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
INC: Indian National Congress, Congress(I): Indira Congress
BJP: Bharatiya Janata Party, BJS or JS: Jan Sangh (BJP's earlier avatar)
Janata Party/Dal, Charan Singh's Janata (Socialist), RRP: Ram Rajya Parishad
Lok Sabha Elections
- 1952: Total: 20, Congress: 9, RRP: 3, BJS: 1, Ind: 6
- 1957:
- 1962:
- 1967:
- 1971:
- 1977: Total: 25. Janata Party (a.k.a. BLD): 24, Congress: 1
- 1980: Congress: 18/25, Janata: 4, Janata (S): 2
- 1984: Congress: 25/25. Janata: Zero, BJP: Zero
- 1989:
- 1991:
- 1996:
- 1998:
- 1999: BJP: 16, Congress: 9
- 2004: BJP: 21, Congress: 4
- 2009: Congress:20, BJP: 4
- 2014: BJP: All 25 out of 25. Congress: Zero
Vidhan Sabha elections
The elections for the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) have been held since 1952.[1][2]
| Year | Election | Chief Minister + Winning Party | Break-up of Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | No Election | Heera Lal Shastri C. S. Venkatachari Jai Narayan Vyas - - Indian National Congress |
No Elections |
| 1952 | First Assembly | Tika Ram Paliwal Jai Narayan Vyas Mohan Lal Sukhadia - Indian National Congress |
Total: 160 Cong: 82 Ram Rajya Parishad: 24 Ind: 35 |
| 1957 | Second Assembly | Mohan Lal Sukhadia (Congress) | |
| 1962 | Third Assembly | Mohan Lal Sukhadia (Congress) | |
| 1967 | Fourth Assembly | Mohan Lal Sukhadia Barkatullah Khan - Indian National Congress |
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| 1972 | Fifth Assembly | Barkatullah Khan Hari Dev Joshi - Congress |
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| 1977 | Sixth Assembly | Bhairon Singh Shekhawat (Janata Party) | Janata: 151/200, Congress: 41 |
| 1980 | Seventh Assembly | Jagannath Pahadia Shiv Charan Mathur Hira Lal Devpura - - Indian National Congress |
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| 1985 | Eighth Assembly | Hari Dev Joshi Shiv Charan Mathur Hari Dev Joshi - Congress |
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| 1990 | Ninth Assembly | Bhairon Singh Shekhawat, Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 1993 | Tenth Assembly | Bhairon Singh Shekhawat (Bharatiya Janata Party) | |
| 1998 | Eleventh Assembly | Ashok Gehlot (Congress) | Cong: 153/200, BJP: 33 |
| 2003 | Twelfth Assembly | Vasundhara Raje (Bharatiya Janata Party) | BJP: 111/200, Congress: 54 |
| 2008 | Thirteenth Assembly | Ashok Gehlot (Congress) | Cong: 96/200, BJP: 78 |
| 2013 | Fourteenth Assembly | Vasundhara Raje (BJP) | BJP: 163/200, Congress: 21 |
References
- ↑ "Rajasthan: Results 1952-1998". Outlook India. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
- ↑ "Former Chief Ministers of Rajasthan". Rajasthan Legislative assembly. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
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