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Chittorgarh, Rajasthan — Lok Sabha Election Results

Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30

Chittorgarh (Rajasthan) was won by Chandra Prakash Joshi (Bharatiya Janata Party) at the 2019 Lok Sabha general election, with a margin of 576,247 votes over Gopal Singh Shekhawat. This page covers every Lok Sabha general election in Chittorgarh, Rajasthan, from 1962 to 2019.

Full Election History, 1962–2019

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Margin
1962 Manikyalal Indian National Congress 84,563 48.8% Madanlal (Jharkhand Party) 20,022 (11.5 pts)
1967 O. L. Bohra Indian National Congress 117,821 46.1% B. N. Sharma (Bharatiya Jana Sangh) 35,101 (13.7 pts)
1971 Jhunjhunwala Bishwanath Bharatiya Jana Sangh 128,217 50.2% Bhanwarlal Jhanwar (Indian National Congress) 18,972 (7.4 pts)
1977 Shyam Sunder Bharatiya Lok Dal 229,048 71.5% Bhanwar Lal Jhanwar (Indian National Congress) 137,682 (43.0 pts)
1980 Nrimala Kumari Congress (I) 172,846 47.4% Virdhi Chand (Janata Party) 34,637 (9.5 pts)
1984 Nirmla Kumari Indian National Congress 226,717 53.1% Hari Krishan (Bharatiya Janata Party) 76,389 (17.9 pts)
1989 Mahendra Singh Bharatiya Janata Party 397,056 63.1% Nirmala Kumari (Indian National Congress) 191,738 (30.5 pts)
1991 Jaswant Singh Bharatiya Janata Party 256,166 49.0% Mahendra Singh Mewar (Indian National Congress) 18,418 (3.5 pts)
1996 Jaswant Singh Bharatiya Janata Party 240,840 52.3% Gulab Singh Shaktawat (Indian National Congress) 47,843 (10.4 pts)
1998 Udai Lal Anjana Indian National Congress 399,666 49.7% Jaswant Singh (Bharatiya Janata Party) 25,377 (3.2 pts)
1999 Shrichand Kriplani Bharatiya Janata Party 411,275 50.8% Udai Lal Anjana (Indian National Congress) 37,377 (4.6 pts)
2004 Shrichand Kriplani Bharatiya Janata Party 375,385 55.8% Vishwa Vijay Singh (Indian National Congress) 135,770 (20.2 pts)
2009 (Dr.)Girija Vyas Indian National Congress 399,663 50.3% Shrichand Kriplani (Bharatiya Janata Party) 72,778 (9.2 pts)
2014 Chandra Prakash Joshi Bharatiya Janata Party 703,236 60.0% Girija Vyas (Indian National Congress) 316,857 (27.0 pts)
2019 Chandra Prakash Joshi Bharatiya Janata Party 982,942 68.2% Gopal Singh Shekhawat (Indian National Congress) 576,247 (40.0 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1962

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Manikyalal Indian National Congress 84,563 48.8%
Madanlal Jharkhand Party 64,541 37.2%
Mithulal Independent 24,354 14.0%

1967

CandidatePartyVotesShare
O. L. Bohra Indian National Congress 117,821 46.1%
B. N. Sharma Bharatiya Jana Sangh 82,720 32.3%
G. Lal Independent 40,789 15.9%
R. L. Dhakad Independent 14,435 5.6%

1971

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Jhunjhunwala Bishwanath Bharatiya Jana Sangh 128,217 50.2%
Bhanwarlal Jhanwar Indian National Congress 109,245 42.8%
Chothmal Bapana Independent 11,241 4.4%
Onkarlal Bohara Independent 6,548 2.6%

1977

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Shyam Sunder Bharatiya Lok Dal 229,048 71.5%
Bhanwar Lal Jhanwar Indian National Congress 91,366 28.5%

1980

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Nrimala Kumari Congress (I) 172,846 47.4%
Virdhi Chand Janata Party 138,209 37.9%
Lakshman Singh Janata Party (Secular) 30,799 8.4%
Vishwa Nath Independent 5,119 1.4%
Durga Prasad Independent 4,492 1.2%
Ajit Singh Independent 4,443 1.2%
Mahaveer Prasad Independent 4,374 1.2%
Bhupal Singh Independent 2,490 0.7%
Ladu Ram Independent 2,052 0.6%

