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Jodhpur, Rajasthan — Lok Sabha Election Results

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

Jodhpur (Rajasthan) was won by Gajendra Singh Shekhawat (Bharatiya Janata Party) at the 2019 Lok Sabha general election, with a margin of 274,440 votes over Vaibhav Gehlot. This page covers every Lok Sabha general election in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, from 1951 to 2019.

Full Election History, 1951–2019

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Margin
1951 Hanwant Singh Independent 139,833 78.6% Nuri Md. Yasin (Indian National Congress) 101,816 (57.2 pts)
1957 Jaswant Raj Indian National Congress 100,279 55.3% Narendra Kumar (Independent) 37,734 (20.8 pts)
1962 Laxmi Mal Singhavi Independent 113,445 41.5% Narendra Kumar Sanghi (Indian National Congress) 1,634 (0.6 pts)
1967 N. K. Sanghi Indian National Congress 152,016 47.6% L. M. Singhvi (Swatantra Party) 20,348 (6.4 pts)
1971 Krishna Kumari Independent 186,746 51.2% Anand Singh Kachhawa (Indian National Congress) 21,497 (5.9 pts)
1977 Ranchhordas Gattani Bharatiya Lok Dal 174,431 50.9% Poonam Chand Bishnoi (Indian National Congress) 21,685 (6.3 pts)
1980 Ashok Gahlot Congress (I) 171,574 43.8% Balbir Singh Kachhwah (Janata Party) 52,519 (13.4 pts)
1984 Ashok Gehlot Indian National Congress 282,066 61.2% Balveer Singh (Bharatiya Janata Party) 153,348 (33.2 pts)
1989 Jaswant Singh S/O Sardar Singh Bharatiya Janata Party 295,993 50.3% Ashok Gahlot (Indian National Congress) 66,246 (11.2 pts)
1991 Ashok Gehlot Indian National Congress 275,900 50.9% Ram Narain Bishnoi (Bharatiya Janata Party) 49,568 (9.2 pts)
1996 Ashok Gahlot Indian National Congress 296,543 50.0% Jaswant Singh (Bharatiya Janata Party) 54,367 (9.2 pts)
1998 Ashok Gahlot Indian National Congress 369,780 48.6% Jaswant Singh Bishnoi (Bharatiya Janata Party) 5,444 (0.7 pts)
1999 Jaswant Singh Vishnoi Bharatiya Janata Party 368,463 56.1% Poonam Chand (Indian National Congress) 113,297 (17.3 pts)
2004 Jaswant Singh Bishnoi Bharatiya Janata Party 434,352 50.2% Badri Ram Jakhar (Indian National Congress) 42,495 (4.9 pts)
2009 Chandresh Kumari Indian National Congress 361,577 53.1% Jaswant Singh Bisnoi (Bharatiya Janata Party) 98,329 (14.4 pts)
2014 Gajendrasingh Shekhawat Bharatiya Janata Party 713,515 66.2% Chandresh Kumari (Indian National Congress) 410,051 (38.0 pts)
2019 Gajendra Singh Shekhawat Bharatiya Janata Party 788,888 59.1% Vaibhav Gehlot (Indian National Congress) 274,440 (20.6 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Hanwant Singh Independent 139,833 78.6%
Nuri Md. Yasin Indian National Congress 38,017 21.4%

1957

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Jaswant Raj Indian National Congress 100,279 55.3%
Narendra Kumar Independent 62,545 34.5%
Santosh Singh, S/O Jamna Dass Independent 18,538 10.2%

1962

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Laxmi Mal Singhavi Independent 113,445 41.5%
Narendra Kumar Sanghi Indian National Congress 111,811 40.9%
Santosh Singh Kachhawa Independent 23,105 8.5%
Achalu Ram Independent 9,472 3.5%
Poosa Ram Independent 5,761 2.1%
Nahar Singh Independent 5,732 2.1%
Jalu Ram Independent 4,041 1.5%

