Tonk Assembly constituency

Tonk is a constituency of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly covering the city of Tonk in the Tonk district of Rajasthan, India.[1]

Tonk
Constituency for the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionNorth India
StateRajasthan
DistrictTonk
Total electors2,24,106 (2018)
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
15th Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyIndian National Congress
Elected year2018
Preceded byAjit Singh Mehta

Tonk is one of eight assembly constituencies in the Tonk–Sawai Madhopur (Lok Sabha constituency). Since 2008, this assembly constituency is numbered 96 amongst 200 constituencies.[2][3][4]

Currently this seat belongs to the INC candidate Sachin Pilot, the former Deputy Chief Minister of Rajasthan who won in 2018 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election by defeating BJP candidate Yunus Khan, who was the transport minister in Vasundhara Raje government, by a margin of 54,179 votes.[5][6]

Geographical scope

The constituency comprises parts of Tonk tehsil and Todaraisingh tehsil (Partly) – (I) ILRC Khareda (II) ILRC Lamba Kalan.[7]

Members of the Legislative Assembly
# Member of Legislative Assembly Party From To Comment
01Ram Ratan Indian National Congress19511957two seat
02Lalu Ram
03Narayan Singh19571962two seat
04Lalu Ram
05Radha Krishan Swatantra Party19621967
06D. Vyas Indian National Congress19671970
07S.Prasad NCJ19701972By election
08Ajit Singh Bharatiya Jana Sangh19721977
09 Janata Party19771980
10Mahaveer Prasad Bhartiya Janata Party19801985
11Zakiya Imam Indian National Congress19851990
12Mahaveer Prasad Bhartiya Janata Party19901993
1319931998
14Zakiya Imam Indian National Congress19982003
15Mahaveer Prasad Bhartiya Janata Party20032008
16Zakiya Imam Indian National Congress20082013
17Ajit Singh Mehta Bhartiya Janata Party20132018
18Sachin Pilot Indian National Congress2018IncumbentFormer Deputy Chief Minister

Elections Result

2018

In 2018, Tonk legislative assembly constituency had total 2,24,106 electors. Total number of valid vote was 1,71,566. Indian National Congress candidate Sachin Pilot won and became MLA from this seat. He secured total 1,09,040 votes. Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Yunus Khan stood second with total 54,861 votes. He lost by 54,179 votes.

2018 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election: Tonk[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Sachin Pilot 109,040 63.56 Increase48.25
BJP Yunus Khan 54,861 31.98 Decrease14.98
BSP Mohd Ali 1,785 1.04 Increase0.31
None of the Above None of the Above 1,485 0.87 Decrease1.04
SHS Panchu 1,221 0.71 Increase0.71
Remaining 5 Candidates 3,154 1.85 Steady
Majority 54,179 31.58 Increase10.26
Turnout 1,71,566 76.56 Increase1.52
INC gain from BJP Swing Increase16.60

2013 Assembly Election Result

In 2013, Tonk legislative assembly constituency had total 1,89,707 electors. Total number of valid vote was 1,42,351. Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Ajit Singh Mehta won and became MLA from this seat. He secured total 66,845 votes. Independent candidate Saud Saidi stood second with total 36,502 votes. He lost by 30,343 votes.[8]

2013 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election: Tonk[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Ajit Singh Mehta 66,845 46.96 Steady
Independent Saud Saidi 36,502 25.64 Steady
INC Zakiya Imam 21,645 15.21 Steady
Independent Shiv Pratap 10,366 7.28 Steady
None of the Above None of the Above 2,715 1.91 Steady
NCP Ajmal Khan 1,216 0.85 Steady
CPI(M) Akhatar Jung 1,145 0.80 Steady
BSP Mahesh Joshi 1,036 0.73 Steady
JD(U) Ram Prasad 881 0.62 Steady
Majority 30,343 21.32 Steady
Turnout 1,42,351 75.04 Steady
BJP gain from INC Swing Steady

References
  1. "Tonk (Rajasthan Assembly) Results". www.elections.in. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  2. "Rajasthan - Tonk Results". www.news18.com. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  3. "Rajasthan assembly election 2018: Congress breaks 46-year-old tradition by fielding Sachin Pilot from Tonk". www.hindustantimes.com. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  4. "Sachin Pilot wins in Tonk with a margin of 54,179 votes". www.indiatoday.in. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  5. "TONK Election Results 2018". NDTV. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  6. "Tonk election result: Sachin Pilot vs Yoonus Khan". www.financialexpress.com. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  7. "Delimitation of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies Order - 2008". Election Commission of India. 20 August 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  8. "Tonk Assembly Constituency Election Result". resultuniversity.com. 12 December 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2020.

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