthan Legislative assembly. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
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