Elections in Rajasthan
Elections in Rajasthan have been 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) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) are the two 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 | Party-wise Details | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 1st | Total: 20. INC: 9, RRP: 3, BJS: 1, KLP: 1, Independents: 6 | |
| 1957 | 2nd | Total: 22. INC: 19, Independents: 3 | |
| 1962 | 3rd | Total: 22. INC: 14, Swatantra Party: 3, BJS: 1, RRP: 1, Independents: 3 | |
| 1967 | 4th | Total: 23. INC: 10, Swatantra Party: 8, BJS: 3, Independents: 2 | |
| 1971 | 5th | Total: 23. INC: 14, BJS: 4, Swatantra Party: 3, Independents: 2 | |
| 1977 | 6th | Total: 25. Janata Party: 24, INC: 1 | |
| 1980 | 7th | Total: 25. INC: 18, JP: 4, JP(S) : 2, Congress(U):1 |
Total Seats- 25
| Year | Lok Sabha | 1st Party | 2nd Party | Others | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 8th | INC 25 | ||||
| 1989 | 9th | BJP 13 | JD 11 | CPI(M) 1 | ||
| 1991 | 10th | INC 13 | BJP 12 | |||
| 1996 | 11th | BJP 12 | INC 12 | AIIC(T) 1 | ||
| 1998 | 12th | INC 19 | BJP 5 | AIIC(S) 1 | ||
| 1999 | 13th | BJP 16 | INC 9 | |||
| 2004 | 14th | BJP 21 | INC 4 | |||
| 2009 | 15th | INC 20 | BJP 4 | Ind 1 | ||
| 2014 | 16th | BJP 25 | ||||
| 2019 | 17th | BJP 24 | RLP 1 | |||
| 2024 | 18th | BJP 14 | INC 8 | BAP 1,CPI(M) 1, RLP 1 | ||
Legislative Assembly elections
The elections for the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly have been held since 1952.[1][2][3]
| Year | Legislative Assembly | Party-wise Details | Chief Minister | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | 1st | Total: 160. INC: 82, RRP: 24, BJS: 8 | Tika Ram Paliwal Jai Narayan Vyas Mohan Lal Sukhadia |
INC | |
| 1957 | 2nd | Total: 176. INC: 119, RRP: 17, BJS: 6 | Mohan Lal Sukhadia | INC | |
| 1962 | 3rd | Total: 176. INC: 88, Swatantra Party: 36, BJS: 15 | Mohan Lal Sukhadia | INC | |
| 1967 | 4th | Total: 184. INC: 89, Swatantra Party: 48, BJS: 22 | Mohan Lal Sukhadia Barkatullah Khan |
INC | |
| 1972 | 5th | Total: 184. INC: 145, Swatantra Party: 11, BJS: 8 | Barkatullah Khan Hari Dev Joshi |
INC | |
| 1977 | 6th | Total: 200. JP: 151, INC: 41 | Bhairon Singh Shekhawat | JP | |
| 1980 | 7th | Total: 200. INC: 133, BJP: 32 | Jagannath Pahadia Shiv Charan Mathur Hira Lal Devpura |
INC | |
| 1985 | 8th | Total: 200. INC: 113, BJP: 39, Lok Dal: 27, JP: 10 | Hari Dev Joshi Shiv Charan Mathur |
INC | |
| 1990 | 9th | Total: 200. BJP: 85 + JD: 55, INC: 50 | Bhairon Singh Shekhawat | BJP | |
| 1993 | 10th | Total: 200. BJP: 95, INC: 76 | Bhairon Singh Shekhawat | BJP | |
| 1998 | 11th | Total: 200. INC: 153, BJP: 33 | Ashok Gehlot | INC | |
| 2003 | 12th | Total: 200. BJP: 120, INC: 56 | Vasundhara Raje | BJP | |
| 2008 | 13th | Total: 200. INC: 96, BJP: 78 | Ashok Gehlot | INC | |
| 2013 | 14th | Total: 200. BJP: 163, INC: 21, BSP: 2, Ind: 7 | Vasundhara Raje | BJP | |
| 2018 | 15th | Total: 200. INC: 100, BJP: 73, BSP: 6, CPI(M): 2, RLP: 3, BTP: 2, RLD: 1, Ind: 13 | Ashok Gehlot | INC | |
| 2023 | 16th | Total: 200. BJP: 115, INC: 69, BAP: 3, BSP: 2, RLD: 1, RLP: 1, Ind: 8 | Bhajan Lal Sharma | BJP |
See also
- Rajasthan
- Outline of Rajasthan
- Raj Bhavan, Jaipur
- Rajasthan Police
- Bhajan Lal Sharma ministry
- Politics of Rajasthan
- Government of Rajasthan
- Rajasthan High Court
- List of tehsils of Rajasthan
- Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
- List of districts of Rajasthan
- List of governors of Rajasthan
- List of chief ministers of Rajasthan
- List of deputy chief ministers of Rajasthan
- Rajasthan Administrative Service
- Bureau of Investment Promotion
- List of urban local bodies in Rajasthan
- Rajasthan Board of Secondary Education
- Rajasthan Public Service Commission
- Rajasthan State Election Commission
- List of institutions of higher education in Rajasthan
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Assembly Elections 2018". election.rajasthan.gov.in. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
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