Rajasthan election result: The Congress party on Thursday (January 31) moved one step closure towards the magic figure of 101 in 200-member Rajasthan Legislative Assembly by winning Ramgarh assembly seat. Congress’ candidate Shafia Zubair Khan defeated BJP and BSP candidates by a margin of over 12,000 votes to bag the seat. The Congress has now 100 MLAs and it enjoys support of six BSP MLAs.
Polling in Ramgarh was held on January 28 with nearly 79% of the 2,35,625 voters exercising their franchise. The election was scheduled on December 7 along with the rest of Rajasthan Assembly seats but was postponed after BSP candidate Laxman Singh died due to cardiac arrest.
In the Assembly polls held in December last year, the Congress had won 99 seats. But it managed to go past the halfway mark with support from the BSP and RLD.
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The BJP has 73 MLAs in the House. In the 2013 polls, the BJP under Vasundhara Raje’s leadership had won over 160 seats against Congress’ 21.
Here is the full list of candidates:
AJMER NORTH Vidhan Sabha – VASUDEV DEVNANI (BJP): 67,881
AJMER SOUTH Vidhan Sabha – ANITA BHADEL (BJP): 69,064
BEAWAR Vidhan Sabha – SHANKAR SINGH RAWAT: 65,055
KEKRI Vidhan Sabha – RAGHU SHARMA (Indian National Congress): 9,575
KISHANGARH Vidhan Sabha – SURESH TAK (Independent) : 82,678
MASUDA Vidhan Sabha – RAKESH PAREEK ( Indian National Congress): 86,008
NASIRABAD Vidhan Sabha – RAMSWAROOP LAMBA ( BJP): 75,084
ALWAR RURAL Vidhan Sabha – TIKA RAM JULLY (Congress): 85,752
PUSHKAR Vidhan Sabha: SURESH SINGH RAWAT ( BJP): 84,860
ALWAR URBAN Vidhan Sabha – SANJAY SHARMA (BJP): 83,946
BANSUR Vidhan Sabha – SHAKUNTALA RAWAT (Indian National Congress): 53396
BEHROR Vidhan Sabha – BALJEET YADAV (Independent): 55,160
KATHUMAR Vidhan Sabha – BABULAL (Indian National Congress): 54,110
KISHANGARH BAS Vidhan Sabha – DEEPCHAND (Bahujan Samaj Party): 73,799
MUNDAWAR Vidhan Sabha – MANJEET DHARAMPAL CHOUDHARY (BJP): 73,191
RAMGARH Vidhan Sabha– SHAFIA ZUBAIR KHAN
RAJGARH-LAXMANGARH Vidhan Sabha: JOHARI LAL MEENA (Indian National Congress): 82,876
THANAGAZI Vidhan Sabha: KANTI PRASAD (INDEPENDENT): 64,079
TIJARA Vidhan Sabha : SANDEEP KUMAR ( Bahujan Samaj Party): 59,468
BAGIDORA Vidhan Sabha – MAHENDRAJEET SINGH MALVIYA (Congress) Margin: 14,325
BANSWARA Vidhan Sabha – ARJUN SINGH BAMNIYA: (Congress) 87,472
GARHI Vidhan Sabha – KAILASH CHANDRA MEENA (BJP) 89,904
GHATOL Vidhan Sabha – HARENDRA NINAMA (BJP) Margin: 5,745
KUSHALGARH Vidhan Sabha- RAMILA KHADIYA (Independent): 91,942
ANTA Vidhan Sabha – PRABHU LAL SAINI (BJP) Margin: 3,399 votes
