Barmer (Lok Sabha constituency)

Barmer Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 25 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Rajasthan state in western India.

Contents

1 Assembly segments
2 Members of Parliament
3 Election results
4 See also
5 Notes

Assembly segments

Presently, Barmer Lok Sabha constituency comprises eight Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments. These are^[1]:

Jaisalmer
Sheo
Barmer
Baytoo
Pachpadra
Siwana
Gudha Malani
Chohtan

Members of Parliament

1957: Raghunath Singh Bahadur, Independent
1962: Tan Singh, Ram Rajya Parishad
1967: Amrit Nahata, Indian National Congress
1971: Amrit Nahata, Indian National Congress
1977: Tan Singh, Janata Party
1980: Virdhi Chander Jain, Indian National Congress
1984: Virdhi Chander Jain, Indian National Congress
1989: Kalyan Singh Kalvi, Janata Dal
1991: Ram Niwas Mirdha, Indian National Congress
1996: Sona Ram Choudhary, Indian National Congress
1998: Sona Ram Choudhary, Indian National Congress
1999: Sona Ram Choudhary, Indian National Congress
2004: Manvendra Singh, Bharatiya Janata Party
2009: Harish Chaudhary, Indian National Congress

Election results

General Election, 2004: Barmer
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Manvendra Singh	631,851	60.25	+13.01
	Congress	Sona Ram Choudhry	359,963	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			271,888	25.93	+29.80
Turnout			1,048,698	63.99	+4.67
	BJP hold		Swing	+13.01

See also

Notes

^ "Parliamentary & Assembly Constitencies wise Polling Stations & Electors". Chief Electoral Officer, Rajasthan website. http://ceorajasthan.nic.in/PC-ACWISE-ELECTORS.pdf.

Lok Sabha constituencies of Rajasthan

Ganganagar · Bikaner · Churu · Jhunjhunu · Sikar · Jaipur Rural · Jaipur · Alwar · Bharatpur · Karauli–Dholpur · Dausa · Tonk-Sawai Madhopur · Ajmer · Nagaur · Pali · Jodhpur · Barmer · Jalore · Udaipur · Banswara · Chittorgarh · Rajsamand · Bhilwara · Kota · Jhalawar-Baran