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Jalore, Rajasthan — Lok Sabha Election Results

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

Jalore (Rajasthan) was won by Devaji Patel (Bharatiya Janata Party) at the 2019 Lok Sabha general election, with a margin of 261,110 votes over Ratan Devasi. This page covers every Lok Sabha general election in Jalore, Rajasthan, from 1957 to 2019.

Full Election History, 1957–2019

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Margin
1957 Damani Suraj Ratan Indian National Congress 64,434 46.7% Ajit Singh (Independent) 5,862 (4.2 pts)
1962 Harish Chandra Indian National Congress 75,773 46.2% Babu Lal (Independent) 44,985 (27.4 pts)
1967 D. Patodia Swatantra Party 117,468 49.5% S. Mehta (Indian National Congress) 9,376 (4.0 pts)
1971 Narendra Kumar Sanghi Indian National Congress 138,728 54.9% Deoki Nandan Patodia (Swatantra Party) 41,017 (16.2 pts)
1977 Hukam Ram Bharatiya Lok Dal 168,299 60.0% Virda Ram (Indian National Congress) 56,002 (20.0 pts)
1980 Virda Ram Congress (I) 217,975 65.3% Hukam Ram (Janata Party) 146,981 (44.0 pts)
1984 Buta Singh Indian National Congress 281,627 66.5% Hukam Ram Meghwal (Bharatiya Janata Party) 163,464 (38.6 pts)
1989 Kailash Meghwal Bharatiya Janata Party 300,512 51.8% Buta Singh (Indian National Congress) 53,405 (9.2 pts)
1991 Buta Singh Indian National Congress 330,702 57.2% Jogeshwar Garg (Bharatiya Janata Party) 100,557 (17.4 pts)
1996 Parsa Ram Meghwal Indian National Congress 211,727 45.8% Gena Ram (Bharatiya Janata Party) 5,842 (1.3 pts)
1998 Buta Singh Independent 365,336 54.3% Genaram (Bharatiya Janata Party) 166,085 (24.7 pts)
1999 Buta Singh Indian National Congress 330,652 51.4% Bangaru Laxman (Bharatiya Janata Party) 35,924 (5.6 pts)
2004 B. Susheela Bharatiya Janata Party 321,255 49.0% Buta Singh (Indian National Congress) 39,192 (6.0 pts)
2009 Devji Patel Bharatiya Janata Party 194,503 33.7% Buta Singh (Independent) 49,805 (8.6 pts)
2014 Devji Patel Bharatiya Janata Party 580,508 53.4% Anjana Udai Lal (Indian National Congress) 381,145 (35.1 pts)
2019 Devaji Patel Bharatiya Janata Party 772,833 57.5% Ratan Devasi (Indian National Congress) 261,110 (19.4 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1957

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Damani Suraj Ratan Indian National Congress 64,434 46.7%
Ajit Singh Independent 58,572 42.4%
Bhim Raj Independent 15,057 10.9%

1962

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Harish Chandra Indian National Congress 75,773 46.2%
Babu Lal Independent 30,788 18.8%
Narpat Singh Independent 23,608 14.4%
Chatur Bhuj Independent 15,021 9.2%
Kheeme Khan Independent 14,028 8.6%
Bhem Chand Independent 4,739 2.9%

1967

CandidatePartyVotesShare
D. Patodia Swatantra Party 117,468 49.5%
S. Mehta Indian National Congress 108,092 45.6%
Shantilal Independent 11,510 4.9%

1971

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Narendra Kumar Sanghi Indian National Congress 138,728 54.9%
Deoki Nandan Patodia Swatantra Party 97,711 38.6%
Kheev Singh Independent 8,419 3.3%
Kheeme Khan Independent 4,528 1.8%
Varda Ram Independent 3,501 1.4%

1977

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Hukam Ram Bharatiya Lok Dal 168,299 60.0%
Virda Ram Indian National Congress 112,297 40.0%

1980

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Virda Ram Congress (I) 217,975 65.3%
Hukam Ram Janata Party 70,994 21.3%
Sohan Ram Congress (U) 12,502 3.7%
Mangi Lal Meghwal Independent 9,840 2.9%
Mani Lal Independent 7,956 2.4%
Pyare Lal Independent 7,054 2.1%
Jeeva Ram Independent 6,218 1.9%
Goma Ram Independent 1,414 0.4%

