Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan — Lok Sabha Election Results

Jhunjhunu (Rajasthan) was won by Narendra Kumar (Bharatiya Janata Party) at the 2019 Lok Sabha general election, with a margin of 302,547 votes over Sharwan Kumar S/O Gokal Ram. This page covers every Lok Sabha general election in Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan, from 1957 to 2019.

Full Election History, 1957–2019

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Margin
1957 Murarka Radhey Shyam Ram Kumar Indian National Congress 77,478 39.4% Ghasi Ram (Communist Party of India) 11,999 (6.1 pts)
1962 Radheyshyam Ramkumar Morarka Indian National Congress 81,051 30.2% Raghubir Singh (Swatantra Party) 3,460 (1.3 pts)
1967 R. K. Birla Swatantra Party 150,596 42.4% M. R. S. R. Kumar (Indian National Congress) 46,573 (13.1 pts)
1971 Shivnath Singh Indian National Congress 223,286 59.8% K. K. Birla (Swatantra Party) 98,949 (26.5 pts)
1977 Kanhaiya Lal Bharatiya Lok Dal 233,734 64.6% Shiv Nath Singh (Indian National Congress) 126,951 (35.1 pts)
1980 Bhim Singh Janata Party 143,448 33.4% Sumitra Singh (Congress (U)) 7,892 (1.8 pts)
1984 Mohd. Ayub Khan Indian National Congress 261,152 47.2% Sumitra Singh (LKD) 57,306 (10.4 pts)
1989 Jagdeep Jhankar Janata Dal 421,686 58.7% Mohd. Ayub Khan (Indian National Congress) 161,981 (22.6 pts)
1991 Ayub Khan Indian National Congress 213,903 40.5% Madan Lal Saini (Bharatiya Janata Party) 20,254 (3.8 pts)
1996 Shees Ram Ola AIIC(T) 270,049 41.6% Matu Ram Saini (Bharatiya Janata Party) 12,799 (2.0 pts)
1998 Sisram Ola AIIC(S) 338,526 44.2% Madan Lal Saini (Bharatiya Janata Party) 37,859 (5.0 pts)
1999 Sisram Ola Indian National Congress 330,198 49.4% Banwari Lal Saini (Bharatiya Janata Party) 76,348 (11.4 pts)
2004 Shish Ram Ola Indian National Congress 274,168 40.2% Santosh Ahlawat (Bharatiya Janata Party) 23,355 (3.4 pts)
2009 Sheesh Ram Ola Indian National Congress 306,330 50.9% Dr Dasrath Singh Shekhawat (Bharatiya Janata Party) 65,332 (10.8 pts)
2014 Santosh Ahlawat Bharatiya Janata Party 488,182 48.5% Raj Bala Ola (Indian National Congress) 233,835 (23.2 pts)
2019 Narendra Kumar Bharatiya Janata Party 738,163 62.0% Sharwan Kumar S/O Gokal Ram (Indian National Congress) 302,547 (25.4 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1957

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Murarka Radhey Shyam Ram Kumar Indian National Congress 77,478 39.4%
Ghasi Ram Communist Party of India 65,479 33.3%
Hari Buksh Joshi RRP 28,398 14.4%
Brij Mohan Independent 25,374 12.9%
Raghuvir Singh Independent 0 0.0%

1962

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Radheyshyam Ramkumar Morarka Indian National Congress 81,051 30.2%
Raghubir Singh Swatantra Party 77,591 28.9%
Ghasi Ram Communist Party of India 71,551 26.7%
Mali Ram Independent 24,039 9.0%
Bihari Lal Hindustan Mazdoor Sevak Sangh 7,805 2.9%
Chiranjilal Ramchandra Loyalka RRP 6,276 2.3%

1967

CandidatePartyVotesShare
R. K. Birla Swatantra Party 150,596 42.4%
M. R. S. R. Kumar Indian National Congress 104,023 29.3%
G. Ram Communist Party of India 70,871 19.9%
Humata Independent 6,620 1.9%
R. Lal Independent 5,222 1.5%
K. Ram Independent 4,990 1.4%
Sumitra Independent 4,877 1.4%
B. R. Dass Independent 3,278 0.9%
M.Ram Independent 3,042 0.9%
Berisal Independent 1,729 0.5%

