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. In 2018, Legislative assembly election in Rajasthan were held on 7 December 2018.[1]
Rajasthan
Main Political Parties
The Indian National Congress (INC), the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), and the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) are the three most dominant parties in the state. In the past, various parties such as Janata Party (JP), Janata Dal (JD), Swatantra Party, CPIM, Bharatiya Jana Sangh (BJS) and Ram Rajya Parishad (RRP) have also been influential.
Lok Sabha Elections
Till 1980
| 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 | |
Total Seats- 25
| Lok Sabha | Election Year | 1st Party | 2nd Party | Others | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8th Lok Sabha | 1984 | INC 25 | ||||
| 9th Lok Sabha | 1989 | BJP 13 | JD 11 | CPI(M) 1 | ||
| 10th Lok Sabha | 1991 | INC 13 | BJP 12 | |||
| 11th Lok Sabha | 1996 | BJP 12 | INC 12 | AIIC(T) 1 | ||
| 12th Lok Sabha | 1998 | INC 19 | BJP 5 | AIIC(S) 1 | ||
| 13th Lok Sabha | 1999 | BJP 16 | INC 9 | |||
| 14th Lok Sabha | 2004 | BJP 21 | INC 4 | |||
| 15th Lok Sabha | 2009 | INC 20 | BJP 4 | Ind 1 | ||
| 16th Lok Sabha | 2014 | BJP 25 | ||||
| 17th Lok Sabha | 2019 | BJP 24 | RLP 1 | |||
Vidhan Sabha elections
The elections for the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) have been held since 1952.[2][3]
| 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, BSP: 2, Ind: 7 | Vasundhara Raje | BJP | |
| 2018 | Fifteenth Assembly | Total: 200. INC: 100, BJP: 73, BSP: 6, CPI(M): 2, RLP: 3, BTP: 2, RLD: 1, Ind: 13 | Ashok Gehlot | INC | |
References
- "Rajasthan Election 2018". Rajasthan Patrika.
- "Rajasthan: Results 1952-1998". Outlook India. Archived from the original on 13 December 2013. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
- "Former Chief Ministers of Rajasthan". Rajasthan Legislative assembly. Archived from the original on 26 March 2014. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
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