1984

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Nirmla Kumari Indian National Congress 226,717 53.1%
Hari Krishan Bharatiya Janata Party 150,328 35.2%
Lalit Singh Janata Party 28,505 6.7%
Sawai Singh Independent 11,103 2.6%
Shankar Lal Independent 3,530 0.8%
Ramju Khan Independent 2,326 0.5%
Prakash Narain Independent 2,200 0.5%
Heera Lal Independent 1,350 0.3%
Abdul Razzaq Independent 1,198 0.3%

1989

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Mahendra Singh Bharatiya Janata Party 397,056 63.1%
Nirmala Kumari Indian National Congress 205,318 32.7%
Sawai Singh DDP 7,087 1.1%
Kamar Kashmiri Independent 6,722 1.1%
Bajrang Lal Bahujan Samaj Party 6,144 1.0%
Naval Ram Independent 3,303 0.5%
Naran Independent 3,202 0.5%

1991

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Jaswant Singh Bharatiya Janata Party 256,166 49.0%
Mahendra Singh Mewar Indian National Congress 237,748 45.5%
Bhagwat Singh Janata Party 6,414 1.2%
Manna Lal Independent 4,389 0.8%
Doran Khan Independent 3,668 0.7%
Nand Kumar Trivedi Janata Dal 3,011 0.6%
Ratan Lal Mali Independent 2,308 0.4%
Gheesa Independent 1,326 0.3%
Banshilal Harijan Independent 1,067 0.2%
Baba Kalam Independent 1,002 0.2%
Nirmala Kumari Sehlot (W) Independent 790 0.2%
Dinesh Chandra Independent 757 0.1%
Ladulal SOP(L) 687 0.1%
Nawalram Purbiya Independent 669 0.1%
Shri Ram Bharadia Independent 658 0.1%
Ramchandra Sharma Independent 572 0.1%
Mohansingh Rawat Independent 511 0.1%
Kamal Bhargav Independent 398 0.1%
Om Parkash Independent 265 0.1%
Shankar Lal Agal Independent 193 0.0%
Kamal Kashmiri Independent 189 0.0%

1996

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Jaswant Singh Bharatiya Janata Party 240,840 52.3%
Gulab Singh Shaktawat Indian National Congress 192,997 41.9%
Nirmala Kumari AIIC(T) 6,516 1.4%
Narayan Lal Kumhar Independent 4,443 1.0%
Ganga Parmar Samajwadi Party 2,839 0.6%
Abdul Salam Angari Bahujan Samaj Party 1,677 0.4%
Kashi Ram Nayak Independent 1,415 0.3%
Ramju Khan Independent 1,184 0.3%
Moti Lal Independent 1,047 0.2%
Ganesh Puri Independent 1,042 0.2%
Ashok Kumar Sharma Independent 905 0.2%
Magni Ram Dangi Independent 782 0.2%
Panna Lal Gurjar Independent 757 0.2%
Aminuddin ABRAHP 753 0.2%
Ashok Kumar Sen Independent 701 0.2%
Kaluram Jat Independent 640 0.1%
Banshi Independent 598 0.1%
Bhanwar Lal Independent 498 0.1%
Ram Chandra Sharma Independent 352 0.1%
Mohammad Rafi ABMSKP 333 0.1%
Sukhdev Menaria Independent 206 0.0%

1998

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Udai Lal Anjana Indian National Congress 399,666 49.7%
Jaswant Singh Bharatiya Janata Party 374,289 46.5%
Kalu Singh Jat Janata Dal 9,445 1.2%
Sarpal Singh SJP(R) 7,344 0.9%
Chunnilal Bhil Bahujan Samaj Party 7,292 0.9%
Chhoga Lal BKKGP 5,135 0.6%
Shyam Lal Sharma Independent 927 0.1%

1999

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Shrichand Kriplani Bharatiya Janata Party 411,275 50.8%
Udai Lal Anjana Indian National Congress 373,898 46.2%
Radha Bhandari Communist Party of India 18,512 2.3%
Shanti Lal Khoiwal Nationalist Congress Party 4,424 0.5%
Salim RJVP 820 0.1%

2004

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Shrichand Kriplani Bharatiya Janata Party 375,385 55.8%
Vishwa Vijay Singh Indian National Congress 239,615 35.6%
Radha Devi Communist Party of India 32,114 4.8%
S. S. Stone Bahujan Samaj Party 12,798 1.9%
Chand Mal Meghwal ABCD(A) 12,565 1.9%