1971

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Shivnath Singh Indian National Congress 223,286 59.8%
K. K. Birla Swatantra Party 124,337 33.3%
Ghasi Ram CPI (Marxist) 9,548 2.6%
Hunta Ram Independent 5,072 1.4%
Beldev Prasad Independent 3,143 0.8%
Dula Ram Independent 3,013 0.8%
Mahadeo Prasad Independent 2,113 0.6%
Brij Mohan Independent 1,801 0.5%
Taravati Independent 1,113 0.3%

1977

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Kanhaiya Lal Bharatiya Lok Dal 233,734 64.6%
Shiv Nath Singh Indian National Congress 106,783 29.5%
Satyen Bansal Independent 7,417 2.1%
Mool Chand Garva Independent 5,010 1.4%
Bhagirath Independent 4,417 1.2%
Brij Mohan Loyalka Independent 4,217 1.2%

1980

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Bhim Singh Janata Party 143,448 33.4%
Sumitra Singh Congress (U) 135,556 31.5%
Shish Ram Ola Congress (I) 123,343 28.7%
Yesh Pal Kulhari Independent 7,615 1.8%
Bihari Lal Independent 4,497 1.0%
Dinesh Kumar Sharma Independent 3,436 0.8%
Brij Mohan Loyalka Independent 3,429 0.8%
Pyare Lal Rajasthani Independent 3,075 0.7%
Arjun Lal Independent 2,789 0.6%
Mool Chand Independent 1,580 0.4%
Murari Lal Independent 981 0.2%

1984

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Mohd. Ayub Khan Indian National Congress 261,152 47.2%
Sumitra Singh LKD 203,846 36.9%
Kudan Singh Bharatiya Janata Party 56,480 10.2%
Virendra Pratap Singh Janata Party 9,871 1.8%
Ram Narayan Independent 4,116 0.7%
Dharam Pal Singh Independent 2,562 0.5%
Bhagwan Sahai Independent 2,206 0.4%
Mali Ram Independent 1,926 0.3%
Shankar Lal Chomal Independent 1,750 0.3%
Bihari Lal Independent 1,563 0.3%
Mool Chand Garwa Independent 1,511 0.3%
Virendra Independent 1,484 0.3%
Suman Kumar Modi Independent 1,387 0.3%
Sajjan Kumar Independent 1,045 0.2%
Katewa Mool Chand Independent 916 0.2%
Satyawan Independent 897 0.2%

1989

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Jagdeep Jhankar Janata Dal 421,686 58.7%
Mohd. Ayub Khan Indian National Congress 259,705 36.2%
Prithvi Singh JNP (JP) 12,737 1.8%
Parmeshwarlal Prajapati Independent 6,912 1.0%
Ram Kumar Independent 3,910 0.5%
Ram Pal Bahujan Samaj Party 2,749 0.4%
Ram Narain DDP 2,505 0.3%
Bihari Lal Independent 1,530 0.2%
Sabir Khan Independent 1,329 0.2%
Vidhyadhar Independent 1,177 0.2%
Mool Chand Garla Independent 1,024 0.1%
Sish Ram Independent 909 0.1%
Bhagi Rath Independent 710 0.1%
Brij Mohan Independent 658 0.1%
Lalit Kumar Tibra Independent 510 0.1%

1991

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Ayub Khan Indian National Congress 213,903 40.5%
Madan Lal Saini Bharatiya Janata Party 193,649 36.7%
Chandra Bhan Janata Dal 54,963 10.4%
Manbhari (W) Janata Party 44,219 8.4%
Narain Singh Guljar Independent 2,664 0.5%
Kailash Chandra Jangid Independent 2,284 0.4%
Madan Lal Bahujan Samaj Party 2,064 0.4%
Sadhu Ram Independent 1,628 0.3%
Ramnarain Independent 1,563 0.3%
Bihari Lal Bhatiya Independent 1,157 0.2%
Ashu Singh Independent 1,105 0.2%
Subedar Major Shriram Independent 1,015 0.2%
Daulat Ram Independent 1,011 0.2%
Satish Independent 918 0.2%
Mahaveer Independent 679 0.1%
Dharam Pal Independent 679 0.1%
Liyakat Ali Independent 665 0.1%
Dayanand Independent 664 0.1%
Sabir Khan Independent 593 0.1%
Devkaran Bagor Independent 537 0.1%
Durjan Sal Singh Independent 508 0.1%
Mustak Ali Independent 364 0.1%
Govardhan Lal Kulhari Independent 350 0.1%
Nawalkishor Khedwal Independent 312 0.1%
Rajendra Singh Independent 305 0.1%
Mool Chand Independent 288 0.1%
Inayat Ali Independent 213 0.0%

