Pokaran Assembly constituency
| Pokaran | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 133 for the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | North India |
| State | Rajasthan |
| District | Jaisalmer district |
| LS constituency | Jodhpur |
| Established | 2008 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Rajasthan Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2023 |
Pokaran is one of constituencies of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly in the Jodhpur (Lok Sabha constituency).
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Saleh Mohammad | Indian National Congress[2] | |
| 2013 | Shaitan Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party[3] | |
| 2018 | Saleh Mohammad | Indian National Congress[4] | |
| 2023 | Mahant Pratap Puri | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
Election results
2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Mahant Pratap Puri | 112,925 | 56.83 |  9.12
| |
| INC | Saleh Mohammad | 77,498 | 39 |  9.22
| |
| RLP | Devilal | 4,690 | 2.36 | New | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 773 | 0.39 | 0.26
| |
| Majority | 35,427 | 17.83 | 17.32
| ||
| Turnout | 1,98,713 | ||||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Saleh Mohammad | 82,964 | 48.22 | 12.89
| |
| BJP | Mahant Pratap Puri | 82,094 | 47.71 | 11.69
| |
| Independent | Paramaram | 2,748 | 1.60 | New | |
| BSP | Tulchha Ram | 2,187 | 1.27 | 0.01
| |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,122 | 0.65 | 0.41
| |
| Majority | 872 | 0.51 | 23.56
| ||
| Turnout | 1,72,315 | 88.09 | 0.46
| ||
| INC gain from BJP | Swing | ||||
2013
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Shaitan Singh | 85,010 | 59.40 | ||
| INC | Saleh Mohammad | 50,566 | 35.33 | ||
| Independent | Khajoo Khan | 2,824 | 1.97 | ||
| BSP | Tulchha Ram | 1,800 | 1.26 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,519 | 1.06 | ||
| Majority | 34,444 | 24.07 | |||
| Turnout | 1,43,287 | 87.73 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
References
- ^ Mishra, Ishita (3 December 2023). "BJP's Hindutva outreach plays out well with all four 'babas' winning in Rajasthan". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
- ^ 2008 Rajasthan Assembly results
- ^ STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2013 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF RAJASTHAN
- ^ "General Election of State Assembly Elections- 2018". ceorajasthan.nic.in.