Barmer Lok Sabha constituency
Barmer Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 25 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Rajasthan state in western India. It is the second largest parliamentary constituency covering an area of 71,601 km2,[1] over twice the size of Belgium. Jaisalmer and Barmer, the third and fifth largest districts in India, both fall under this Lok Sabha seat.
| Barmer | |
|---|---|
| Lok Sabha constituency | |
Interactive Map Outlining Barmer Lok Sabha Constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | North India |
| State | Rajasthan |
| Assembly constituencies | Jaisalmer Sheo Barmer Baytoo Pachpadra Siwana Gudha Malani Chohtan |
| Established | 1952 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Parliament | |
| 17th Lok Sabha | |
| Incumbent Kailash Choudhary | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2019 |
Former Defense Minister Jaswant Singh contested from this seat as a rebel BJP candidate in 2014. His son Manvendra Singh has also contested a few times from here.
Vidhan Sabha segments
Presently, Barmer Lok Sabha constituency comprises Eight Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments. These are:[2]
| # | Name | District | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 132 | Jaisalmer | Jaisalmer | Chhotu Singh Bhati | BJP | |
| 134 | Sheo | Barmer | Ravindra Singh Bhati | IND | |
| 135 | Barmer | Priyanka Chaudhary | IND | ||
| 136 | Baytoo | Harish Chaudhary | INC | ||
| 137 | Pachpadra | Arun Choudhary | BJP | ||
| 138 | Siwana | Hameer Singh Bhayal | BJP | ||
| 139 | Gudha Malani | KK Bishnoi | BJP | ||
| 140 | Chohtan (SC) | Aduram Meghwal | BJP | ||
Members of Lok Sabha
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Bhawani Singh | Independent | |
| 1957 | Raghunath Singh Bahadur | ||
| 1962 | Tan Singh | Ram Rajya Parishad | |
| 1967 | Amrit Nahata | Indian National Congress | |
| 1971 | |||
| 1977 | Tan Singh | Janata Party | |
| 1980 | Virdhi Chand Jain | Indian National Congress (I) | |
| 1984 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1989 | Kalyan Singh Kalvi | Janata Dal | |
| 1991 | Ram Niwas Mirdha | Indian National Congress | |
| 1996 | Sona Ram | ||
| 1998 | |||
| 1999 | |||
| 2004 | Manvendra Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2009 | Harish Chaudhary | Indian National Congress | |
| 2014 | Sona Ram | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2019 | Kailash Choudhary | ||
Election results
2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Kailash Choudhary | ||||
| Independent | Ravindra Singh Bhati | ||||
| INC | Ummeda Ram Beniwal | ||||
| Independent | Popat Lal | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | {{{percentage}}} | ||||
| gain from | Swing | ||||
General Election 2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Kailash Choudhary | 846,526 | 59.52 | +19.62 | |
| INC | Manvendra Singh | 5,22,718 | 36.75 | +3.35 | |
| Independent | Popal Lal | 18,996 | 1.34 | ||
| BMP | Ramesh Kumar | 16,699 | 1.17 | ||
| Majority | 3,23,808 | 22.77 | |||
| Turnout | 14,22,875 | 73.30 | +0.74 | ||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
General Election 2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Sona Ram | 488,747 | 40.62 | ||
| IND. | Jaswant Singh | 4,01,286 | 33.35 | ||
| INC | Harish Chaudhary | 2,20,881 | 18.36 | ||
| IND. | Rama Ram | 17,563 | 1.44 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 15,889 | 1.30 | ||
| Majority | 87,461 | 7.17 | |||
| Turnout | 12,19,174 | 72.56 | |||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
General Election 2009
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Harish Chaudhary | 4,16,497 | 53.04 | ||
| BJP | Manvendra Singh | 2,97,391 | 37.87 | ||
| Independent | Popat Lal | 18,806 | 2.40 | ||
| BSP | Mahendra Vyas | 18,320 | 2.33 | ||
| Majority | 1,19,106 | 15.17 | |||
| Turnout | 7,85,199 | 54.47 | |||
| INC gain from BJP | Swing | ||||
General Election 2004
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Manvendra Singh | 6,31,851 | 60.25 | +13.01 | |
| INC | Sona Ram Choudhry | 3,59,963 | 34.32 | -16.79 | |
| Independent | Arjun Ram | 20,945 | 2.00 | ||
| BSP | Sharvan Kumar | 19,636 | 1.87 | +1.34 | |
| INLD | Hastimal Doshi | 16,753 | 1.60 | ||
| Majority | 2,71,888 | 25.93 | +29.80 | ||
| Turnout | 10,48,698 | 63.99 | +4.67 | ||
| BJP hold | Swing | +13.01 | |||
General Election 1962
- Tan Singh (Ram Rajya Parishad) : 100,395 votes[3]
- Onkar Singh (INC) : 82,684
See also
- Barmer district
- Ladakh (Lok Sabha constituency) and Kachchh (Lok Sabha constituency), noted for their large area
- List of constituencies of the Lok Sabha
Notes
- "Smallest constituency is just 10 sq km". www.rediff.com. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
- "Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies wise Polling Stations & Electors" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Rajasthan website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 July 2011. Retrieved 11 August 2009.
- "1962 India General (3rd Lok Sabha) Elections Results".
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