1967

CandidatePartyVotesShare
N. K. Sanghi Indian National Congress 152,016 47.6%
L. M. Singhvi Swatantra Party 131,668 41.2%
R. R. Vyas Independent 10,190 3.2%
M. A. Siddiqui Independent 6,403 2.0%
V. Vyas Independent 5,870 1.8%
S. Kachhawa Independent 4,747 1.5%
Gordhan Independent 4,668 1.5%
Jaluram Independent 4,105 1.3%

1971

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Krishna Kumari Independent 186,746 51.2%
Anand Singh Kachhawa Indian National Congress 165,249 45.3%
Gordhan Independent 6,406 1.8%
Maharaj Kumar Chand Independent 4,364 1.2%
Chhaganlal Independent 1,802 0.5%

1977

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Ranchhordas Gattani Bharatiya Lok Dal 174,431 50.9%
Poonam Chand Bishnoi Indian National Congress 152,746 44.6%
Jahur Ahmed Independent 15,686 4.6%

1980

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Ashok Gahlot Congress (I) 171,574 43.8%
Balbir Singh Kachhwah Janata Party 119,055 30.4%
Poonam Chand Vishnoi Congress (U) 75,296 19.2%
Gordhan Independent 6,912 1.8%
Vijai Kumar Sharma Independent 5,391 1.4%
Santosh Singh Kachhwaha Independent 4,548 1.2%
Dhan Raj Independent 3,107 0.8%
Ranjeet Singh Independent 2,027 0.5%
Kanwal Mal (Gang) Independent 1,993 0.5%
Madan Lal Independent 1,935 0.5%

1984

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Ashok Gehlot Indian National Congress 282,066 61.2%
Balveer Singh Bharatiya Janata Party 128,718 27.9%
Abdul Aziz Belim Independent 15,126 3.3%
Kaloo Ram Prajapati Independent 11,370 2.5%
Kanhiya Lall Purohit Janata Party 9,733 2.1%
Vijay Kumar Independent 2,597 0.6%
Jagdish Prasad Independent 1,850 0.4%
Kamu Khan Independent 1,839 0.4%
Gordhan Independent 1,724 0.4%
Pushkar Dass Independent 1,322 0.3%
M.Zuber Independent 1,168 0.3%
Santu Mal Independent 907 0.2%
Ranveer Singh Independent 848 0.2%
Kaval Mal Gang Independent 724 0.2%
Zahoor Khan Independent 432 0.1%
Anil Kumar Independent 423 0.1%
Jagdish Chandra Independent 217 0.0%
Sohan Lal Independent 166 0.0%

1989

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Jaswant Singh S/O Sardar Singh Bharatiya Janata Party 295,993 50.3%
Ashok Gahlot Indian National Congress 229,747 39.0%
Abdul Gani Khan Sindhi Independent 30,969 5.3%
Ashok Kumar DDP 6,812 1.2%
Jagdish Independent 6,066 1.0%
Amar Chand Independent 3,000 0.5%
Inder Singh Independent 2,935 0.5%
Suraj Mal Bahujan Samaj Party 2,834 0.5%
Jaswant Singh S/O Dhan Singh LKD (B) 1,852 0.3%
Ram Partap Singh Sannkhla Independent 1,283 0.2%
Rajender Singh Gehlot Independent 1,275 0.2%
Vishwa Dev Purohit Independent 1,055 0.2%
Mancha Ram Independent 876 0.1%
Prem Kumar Mehra Independent 845 0.1%
Abdul Aziz Belim IML 687 0.1%
Suraj Prakash Joshi Independent 620 0.1%
Jaswant Raj Independent 523 0.1%
Rameshwar Lal Gehlot Independent 421 0.1%
Ranjeet Singh Kumpawat Independent 414 0.1%
Mahesh Chandra Independent 354 0.1%
Jagdish Prasad Independent 278 0.0%