BARAN-ATRU Vidhan Sabha- PANA CHAND MEGHWAL (Congress): 86,986
CHHABRA Vidhan Sabha – PRATAP SINGH (BJP) Margin: 61,335
KISHANGANJ Vidhan Sabha- NIRMALA SAHARIYA (Congress): 87,371
BARMER Vidhan Sabha – MEWARAM JAIN (Congress) :97,874
BAYTU Vidhan Sabha- HARISH CHOUDHARY (Congress): 57,703
CHOHTAN Vidhan Sabha- PADMARAM (Congress): 82,980
GUDAMALANI Vidhan Sabha- HEMARAM CHOUDHARY (Congress): 27,180
PACHPADRA Vidhan Sabha- MADAN PRAJAPAT ( Congress): 69,393
SHEO Vidhan Sabha- AMEEN KHAN (Congress): 83,700
SIWANA Vidhan Sabha- HAMEER SINGH BHAYAL (BJP): 30,997
BAYANA Vidhan Sabha- AMAR SINGH (Congress): 84,715
BHARATPUR Vidhan Sabha- DR. SUBHASH GARG (RASHTRIYA LOK DAL): 52,869
DEEG – KUMHER Vidhan Sabha – VISHVENDRA SINGH (Congress) : 73,730
KAMAN Vidhan Sabha – ZAHIDA KHAN (Congress): 1,10,789
NADBAI Vidhan Sabha- JOGINDER SINGH AWANA (BSP): 50,976
NAGAR Vidhan Sabha- WAJIB ALI (BSP): 62,644
WEIR Vidhan Sabha- BHAJAN LAL JATAV ( Congress): 68,585
ASIND Vidhan Sabha- JABBAR SINGH SANKHALA (BJP) 69,690
BHILWARA Vidhan Sabha- VITTHAL SHANKAR AWASTHI (BJP): 93,198
JAHAZPUR Vidhan Sabha- GOPI CHAND MEENA (BJP): 94,970
MANDAL Vidhan Sabha- RAMLAL JAT (Congress): 59,645
MANDALGARH Vidhan Sabha- GOPAL LAL SHARMA (BJP): 68,481
SAHARA Vidhan Sabha- KAILASH CHANDRA TRIVEDI (CONGRESS): 65,420
SHAHPURA Vidhan Sabha- KAILASH CHANDRA MEGHWAL (BJP): 1,01,451
BIKANER EAST Vidhan Sabha – SIDDHI KUMARI (BJP) Margin: 31,677
BIKANER WEST Vidhan Sabha- BULAKI DAS KALLA (CONGRESS): 75,128
DUNGARPUR Vidhan Sabha- GANESH GHOGRA (CONGRESS): 75,482
KHAJUWALA Vidhan Sabha – GOVIND RAM (Congress): 82,994
KOLAYAT Vidhan Sabha- BHANWAR SINGH BHATI ( Congress): 63,004
LUNKARANSAR Vidhan Sabha- SUMIT GODARA (BJP): 72,822
NOKHA Vidhan Sabha- BIHARILAL (BJP): 86,917
BUNDI Vidhan Sabha – ASHOK DOGRA (BJP) : 96,558
HINDOLI Vidhan Sabha – ASHOK (Congress): 1,08,587
KESHORAIPATAN Vidhan Sabha: CHANDRAKANTA MEGHWAL (BJP) 72,596
BARI SADRI Vidhan Sabha – LALIT KUMAR OSWAL (BJP): 97,111
BEGUN Vidhan Sabha – Bidhuri Rajendra Singh (Congress) – 98,667
CHITTORGARH Vidhan Sabha- CHANDRABHAN SINGH AAKYA (BJP): 1,06,563
KAPASAN Vidhan Sabha- ARUN LAL JINGAR (BJP): 81,470
NIMBAHERA Vidhan Sabha- ANJANA UDAILAL (Congress): 1,10,037
CHURU Vidhan Sabha – RAJENDRA RATHORE (BJP) Margin: 24,002
RATANGARH Vidhan Sabha- ABHINESH MAHARSHI (BJP): 65678
SADULPUR Vidhan Sabha- KRISHNA POONIA (Congress): 70020
SARDARSHAHAR Vidhan Sabha- BHANWARLAL SHARMA (Congress): 82682
SUJANGARH Vidhan Sabha- MASTER BHANWARLAL MEGHWAL (Congress): 58885
TARANAGAR Vidhan Sabha- NARENDRA BUDANIYA (Congress): 56968
BANDIKUI Vidhan Sabha- GAJRAJ KHATANA (Congress): 56,433
DAUSA Vidhan Sabha – SHANKAR LAL SHARMA (BJP) Margin 25,172