1996

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Shees Ram Ola AIIC(T) 270,049 41.6%
Matu Ram Saini Bharatiya Janata Party 257,250 39.7%
Ayub Khan Indian National Congress 82,944 12.8%
Gulab Navi Bahujan Samaj Party 4,952 0.8%
Rama Nand Independent 4,925 0.8%
Bihari Lal Bhartiya Independent 4,344 0.7%
Babu Lal Independent 2,337 0.4%
Laxman Singh Independent 2,067 0.3%
Mahendra Choudhary CPI (ML) Liberation 1,920 0.3%
Satyanarayan Independent 1,712 0.3%
Jairam Singh Independent 1,618 0.2%
Jaisankar Independent 1,591 0.2%
Meer Singh SAP 1,527 0.2%
Birbal Ram Independent 1,194 0.2%
Vinod Kumar Kedia Independent 1,088 0.2%
Bhagirath Mal Independent 1,033 0.2%
Hari Prasad Independent 881 0.1%
Alam Ali Khan Independent 872 0.1%
Mustaq Khan Independent 866 0.1%
Basdev Kulhari Independent 741 0.1%
Shyam Sunder Podar Independent 696 0.1%
Ashok Kumar Independent 681 0.1%
Rajpal Puhania Independent 580 0.1%
Pyare Lal Independent 475 0.1%
Kailash Chand Jangir Independent 463 0.1%
Raghuveer Singh Independent 425 0.1%
Inayat Ali Independent 389 0.1%
Gulam Hussain Independent 329 0.1%
Vadya Sankar Lal Choumal Independent 309 0.0%
Rotash Independent 300 0.0%

1998

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Sisram Ola AIIC(S) 338,526 44.2%
Madan Lal Saini Bharatiya Janata Party 300,667 39.3%
Jagdeep Dhankhar Indian National Congress 94,376 12.3%
Satyaveer Katewa BKKGP 9,152 1.2%
Khyali Ram Independent 7,101 0.9%
Jawahar Lal Morya Bahujan Samaj Party 6,648 0.9%
Kayyum RJVP 3,952 0.5%
Mahendra Choudhary CPI (ML) Liberation 1,279 0.2%
Bihari Lal Bhartiya ABHM 1,149 0.2%
Gulzari Lal Sharma SAP 1,138 0.1%
Janardan Singh Shekhawat AIRJP 1,082 0.1%

1999

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Sisram Ola Indian National Congress 330,198 49.4%
Banwari Lal Saini Bharatiya Janata Party 253,850 37.9%
Sumitra Singh Independent 72,258 10.8%
Nizamuddin Samajwadi Party 5,954 0.9%
Bihari Lal Bhartiya ABHM 3,704 0.6%
Mahendra Choudhary CPI (ML) Liberation 1,339 0.2%
Sati Ram Kala Singh Puhania Independent 1,129 0.2%
Rajnish Independent 552 0.1%

2004

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Shish Ram Ola Indian National Congress 274,168 40.2%
Santosh Ahlawat Bharatiya Janata Party 250,813 36.8%
Ranveer Singh Gudha LJP 111,696 16.4%
Ayub Khan Bahujan Samaj Party 23,037 3.4%
Mahendra Choudhary CPI (ML) Liberation 6,810 1.0%
Mahada Ram Saini Independent 5,488 0.8%
Rohitash Samajwadi Party 3,863 0.6%
Vijay ABHM 2,970 0.4%
Basant Lal Saini Independent 2,660 0.4%

