Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30
Banswara (Rajasthan) was won by Kanakmal Katara (Bharatiya Janata Party) at the 2019 Lok Sabha general election, with a margin of 305,464 votes over Tarachand Bhagora. This page covers every Lok Sabha general election in Banswara, Rajasthan, from 1957 to 2019.
Full Election History, 1957–2019
Election
Winner
Party
Votes
Vote Share
Runner-up
Margin
1957
Bhogji
Indian National Congress
83,118
50.9%
Velji (Independent)
2,900 (1.8 pts)
1962
Ratan Lal
Indian National Congress
104,053
41.3%
Kaluram (Swatantra Party)
21,174 (8.4 pts)
1967
Hirji
Indian National Congress
173,577
52.0%
Vijaypal (Swatantra Party)
32,629 (9.8 pts)
1971
Hiralal
Indian National Congress
118,643
42.1%
Prabhulal (Samyukta Socialist Party)
1,144 (0.4 pts)
1977
Heera Bhai
Bharatiya Lok Dal
198,354
60.4%
Prabhu Lal Rawat (Indian National Congress)
87,399 (26.6 pts)
1980
Bhikha Bhai
Congress (I)
181,578
48.9%
Vithalji (Janata Party)
88,581 (23.9 pts)
1984
Prabhulal Rawat
Indian National Congress
199,308
50.5%
Hira Bhai (LKD)
121,125 (30.7 pts)
1989
Heera Bhai
Janata Dal
296,594
60.6%
Mahendra Kumar Parmar (Indian National Congress)
109,325 (22.3 pts)
1991
Prabhulal Rawat
Indian National Congress
233,668
49.7%
Bahadur Singh (Janata Dal)
115,007 (24.5 pts)
1996
Tarachand Bhagora
Indian National Congress
225,867
44.6%
Navneet Lal Ninama (Bharatiya Janata Party)
51,152 (10.1 pts)
1998
Mahendrajeet Singh
Indian National Congress
323,588
49.4%
Laxmi Ninama (Bharatiya Janata Party)
114,517 (17.5 pts)
1999
Tara Chand Bhagora
Indian National Congress
379,775
59.0%
Rajesh Katara (Janata Dal (United))
116,264 (18.1 pts)
2004
Dhan Singh Rawat
Bharatiya Janata Party
269,239
40.4%
Prabhulal Rawat (Indian National Congress)
21,683 (3.3 pts)
2009
Tarachand Bhagora
Indian National Congress
413,169
53.7%
Hakaru Maida (Bharatiya Janata Party)
199,418 (25.9 pts)
2014
Manshankar Ninama
Bharatiya Janata Party
577,433
49.3%
Resham Malviya (Indian National Congress)
91,916 (7.8 pts)
2019
Kanakmal Katara
Bharatiya Janata Party
711,709
50.5%
Tarachand Bhagora (Indian National Congress)
305,464 (21.7 pts)
Full Result Breakdown by Election
1957
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Bhogji
Indian National Congress
83,118
50.9%
Velji
Independent
80,218
49.1%
Lalit Mohan
Independent
0
0.0%
1962
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Ratan Lal
Indian National Congress
104,053
41.3%
Kaluram
Swatantra Party
82,879
32.9%
Mogjibhai
Socialist Party
65,001
25.8%
1967
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Hirji
Indian National Congress
173,577
52.0%
Vijaypal
Swatantra Party
140,948
42.2%
Kaluram
Independent
19,513
5.8%
1971
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Hiralal
Indian National Congress
118,643
42.1%
Prabhulal
Samyukta Socialist Party
117,499
41.7%
Udailal
Independent
29,482
10.5%
Bhooji Bhai
Congress (O)
16,154
5.7%
1977
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Heera Bhai
Bharatiya Lok Dal
198,354
60.4%
Prabhu Lal Rawat
Indian National Congress
110,955
33.8%
Udai Lal
Communist Party of India
19,234
5.9%
1980
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Bhikha Bhai
Congress (I)
181,578
48.9%
Vithalji
Janata Party
92,997
25.1%
Hira Bhai
Janata Party (Secular)
79,770
21.5%
Puja
Independent
11,902
3.2%
Uday Lal
Independent
4,700
1.3%
1984
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Prabhulal Rawat
Indian National Congress
199,308
50.5%
Hira Bhai
LKD
78,183
19.8%
Amritlal
Bharatiya Janata Party
76,910
19.5%
Vithal Bhai
Janata Party
21,956
5.6%
Ranglal Damor
Independent
18,096
4.6%
1989
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Heera Bhai