LALSOT Vidhan Sabha- PRASADI LAL (Congress): 88,828
MAHUWA Vidhan Sabha- OM PRAKASH HUDLA (Indepedent): 49,221
SIKRAI Vidhan Sabha- MAMTA BHUPESH (Congress): 96,454
BARI Vidhan Sabha- GIRRAJ SINGH ( Congress): 79,712
BASERI Vidhan Sabha- KHILADI LAL BAIRWA (Congress): 54,297
DHOLPUR Vidhan Sabha- SHOBHARANI KUSHWA (BJP): 67,349
RAJAKHERA Vidhan Sabha- ROHIT BOHRA (Congress): 76,278
ASPUR Vidhan Sabha- GOPICHAND MEENA (BJP): 57,062
CHORASI Vidhan Sabha- RAJKUMAR ROAT (Bhartiya tribal party): 64,119
DUNGARPUR Vidhan Sabha- GANESH GHOGRA ( Congress): 75,482
SAGWARA Vidhan Sabha- RAM PRASAD (BHARTIYA TRIBAL PARTY) : 58,406
ANUPGARH Vidhan Sabha – Santosh (BJP): 79,383
GANGANAGAR Vidhan Sabha- RAJ KUMAR GAUR (INDEPENDENT): 44,998
KARANPUR Vidhan Sabha- GURMEET SINGH KOONER (Congress): 73,896
RAISINGHNAGAR Vidhan Sabha: BALVEER SINGH LUTHRA ( BJP): 76,395
SADULSHAHAR Vidhan Sabha: JAGDISH CHANDER (CONGRESS): 72,354
SURATGARH Vidhan Sabha: RAMPRATAP KASNIYAN (BJP): 69,032
BHADRA Vidhan Sabha: BALWAN POONIA CPI(M) 82,204
HANUMANGARH Vidhan Sabha – RAMPRATAP (BJP) Margin 30,487
NOHAR Vidhan Sabha- AMIT CHACHAN ( Congress): 93,851
PILIBANGA Vidhan Sabha- Dharmendra Kumar (BJP): 1,06,414
SANGARIA Vidhan Sabha- GURDEEP SINGH (BJP): 99,064
ADARSH NAGAR Vidhan Sabha- RAFEEK KHAN (Congress): 88,541
AMBER Vidhan Sabha – SATISH POONIA (BJP): 93,132
BAGRU Vidhan Sabha- Ganga Devi (Congress): 96,635
BASSI Vidhan Sabha – ANJU DEVI DHANKA (Independent) : 79,878
CHAKSU Vidhan Sabha- VED PRAKASH SOLANKI (CONGRESS): 70,007
CHOMU Vidhan Sabha – RAMLAL SHARMA (BJP) : 70,813
CIVIL LINES Vidhan Sabha – ARUN CHATURVEDI (BJP) Margin: 11,129
DUDU Vidhan Sabha- BABULAL NAGAR (Independent): 68,769
HAWAMAHAL Vidhan Sabha- DR. MAHESH JOSHI: 85,474
JAMWA RAMGARH Vidhan Sabha- GOPAL LAL MEENA (Congress): 89,165
JHOTWARA Vidhan Sabha- LALCHAND KATARIA (Congress): 1,27,185
KISHANPOLE Vidhan Sabha- AMIN KAGZI (Congress): 62,774
KOTPUTLI Vidhan Sabha- RAJENDRA SINGH YADAV (Congress): 57,114
MALVIYA NAGAR Vidhan Sabha- KALICHARAN SARAF (BJP): 70,221
PHULERA Vidhan Sabha- NIRMAL KUMAWAT (BJP): 70,065
SANGANER Vidhan Sabha- ASHOK LAHOTY (BJP): 1,05,451
VIDHYADHAR NAGAR Vidhan Sabha- NARPAT SINGH RAJVI ( BJP): 95,599
VIRATNAGAR Vidhan Sabha- INDRAJ SINGH GURJAR (Congress): 59,427
JAISALMER Vidhan Sabha- ROOPARAM (Congress): 1,02,933
POKARAN Vidhan Sabha- SHALE MOHAMMAD (Congress): 82,964
AHORE Vidhan Sabha- CHHAGANSINGH ( BJP): 74,928
BHINMAL Vidhan Sabha- POORARAM CHOUDHARY (Bharatiya Janata Party): 78,893
JALORE Vidhan Sabha- JOGESHWAR GARG (BJP): 95,086
RANIWARA Vidhan Sabha- NARAYAN SINGH DEWAL (BJP): 88,887
