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
CountryIndia
RegionNorth India
StateRajasthan
Assembly constituenciesJaisalmer
Sheo
Barmer
Baytoo
Pachpadra
Siwana
Gudha Malani
Chohtan
Established1952
ReservationNone
Member of Parliament
17th Lok Sabha
Incumbent
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Elected year2019

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
134 Sheo Barmer
135 Barmer
136 Baytoo
137 Pachpadra
138 Siwana
139 Gudha Malani
140 Chohtan (SC)

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

2019
2019 Indian general elections: Barmer
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Kailash Choudhary 846,526 59.52 +19.62
INC Manvendra Singh 5,22,718 36.75 +3.35
NOTA None of the above 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
2014 Indian general elections: Barmer
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Sona Ram 4,88,747 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
2009 Indian general elections: Barmer
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Harish Chaudhary 4,16,497 53.04
BJP Manvendra Singh 2,97,391 37.87
Independent Popatram 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

2004 Lok Sabha Elections
2004 Indian general elections: Barmer
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

1962 Lok Sabha
  • Tan Singh (Ram Rajya Parishad) : 100,395 votes[3]
  • Onkar Singh (INC) : 82,684

See also

Notes
  1. "Smallest constituency is just 10 sq km". www.rediff.com. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  2. "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.
  3. "1962 India General (3rd Lok Sabha) Elections Results".

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