Jhalawar, Rajasthan — Lok Sabha Election Results

Jhalawar (Rajasthan) was won by Dushyant Singh (Bharatiya Janata Party) at the 2009 Lok Sabha general election, with a margin of 52,841 votes over Urmila Jain "Bhaya". This page covers every Lok Sabha general election in Jhalawar, Rajasthan, from 1962 to 2009.

Full Election History, 1962–2009

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Margin
1962 Brij Raj Singh Indian National Congress 130,887 68.1% Gajendra Singh (Jharkhand Party) 86,992 (45.2 pts)
1967 B. Singh Bharatiya Jana Sangh 143,882 63.1% N. Mal (Indian National Congress) 81,233 (35.6 pts)
1971 Brij Raj Singh Bharatiya Jana Sangh 186,694 66.1% Nathu Lal Jain (Indian National Congress) 90,945 (32.2 pts)
1977 Chaturbhuj Bharatiya Lok Dal 229,820 70.1% Brij Raj Singh (Indian National Congress) 131,617 (40.1 pts)
1980 Chatur Bhuj Janata Party 161,682 46.6% Brijraj Singh (Congress (I)) 5,605 (1.6 pts)
1984 Jujharsingh Indian National Congress 212,489 54.6% Chaturbhuj (Bharatiya Janata Party) 69,313 (17.8 pts)
1989 Vasundhara Rajey Bharatiya Janata Party 304,728 61.0% Shiv Narain (Indian National Congress) 146,541 (29.3 pts)
1991 Vasundhara Raje (W) Bharatiya Janata Party 245,956 58.7% Man Singh (Indian National Congress) 91,160 (21.8 pts)
1996 Vasundhara Raje Bharatiya Janata Party 234,360 49.9% Mansingh (Indian National Congress) 48,884 (10.4 pts)
1998 Vasundhara Raje Bharatiya Janata Party 333,746 52.8% Bharat Singh (Indian National Congress) 63,567 (10.1 pts)
1999 Vansundhara Raje Bharatiya Janata Party 409,574 60.4% Dr. Abrar Ahmed (Indian National Congress) 152,415 (22.5 pts)
2004 Dushyant Singh Bharatiya Janata Party 303,845 53.5% Sanjay Gurjar (Indian National Congress) 81,579 (14.4 pts)
2009 Dushyant Singh Bharatiya Janata Party 429,096 49.2% Urmila Jain "Bhaya" (Indian National Congress) 52,841 (6.1 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1962

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Brij Raj Singh Indian National Congress 130,887 68.1%
Gajendra Singh Jharkhand Party 43,895 22.8%
Kishoremal Socialist Party 17,511 9.1%

1967

CandidatePartyVotesShare
B. Singh Bharatiya Jana Sangh 143,882 63.1%
N. Mal Indian National Congress 62,649 27.5%
P. Mantri Independent 21,538 9.4%

1971

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Brij Raj Singh Bharatiya Jana Sangh 186,694 66.1%
Nathu Lal Jain Indian National Congress 95,749 33.9%

1977

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Chaturbhuj Bharatiya Lok Dal 229,820 70.1%
Brij Raj Singh Indian National Congress 98,203 29.9%

1980

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Chatur Bhuj Janata Party 161,682 46.6%
Brijraj Singh Congress (I) 156,077 45.0%
Shiv Narayan Verma Janata Party (Secular) 23,776 6.9%
Samudra Singh Independent 5,145 1.5%

1984

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Jujharsingh Indian National Congress 212,489 54.6%
Chaturbhuj Bharatiya Janata Party 143,176 36.8%
Bherav Lal Janata Party 11,071 2.8%
Satya Narain Independent 9,143 2.3%
Madhavsingh Independent 3,698 0.9%
Samundera Singh Independent 2,381 0.6%
Suleman Independent 2,368 0.6%
Gangaram Independent 2,253 0.6%
Banwar Lal Independent 2,113 0.5%
Madangopal Independent 609 0.2%

1989

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Vasundhara Rajey Bharatiya Janata Party 304,728 61.0%
Shiv Narain Indian National Congress 158,187 31.6%
Satya Narain S/O Madan Lal DDP 11,078 2.2%
Narendra Singh Independent 9,985 2.0%
Nain Singh Independent 6,832 1.4%
Bhanwar Lal Independent 3,257 0.7%
Chandra Sekhar Independent 2,189 0.4%
Ram Narain Independent 1,120 0.2%
Mohd. Paqroo Independent 960 0.2%
Satya Narain S/O Bheru Lal Independent 887 0.2%
Usman Ali Independent 677 0.1%

1991

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Vasundhara Raje (W) Bharatiya Janata Party 245,956 58.7%
Man Singh Indian National Congress 154,796 37.0%
Ram Karan Independent 6,617 1.6%
Het Ram Gurjar Janata Dal 6,302 1.5%
Chandra Shekhar Mishra Independent 2,570 0.6%
Badri Lal Mali Independent 1,122 0.3%
Satya Narayan Rao DDP 1,113 0.3%
Kalyan Mal Meena Independent 369 0.1%