SANCHORE Vidhan Sabha- SUKHRAM VISHNOI (Congress): 84,689
DAG Vidhan Sabha- KALURAM (BJP): 1,03,665
JHALRAPATAN Vidhan Sabha: Vasundharaja Raje (BJP): 1,16,484
KHANPUR Vidhan Sabha- NARENDRA NAGAR (BJP): 85,984
MANOHAR THANA Vidhan Sabha- GOVIND PRASAD (BJP): 1,10,215
JHUNJHUNU Vidhan Sabha – BRIJENDRA SINGH OLA (Congress) : 76177
KHETRI Vidhan Sabha- JITENDRA SINGH (Congress): 57,153
MANDAWA Vidhan Sabha- NARENDRA KUMAR (BJP): 80,599
NAWALGARH Vidhan Sabha- DR. RAJKUMAR SHARMA (Congress): 79,570
PILANI Vidhan Sabha- J.P.CHANDELIA (Congress): 84,715
SURAJGARH Vidhan Sabha- SUBHASH POONIA S/O LOKRAM POONIA (BJP): 79,913
UDAIPURWATI Vidhan Sabha – RAJENDRASINGH GUDHA (BSP): 59,362
BHOPALGARH Vidhan Sabha- PUKHRAJ (RASHTRIYA LOKTANTRIK PARTY): 67,424
BILARA Vidhan Sabha- HEERARAM (Congress): 75,671
JODHPUR Vidhan Sabha- MANISHA PANWAR (Congress): 63,581
LOHAWAT Vidhan Sabha- KISANA RAM VISHNOI (Congress): 1,06,084
LUNI Vidhan Sabha – MAHENDRA VISHNOI (Congress): 84,979
OSIAN Vidhan Sabha- DIVYA MADERNA (Congress): 82,127
PHALODI Vidhan Sabha- PABBA RAM (BJP): 60,375
SARDARPURA Vidhan Sabha – Ashok Gehlot (Congress): 92,934
SHERGARH Vidhan Sabha- MEENA KANWAR (Congress): 99916
SOORSAGAR Vidhan Sabha- SURYAKANT VYAS (BJP): 86,885
TODABHIM Vidhan Sabha- PRITHVIRAJ (Congress): 1,07,691
HINDAUN Vidhan Sabha- BHAROSI LAL (Congress): 1,00,486
KARAULI Vidhan Sabha – LAKHAN SINGH (BSP): 61,163
SAPOTRA Vidhan Sabha- RAMESH CHAND MEENA (Congress): 76,399
KOTA NORTH Vidhan Sabha- SHANTI KUMAR DHARIWAL (Congress): 91894
KOTA SOUTH Vidhan Sabha- SANDEEP SHARMA (BJP): 82,739
LADPURA Vidhan Sabha- KALPANA DEVI (BJP): 1,04,912
PIPALDA Vidhan Sabha- RAMNARAIN MEENA (Congress): 72,690
RAMGANJ MANDI Vidhan Sabha- MADAN DILAWAR (BJP): 90,817
SANGOD Vidhan Sabha- BHARAT SINGH KUNDANPUR (Congress): 66,517
DEEDWANA Vidhan Sabha – CHETAN SINGH CHOUDHARY (Congress): 92,981
DEGANA Vidhan Sabha – VIJAYPAL MARDHA (Congress): 75,362
JAYAL Vidhan Sabha– MANJU DEVI (Congress): 68,415
KHINVSAR Vidhan Sabha- HANUMAN BENIWAL (Rashtriya loktantrik party) : 83,096
LADNUN Vidhan Sabha – MUKESH KUMAR BHAKAR (Congress): 65,041
MAKRANA Vidhan Sabha – ROOPA RAM ( BJP): 87,201
MERTA Vidhan Sabha- INDIRA DEVI (RLP): 57,662
NAGAUR Vidhan Sabha- MOHAN RAM CHOUDHARY (BJP): 86,315
NAWAN Vidhan Sabha- MAHENDRA CHOUDHARY (Congress): 72,168
PARBATSAR Vidhan Sabha- RAMNIWAS GAWRIYA (Congress): 76,373
BALI Vidhan Sabha-PUSHPENDRA SINGH (BJP): 96,238
JAITARAN Vidhan Sabha- AVINASH (BJP): 65,607
MARWAR JUNCTION Vidhan Sabha- KHUSHVEER SINGH (Independent): 58,232
PALI Vidhan Sabha- GYANCHAND PARAKH (BJP): 75,480
SOJAT Vidhan Sabha- SHOBHA CHAUHAN (BJP): 80,645