1984

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Buta Singh Indian National Congress 281,627 66.5%
Hukam Ram Meghwal Bharatiya Janata Party 118,163 27.9%
Lalit Independent 14,453 3.4%
Darga Ram Independent 6,598 1.6%
Kapoora Ram Alias Dhapoora Ram Independent 2,926 0.7%

1989

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Kailash Meghwal Bharatiya Janata Party 300,512 51.8%
Buta Singh Indian National Congress 247,107 42.6%
Gheesa Ram Bunkar DDP 17,074 2.9%
Dhapura Independent 5,840 1.0%
Lasu Ram Independent 3,095 0.5%
Amba Lal Independent 2,524 0.4%
Kapoora Ram Meghwal Independent 2,402 0.4%
Mangi Lal Independent 1,089 0.2%
Vijay Raj Independent 595 0.1%

1991

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Buta Singh Indian National Congress 330,702 57.2%
Jogeshwar Garg Bharatiya Janata Party 230,145 39.8%
Dungarmal Meghwal Janata Party 7,173 1.2%
Bhanwar Lal Independent 4,252 0.7%
Gheesa Ram DDP 2,228 0.4%
Ganesh Phulwaria Janata Dal 1,549 0.3%
Vinod Kumar Baghela Independent 1,487 0.3%
Shankar Lal Narban Independent 326 0.1%

1996

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Parsa Ram Meghwal Indian National Congress 211,727 45.8%
Gena Ram Bharatiya Janata Party 205,885 44.6%
Chunni Lal S/O Premaji Independent 6,913 1.5%
Kalu Ram Independent 5,891 1.3%
Chunni Lal S/O Devaji Independent 5,769 1.2%
Anaram AIIC(T) 3,405 0.7%
Bhanwar Lal Meghwanshi Shiv Sena 3,160 0.7%
Kastura Ram Independent 2,922 0.6%
Babu Lal Meghwal Independent 2,222 0.5%
Mohan Meghwal Independent 1,895 0.4%
Mangla Ram Independent 1,887 0.4%
Mangi Lal Independent 1,879 0.4%
Shankar Lal Narban Independent 1,810 0.4%
Bhanwar Lal Independent 1,786 0.4%
Samaram Independent 1,734 0.4%
Deshiya Independent 1,241 0.3%
Chuna Ram Independent 929 0.2%
Padama Ram Independent 800 0.2%

1998

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Buta Singh Independent 365,336 54.3%
Genaram Bharatiya Janata Party 199,251 29.6%
Parsaram Meghwal Indian National Congress 74,469 11.1%
Mangi Lal Janata Dal 13,159 2.0%
Banwari Lal Rashtriya Janata Dal 10,221 1.5%
Narayan Lal Jeengar Shiv Sena 8,115 1.2%
Veermaram Pawar Independent 1,979 0.3%

1999

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Buta Singh Indian National Congress 330,652 51.4%
Bangaru Laxman Bharatiya Janata Party 294,728 45.8%
Dr. Kusum Meghwal Independent 7,162 1.1%
Bhabhutaram Meghwal Rashtriya Janata Dal 5,953 0.9%
Mangilal Meghwal Independent 2,424 0.4%
Dinesh Kumar Meghvanshi Bahujan Samaj Party 1,619 0.3%
Bhanwar Lal Independent 968 0.2%

2004

CandidatePartyVotesShare
B. Susheela Bharatiya Janata Party 321,255 49.0%
Buta Singh Indian National Congress 282,063 43.0%
Jasa Ram Independent 28,061 4.3%
Dinesh Katiwal Bahujan Samaj Party 24,489 3.7%