1996

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Vasundhara Raje Bharatiya Janata Party 234,360 49.9%
Mansingh Indian National Congress 185,476 39.5%
Bhawar Lal Independent 11,965 2.5%
Nafis Ahamed Khan AIIC(T) 5,684 1.2%
Ghanshyam Acharya Shiv Sena 5,364 1.1%
Radhe Shyam Gautam Independent 3,712 0.8%
Kanhaiya Lal Independent 3,338 0.7%
Ladu Ram Dhakar Independent 3,192 0.7%
Pandit Babu Lal Sharma Independent 2,337 0.5%
Tejmal Porwal ABJS 2,148 0.5%
Damodar Prasad Lodha Independent 2,006 0.4%
Bhavani Singh Independent 1,833 0.4%
Laxmi Devi Independent 1,525 0.3%
Chandra Shekhar Mishra Independent 1,314 0.3%
Guru Pal Singh ABRAHP 1,274 0.3%
Nand Kishore Meena Independent 1,008 0.2%
Sushil Kumar Independent 765 0.2%
Vitthal Prasad Sharma Independent 650 0.1%
Lalita Devi Meena Independent 619 0.1%
Bhagwan Singh Majhawar Independent 481 0.1%
Ajit Singh Madhukar ABMSKP 452 0.1%
Radheshyam Solanki Independent 285 0.1%

1998

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Vasundhara Raje Bharatiya Janata Party 333,746 52.8%
Bharat Singh Indian National Congress 270,179 42.7%
Chandra Prakash Meena Janata Dal 8,843 1.4%
Mohan Lal Bahujan Samaj Party 6,408 1.0%
Bheru Singh Shiv Sena 6,147 1.0%
Ramesh Chand Independent 3,647 0.6%
Bhawani Singh Independent 3,486 0.6%

1999

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Vansundhara Raje Bharatiya Janata Party 409,574 60.4%
Dr. Abrar Ahmed Indian National Congress 257,159 37.9%
Mohd.Nadeen Independent 3,720 0.5%
Puri Lal Independent 3,311 0.5%
Razia Bano RJVP 3,050 0.5%
Bhawani Singh Independent 911 0.1%

2004

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Dushyant Singh Bharatiya Janata Party 303,845 53.5%
Sanjay Gurjar Indian National Congress 222,266 39.2%
Jakir Husen Independent 25,164 4.4%
Ratan Lal Bahujan Samaj Party 16,336 2.9%

2009

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Dushyant Singh Bharatiya Janata Party 429,096 49.2%
Urmila Jain "Bhaya" Indian National Congress 376,255 43.2%
Abdul Qayyum Siddiqui Bahujan Samaj Party 16,357 1.9%
Suleman Independent 13,167 1.5%
Ghasi Lal Meghwal BHBP 10,500 1.2%
Laxman Kumar Independent 6,125 0.7%
Shobha Devi Independent 5,917 0.7%
Mohammad Rafiq Independent 2,852 0.3%
Fazar Mohammad Independent 2,584 0.3%
Abdul Farid Independent 2,195 0.3%
Jhapat Mal Independent 2,038 0.2%
Jagdish Independent 1,703 0.2%
Dushyant Kumar Independent 1,673 0.2%
Tarachand Independent 1,402 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 45.2 pts 1967: Bharatiya Jana Sangh margin 35.6 pts 1971: Bharatiya Jana Sangh margin 32.2 pts 1977: Bharatiya Lok Dal margin 40.1 pts 1980: Janata Party margin 1.6 pts 1984: Indian National Congress margin 17.8 pts 1989: Bharatiya Janata Party margin 29.3 pts 1991: Bharatiya Janata Party margin 21.8 pts 1996: Bharatiya Janata Party margin 10.4 pts 1998: Bharatiya Janata Party margin 10.1 pts 1999: Bharatiya Janata Party margin 22.5 pts 2004: Bharatiya Janata Party margin 14.4 pts 2009: Bharatiya Janata Party margin 6.1 pts 1962 1967 1971 1977 1980 1984 1989 1991 1996 1998 1999 2004 2009

Trend

Jhalawar has been contested at 13 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, Janata Party, Bharatiya Janata Party.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Jhalawar in the 2009 Lok Sabha election?

Dushyant Singh (Bharatiya Janata Party) won Jhalawar, Rajasthan, in 2009 with 429,096 votes (49.2%), a margin of 52,841 votes over Urmila Jain "Bhaya".

Which parties have won Jhalawar since 1962?

Since 1962, Jhalawar has been won by: Bharatiya Jana Sangh, Bharatiya Janata Party, Bharatiya Lok Dal, Indian National Congress, Janata Party.

What was the closest result in Jhalawar?

The closest result on record for Jhalawar was 1980, when Janata Party beat Congress (I) by just 5,605 votes (1.6 percentage points).

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