Janata Dal
296,594
60.6%
Mahendra Kumar Parmar
Indian National Congress
187,269
38.3%
Gautam Lal
DDP
2,988
0.6%
Heera Lal Ahari
Independent
2,664
0.5%
1991
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Prabhulal Rawat
Indian National Congress
233,668
49.7%
Bahadur Singh
Janata Dal
118,661
25.3%
Amritlal Parmar
Bharatiya Janata Party
112,635
24.0%
Gautamlal Maida
DDP
2,252
0.5%
Laxmanlal Ninama
Independent
1,398
0.3%
Lalshanker
Independent
1,284
0.3%
1996
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Tarachand Bhagora
Indian National Congress
225,867
44.6%
Navneet Lal Ninama
Bharatiya Janata Party
174,715
34.5%
Fateh Singh
Janata Dal
90,889
18.0%
Nanji Damor
Independent
9,032
1.8%
Goutam Lal Maida
Independent
1,765
0.3%
Thaneshwar Rot
Shiv Sena
1,731
0.3%
Narayan Lal Garasiya
Independent
1,501
0.3%
Ranglal Damor
Independent
567
0.1%
1998
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Mahendrajeet Singh
Indian National Congress
323,588
49.4%
Laxmi Ninama
Bharatiya Janata Party
209,071
31.9%
Bahadur Bhai
Janata Dal
121,764
18.6%
Chunnilal
CPI (ML) Liberation
1,126
0.2%
1999
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Tara Chand Bhagora
Indian National Congress
379,775
59.0%
Rajesh Katara
Janata Dal (United)
263,511
41.0%
2004
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Dhan Singh Rawat
Bharatiya Janata Party
269,239
40.4%
Prabhulal Rawat
Indian National Congress
247,556
37.2%
Jeetmal Khant
Janata Dal (United)
78,556
11.8%
Suryalal Khant
Independent
31,132
4.7%
Sunder Lal Parmar
Bahujan Samaj Party
17,841
2.7%
Nanuram Khant
Independent
11,084
1.7%
Bahadur Singh
Samajwadi Party
10,690
1.6%
2009
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Tarachand Bhagora
Indian National Congress
413,169
53.7%
Hakaru Maida
Bharatiya Janata Party
213,751
27.8%
Prabhulal Rawat
Janata Dal (United)
71,543
9.3%
Prof. Mohanlal Damor
LSWP
30,197
3.9%
Durga Devi Bhagora
Bahujan Samaj Party
21,507
2.8%
Bhanji Bhai
Samajwadi Party
10,641
1.4%
Bannu
BHBP
7,945
1.0%
2014
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Manshankar Ninama
Bharatiya Janata Party
577,433
49.3%
Resham Malviya
Indian National Congress
485,517
41.5%
None Of The Above
Independent
34,404
2.9%
Vijaypal
Bahujan Samaj Party
27,886
2.4%
Bhanji Bhai
Janata Dal (United)
21,760
1.9%
Harish Rawat
Aam Aadmi Party
13,647
1.2%
Soma Lal Koted
BMP
10,541
0.9%
2019
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Kanakmal Katara
Bharatiya Janata Party
711,709
50.5%
Tarachand Bhagora
Indian National Congress
406,245
28.8%
Kantilal Roat
BTP
250,761
17.8%
Bapulal
Bahujan Samaj Party
26,172
1.9%
Nitesh Damor
Independent
14,822
1.1%
Margin Over Time
Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party's broad bloc (Congress / BJP / Left / other).
Trend
Banswara has been contested at 16 Lok Sabha general elections on record since 1957. Parties that have won this seat over that span: Indian National Congress, Bharatiya Lok Dal, Congress (I), Janata Dal, Bharatiya Janata Party.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won Banswara in the 2019 Lok Sabha election?
Kanakmal Katara (Bharatiya Janata Party) won Banswara, Rajasthan, in 2019 with 711,709 votes (50.5%), a margin of 305,464 votes over Tarachand Bhagora.
Which parties have won Banswara since 1957?
Since 1957, Banswara has been won by: Bharatiya Janata Party, Bharatiya Lok Dal, Congress (I), Indian National Congress, Janata Dal.
What was the closest result in Banswara?
The closest result on record for Banswara was 1971, when Indian National Congress beat Samyukta Socialist Party by just 1,144 votes (0.4 percentage points).