2009

CandidatePartyVotesShare
(Dr.)Girija Vyas Indian National Congress 399,663 50.3%
Shrichand Kriplani Bharatiya Janata Party 326,885 41.1%
Radha Devi Bhandari Communist Party of India 19,594 2.5%
Sitaram Gujar Independent 14,425 1.8%
A.B. Singh Bahujan Samaj Party 10,270 1.3%
Shivangi Shastri Independent 7,238 0.9%
Santosh Joshi Independent 4,389 0.6%
Laharu Independent 3,436 0.4%
Karu Lal Meena CPI (ML) Liberation 1,578 0.2%
Jaswant Singh Independent 1,519 0.2%
Laxman Lal Jat Independent 1,381 0.2%
Ram Chandra Joshi Independent 1,298 0.2%
Gunwant Lal Sharma Independent 1,188 0.1%
Krishna Singh Kachher JGP 1,072 0.1%
Bhawna Ramkumar Chawla ABCD(A) 864 0.1%

2014

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Chandra Prakash Joshi Bharatiya Janata Party 703,236 60.0%
Girija Vyas Indian National Congress 386,379 32.9%
Radha Devi Communist Party of India 21,593 1.8%
None Of The Above Independent 20,034 1.7%
Yashwant Puri Independent 12,675 1.1%
Dr. Narendra Kumar Gupta Aam Aadmi Party 5,939 0.5%
Mohammad Imtiyaz Independent 4,971 0.4%
Sanjay Kumar Bahujan Samaj Party 4,467 0.4%
Bhanwar Lal Independent 3,263 0.3%
Babu Meghwal Independent 3,069 0.3%
Gulab Chand Sahlot Independent 1,692 0.1%
Shanti Lal Trivedi CPI (ML) Liberation 1,564 0.1%
Mangi Lal Solanki BMP 1,291 0.1%
Vijaya Ray RVP 1,240 0.1%
Prabhu Lal Gujjar JMBP 1,216 0.1%

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Chandra Prakash Joshi Bharatiya Janata Party 982,942 68.2%
Gopal Singh Shekhawat Indian National Congress 406,695 28.2%
Dr. Jagdish Chandra Sharma Bahujan Samaj Party 13,484 0.9%
Radha Bhandari Communist Party of India 9,924 0.7%
Shamshuddin Independent 9,029 0.6%
Prakash Chandra Meena BTP 5,591 0.4%
Jai Prakash Regar API 4,233 0.3%
Gulab Sehlot Independent 4,225 0.3%
Gopal Dhakad RRP 2,793 0.2%
Mangilal Meena SBP 2,316 0.2%

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party's broad bloc (Congress / BJP / Left / other).

1962: Indian National Congress margin 11.5 pts 1967: Indian National Congress margin 13.7 pts 1971: Bharatiya Jana Sangh margin 7.4 pts 1977: Bharatiya Lok Dal margin 43.0 pts 1980: Congress (I) margin 9.5 pts 1984: Indian National Congress margin 17.9 pts 1989: Bharatiya Janata Party margin 30.5 pts 1991: Bharatiya Janata Party margin 3.5 pts 1996: Bharatiya Janata Party margin 10.4 pts 1998: Indian National Congress margin 3.2 pts 1999: Bharatiya Janata Party margin 4.6 pts 2004: Bharatiya Janata Party margin 20.2 pts 2009: Indian National Congress margin 9.2 pts 2014: Bharatiya Janata Party margin 27.0 pts 2019: Bharatiya Janata Party margin 40.0 pts 1962 1967 1971 1977 1980 1984 1989 1991 1996 1998 1999 2004 2009 2014 2019

Trend

Chittorgarh has been contested at 15 Lok Sabha general elections on record since 1962. Parties that have won this seat over that span: Indian National Congress, Bharatiya Jana Sangh, Bharatiya Lok Dal, Congress (I), Bharatiya Janata Party.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Chittorgarh in the 2019 Lok Sabha election?

Chandra Prakash Joshi (Bharatiya Janata Party) won Chittorgarh, Rajasthan, in 2019 with 982,942 votes (68.2%), a margin of 576,247 votes over Gopal Singh Shekhawat.

Which parties have won Chittorgarh since 1962?

Since 1962, Chittorgarh has been won by: Bharatiya Jana Sangh, Bharatiya Janata Party, Bharatiya Lok Dal, Congress (I), Indian National Congress.

What was the closest result in Chittorgarh?

The closest result on record for Chittorgarh was 1998, when Indian National Congress beat Bharatiya Janata Party by just 25,377 votes (3.2 percentage points).

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