2009

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Devji Patel Bharatiya Janata Party 194,503 33.7%
Buta Singh Independent 144,698 25.1%
Sandhya Choudhary Indian National Congress 113,332 19.6%
Sukhraj Independent 20,458 3.5%
Mukesh Sundesha Independent 12,162 2.1%
Nanda Devi RJVP 12,130 2.1%
Gopal Ram Independent 12,002 2.1%
Magaram Bahujan Samaj Party 9,318 1.6%
Ganga Singh Samajwadi Party 8,927 1.5%
Megwal Sakaji Independent 7,185 1.2%
Bagdaram Independent 6,408 1.1%
Bhanwar Lal Wagela Independent 5,022 0.9%
Hajarimal Independent 4,550 0.8%
Vikrant Saxena Independent 4,402 0.8%
Prabhu Singh Independent 3,845 0.7%
Dinesh Kanteewal LJP 3,504 0.6%
Ramdeo Acharya Independent 3,239 0.6%
Shanti Parmar Independent 3,024 0.5%
Chaganlal IJP 2,805 0.5%
Chaganlal Mali Independent 2,127 0.4%
Chaganlal Meghwal Independent 2,009 0.3%
Pokara Ram Independent 1,956 0.3%

2014

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Devji Patel Bharatiya Janata Party 580,508 53.4%
Anjana Udai Lal Indian National Congress 199,363 18.3%
S. Buta Singh Independent 175,344 16.1%
Otaram Bahujan Samaj Party 29,998 2.8%
Shankar Lal Darji Independent 16,399 1.5%
Chhaganaram / Prhalad HJP 15,811 1.5%
Mahendra K. Choudhary Independent 13,008 1.2%
None Of The Above Independent 11,183 1.0%
Moola Ram Independent 10,316 0.9%
Narayan Lal Independent 9,875 0.9%
Manara Ram Independent 6,146 0.6%
Bhanwar Lal Waghela Independent 4,817 0.4%
Chhaganaram / Bhalaram BMP 3,960 0.4%
Naringa Ram Yadav Independent 3,200 0.3%
Ran Singh Rajpurohit Janata Party 2,731 0.3%
Tarun Kumar Independent 2,596 0.2%
Sukh Dev Independent 2,017 0.2%

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Devaji Patel Bharatiya Janata Party 772,833 57.5%
Ratan Devasi Indian National Congress 511,723 38.1%
Lukaram Independent 13,485 1.0%
Kaluram RRP 12,284 0.9%
Lakharam Choudhary Independent 6,333 0.5%
Ramprasad Jatav API 3,879 0.3%
Mohanlal Independent 3,466 0.3%
Bhanwerlal BMP 3,344 0.2%
Bheraram Barar (Meghwal) Independent 3,321 0.2%
Dinesh Singh Independent 3,248 0.2%
Vijay Shree Shiv Sena 2,908 0.2%
Bhavaram Independent 2,527 0.2%
Nimbaram Independent 2,016 0.2%
Kapoora Ram Meena Independent 1,314 0.1%
Kheta Ram Independent 1,224 0.1%

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 4.2 pts 1962: Indian National Congress margin 27.4 pts 1967: Swatantra Party margin 4.0 pts 1971: Indian National Congress margin 16.2 pts 1977: Bharatiya Lok Dal margin 20.0 pts 1980: Congress (I) margin 44.0 pts 1984: Indian National Congress margin 38.6 pts 1989: Bharatiya Janata Party margin 9.2 pts 1991: Indian National Congress margin 17.4 pts 1996: Indian National Congress margin 1.3 pts 1998: Independent margin 24.7 pts 1999: Indian National Congress margin 5.6 pts 2004: Bharatiya Janata Party margin 6.0 pts 2009: Bharatiya Janata Party margin 8.6 pts 2014: Bharatiya Janata Party margin 35.1 pts 2019: Bharatiya Janata Party margin 19.4 pts 1957 1962 1967 1971 1977 1980 1984 1989 1991 1996 1998 1999 2004 2009 2014 2019

Trend

Jalore 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, Swatantra Party, Bharatiya Lok Dal, Congress (I), Bharatiya Janata Party, Independent.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Jalore in the 2019 Lok Sabha election?

Devaji Patel (Bharatiya Janata Party) won Jalore, Rajasthan, in 2019 with 772,833 votes (57.5%), a margin of 261,110 votes over Ratan Devasi.

Which parties have won Jalore since 1957?

Since 1957, Jalore has been won by: Bharatiya Janata Party, Bharatiya Lok Dal, Congress (I), Independent, Indian National Congress, Swatantra Party.

What was the closest result in Jalore?

The closest result on record for Jalore was 1996, when Indian National Congress beat Bharatiya Janata Party by just 5,842 votes (1.3 percentage points).

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