SUMERPUR Vidhan Sabha- JORARAM KUMAWAT: 96,617
DHARIAWAD Vidhan Sabha – GOTAM LAL (BJP) Margin 7,174
PRATAPGARH Vidhan Sabha- RAMLAL (Congress): 1,00,625
BHIM Vidhan Sabha- SUDARSHAN SINGH RAWAT (Congress): 49,355
KUMBHALGARH Vidhan Sabha- SURENDRA SINGH RAWAT (BJP) : 70,803
NATHDWARA Vidhan Sabha- C.P. JOSHI (Congress): 88,384
RAJSAMAND Vidhan Sabha– KIRAN MAHESHWARI (BJP): 89,709
BAMANWAS Vidhan Sabha- INDRA (Congress): 73,656
GANGAPUR Vidhan Sabha – MANSINGH GURJAR (BJP) Margin: 14,466
KHANDAR Vidhan Sabha- ASHOK (Congress): 89,028
SAWAI MADHOPUR Vidhan Sabha- DANISH ABRAR (Congress): 85,655
DANTARAMGARH Vidhan Sabha- VIRENDRA SINGH (Congress): 64,931
DHOD Vidhan Sabha- PARASRAM MORDIA (Congress): 75,142
FATEHPUR Vidhan Sabha- HAKAM ALI KHAN (Congress): 80,354
KHANDELA Vidhan Sabha- MAHADEO SINGH (Independent): 53,864
LACHMANGARH Vidhan Sabha- GOVIND SINGH DOSTARA (Congress): 98227
NEEM KA THANA Vidhan Sabha- SURESH MODI (Congress): 66,287
SIKAR Vidhan Sabha – RAJENDRA PAREEK (Congress): 83,472
SRIMADHOPUR Vidhan Sabha – DEEPENDRA SINGH (Congress): 83,114
PINDWARA-ABU Vidhan Sabha- SAMA RAM GRASIYA (BJP): 69,360
REODAR Vidhan Sabha- JAGASI RAM (BJP): 87,861
SIROHI Vidhan Sabha- SANYAM LODHA (Independent): 81,272
DEOLI-UNIARA Vidhan Sabha- HARISH CHANDRA MEENA: 95,540
MALPURA Vidhan Sabha- KANHIYA LAL (BJP): 93,237
NIWAI Vidhan Sabha- PRASHANT BAIRWA (Congress): 1,05,784
TONK Vidhan Sabha: Sachin Pilot (Congress) Margin: 54,179 votes
GOGUNDA Vidhan Sabha- PRATAP LAL BHEEL (GAMETI) (BJP): 82,307
JHADOL Vidhan Sabha- BABU LAL (BJP): 87,527
KHERWARA Vidhan Sabha – DAYARAM PARMAR (Congress): 89,279
MAVLI Vidhan Sabha- DHARMNARAYAN JOSHI (BJP): 99,723
SALUMBER Vidhan Sabha- AMRIT LAL MEENA (BJP): 87,472
UDAIPUR Vidhan Sabha – GULAB CHAND KATARIA (BJP): 74,660
UDAIPUR RURAL Vidhan Sabha- PHOOL SINGH MEENA (BJP): 97,382
VALLABH NAGAR Vidhan Sabha- GAJENDRA SINGH SHAKTAWAT (Congress):66,306
The assembly elections are termed as semi-finals for the general elections slated to be held in April-May next year. This election was a last option for Congress to revive its fortune ahead of the Lok Sabha polls and the results have come as a much needed boost for its cadres who have only suffered a series of defeats post-2014 general elections barring Punjab. Both the BJP and Congress know that the outcome will have an immense impact on the political equations in the run-up to the Lok Sabha polls. Also, the results have come as an incentive for the Congress to project its president Rahul Gandhi as the leader of the proposed grand alliance in view of reservations expresed by several ky leaders on his leadership style.