Banswara, Rajasthan — Lok Sabha Election Results

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

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Bhogji Indian National Congress 83,118 50.9%
Velji Independent 80,218 49.1%
Lalit Mohan Independent 0 0.0%

1962

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Ratan Lal Indian National Congress 104,053 41.3%
Kaluram Swatantra Party 82,879 32.9%
Mogjibhai Socialist Party 65,001 25.8%

1967

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Hirji Indian National Congress 173,577 52.0%
Vijaypal Swatantra Party 140,948 42.2%
Kaluram Independent 19,513 5.8%

1971

CandidatePartyVotesShare
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

CandidatePartyVotesShare
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

CandidatePartyVotesShare
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

CandidatePartyVotesShare
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

CandidatePartyVotesShare
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

CandidatePartyVotesShare
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

CandidatePartyVotesShare
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

CandidatePartyVotesShare
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

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Tara Chand Bhagora Indian National Congress 379,775 59.0%
Rajesh Katara Janata Dal (United) 263,511 41.0%

2004

CandidatePartyVotesShare
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

CandidatePartyVotesShare
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

CandidatePartyVotesShare
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

CandidatePartyVotesShare
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).

1957: Indian National Congress margin 1.8 pts 1962: Indian National Congress margin 8.4 pts 1967: Indian National Congress margin 9.8 pts 1971: Indian National Congress margin 0.4 pts 1977: Bharatiya Lok Dal margin 26.6 pts 1980: Congress (I) margin 23.9 pts 1984: Indian National Congress margin 30.7 pts 1989: Janata Dal margin 22.3 pts 1991: Indian National Congress margin 24.5 pts 1996: Indian National Congress margin 10.1 pts 1998: Indian National Congress margin 17.5 pts 1999: Indian National Congress margin 18.1 pts 2004: Bharatiya Janata Party margin 3.3 pts 2009: Indian National Congress margin 25.9 pts 2014: Bharatiya Janata Party margin 7.8 pts 2019: Bharatiya Janata Party margin 21.7 pts 1957 1962 1967 1971 1977 1980 1984 1989 1991 1996 1998 1999 2004 2009 2014 2019

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).

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