2009

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Sheesh Ram Ola Indian National Congress 306,330 50.9%
Dr Dasrath Singh Shekhawat Bharatiya Janata Party 240,998 40.0%
Khatri Mustaq Bahujan Samaj Party 21,994 3.7%
Sher Singh Independent 6,928 1.2%
Ranveer Singh Gudha LJP 6,332 1.1%
Capt. Netram Bugalia RRD 6,056 1.0%
Rohitashv Kumar Kalia Independent 3,600 0.6%
Phool Chand Dhewa CPI (ML) Liberation 2,914 0.5%
Rakesh Sabal Independent 2,066 0.3%
Ravita Sharma RBD 1,651 0.3%
Randhir Singh Megwal Independent 1,462 0.2%
Narapat Singh Rathor Independent 861 0.1%
Dr Gopal Prasad Sharma Independent 695 0.1%

2014

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Santosh Ahlawat Bharatiya Janata Party 488,182 48.5%
Raj Bala Ola Indian National Congress 254,347 25.3%
Dr. Rajkumar Sharma Independent 206,288 20.5%
Rajbala Independent 11,740 1.2%
Rahisa Bano Bahujan Samaj Party 10,423 1.0%
General R S Kadyan Aam Aadmi Party 10,386 1.0%
None Of The Above Independent 8,038 0.8%
Urmila MDP 5,581 0.6%
Bhudar Mal All India Trinamool Congress 2,979 0.3%
Mahabeer Prasad Kumawat Independent 2,932 0.3%
Om Prakash Jharoda CPI (ML) Liberation 2,506 0.2%
Bhan Singh BSMP 1,885 0.2%
Praveen Kumar Independent 1,178 0.1%

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Narendra Kumar Bharatiya Janata Party 738,163 62.0%
Sharwan Kumar S/O Gokal Ram Indian National Congress 435,616 36.6%
Sharwan Kumar S/O Hukma Ram Independent 5,582 0.5%
Ajay Pal BMP 4,267 0.4%
Mohd. Yunus Independent 1,438 0.1%
Bhim Singh Independent 1,238 0.1%
Dr. Tejpal Katewa RRP 803 0.1%
Krishan Kumar Jangir RMP 798 0.1%
Baldev Prasad Saini Independent 728 0.1%
Kailash Karwasara Independent 678 0.1%
Mahant Akash Giri Independent 617 0.1%
Guru Gokul Chand Rashtrawadi Independent 502 0.0%

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 6.1 pts 1962: Indian National Congress margin 1.3 pts 1967: Swatantra Party margin 13.1 pts 1971: Indian National Congress margin 26.5 pts 1977: Bharatiya Lok Dal margin 35.1 pts 1980: Janata Party margin 1.8 pts 1984: Indian National Congress margin 10.4 pts 1989: Janata Dal margin 22.6 pts 1991: Indian National Congress margin 3.8 pts 1996: AIIC(T) margin 2.0 pts 1998: AIIC(S) margin 5.0 pts 1999: Indian National Congress margin 11.4 pts 2004: Indian National Congress margin 3.4 pts 2009: Indian National Congress margin 10.8 pts 2014: Bharatiya Janata Party margin 23.2 pts 2019: Bharatiya Janata Party margin 25.4 pts 1957 1962 1967 1971 1977 1980 1984 1989 1991 1996 1998 1999 2004 2009 2014 2019

Trend

Jhunjhunu 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, Janata Party, Janata Dal, AIIC(T), AIIC(S), Bharatiya Janata Party.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Jhunjhunu in the 2019 Lok Sabha election?

Narendra Kumar (Bharatiya Janata Party) won Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan, in 2019 with 738,163 votes (62.0%), a margin of 302,547 votes over Sharwan Kumar S/O Gokal Ram.

Which parties have won Jhunjhunu since 1957?

Since 1957, Jhunjhunu has been won by: AIIC(S), AIIC(T), Bharatiya Janata Party, Bharatiya Lok Dal, Indian National Congress, Janata Dal, Janata Party, Swatantra Party.

What was the closest result in Jhunjhunu?

The closest result on record for Jhunjhunu was 1962, when Indian National Congress beat Swatantra Party by just 3,460 votes (1.3 percentage points).

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