1991

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Ashok Gehlot Indian National Congress 275,900 50.9%
Ram Narain Bishnoi Bharatiya Janata Party 226,332 41.8%
Lalit Bafna Independent 5,135 0.9%
Bhagwati Prasad Janata Dal 4,754 0.9%
Thana Ram Sihag Janata Party 4,226 0.8%
Mehmooda Begam (W) Independent 3,008 0.6%
Ramesh Chandra Gautam Independent 1,857 0.3%
Ram Parsad Independent 1,540 0.3%
Manak Lall Independent 1,534 0.3%
Madan Lal Kanhaiya Lall Independent 1,533 0.3%
Ashok Independent 1,217 0.2%
Mahaveer Singh Bhati Independent 1,173 0.2%
Sohan Singh Independent 1,147 0.2%
Mohan Lall Mehta Independent 1,080 0.2%
Urendar Singh Lodha Hindustan Mazdoor Sevak Sangh 648 0.1%
Gordhan Chaudhari SOP(L) 631 0.1%
Laxmi Narain Independent 559 0.1%
Kesu Singh Gehlot LKD 548 0.1%
Padam Singh Gehlot DDP 526 0.1%
Bhawar Lal Independent 517 0.1%
Ram Kumar Gehlot Independent 479 0.1%
Azeena Khan (W) Independent 439 0.1%
Devi Chand Jain Independent 427 0.1%
Lal Singh Gehlot Independent 422 0.1%
Kedar Roop Khichi Independent 401 0.1%
Jagdish Maniar Independent 391 0.1%
Bhai Pukh Raj Independent 381 0.1%
Sohan Lall/Daya Ram Independent 350 0.1%
Amar Chand Independent 329 0.1%
Mam Raj Mohnot Independent 328 0.1%
Manji Lall Independent 314 0.1%
Madan Lall/Rani Dan Independent 295 0.1%
Mohd. Sabir Ghori Independent 295 0.1%
Nardev Gaur Pandit Independent 271 0.1%
Chiranjivlall Dhobal Independent 248 0.0%
Radhey Shyam Khichi Independent 242 0.0%
Mahesh Gehlot Independent 240 0.0%
Om Prakash Moondra Independent 223 0.0%
Abdul Aziz Beylim Indian Union Muslim League 222 0.0%
Dinesh Kumar Thanvi Independent 219 0.0%
Shyam Singh Independent 196 0.0%
Sohan Lal S/O Misri Mal Independent 180 0.0%
Dayanand Tilawat Independent 179 0.0%
Gnaga Singh Independent 177 0.0%
Gajendra Gaur Independent 151 0.0%
Ranjit Singh Kumpawat Independent 131 0.0%
Sabir Independent 114 0.0%
Vinod Kumar Dasani Independent 92 0.0%
Ganpat Singh Independent 89 0.0%
Mahendra Singh Independent 72 0.0%
Dilip Singh Rajpurohit Independent 59 0.0%
Vinod Kumar Vagela Independent 45 0.0%

1996

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Ashok Gahlot Indian National Congress 296,543 50.0%
Jaswant Singh Bharatiya Janata Party 242,176 40.8%
Nerandra Singh Bhati Independent 9,268 1.6%
Mehmuda Begam Independent 6,983 1.2%
Rajendra Prasad Meghwal Janata Dal 5,103 0.9%
Ishwar Singh Rathode Independent 3,380 0.6%
Sunil Nath Modi Independent 2,009 0.3%
Om Prakash Prajapat Independent 2,001 0.3%
Hira Ram Choudhary Independent 1,956 0.3%
Madan Mohan Purohit Independent 1,897 0.3%
Gajendra Gaur Independent 1,760 0.3%
Shanti Prasad Vyas Independent 1,559 0.3%
Yudhistra Kachhawaha Independent 1,334 0.2%
Madan Lal S/O Shankar Lal Independent 1,296 0.2%
Narpat Singh Independent 1,111 0.2%
Prakash Chandra Joshi Shiv Sena 1,078 0.2%
Neta Laxmi Narayan SLP(L) 1,072 0.2%
Madan Lal S/O Phool Chand ABHM 1,005 0.2%
Ramakishan Independent 857 0.1%
Pukh Raj Surana Independent 832 0.1%
Ram Gopal AIIC(T) 774 0.1%
Damodar Lal Independent 730 0.1%
Thana Ram SAP 717 0.1%
Har Chand Solanki Independent 666 0.1%
Chuna Ram Independent 608 0.1%
Tara Chand Prajapati Independent 556 0.1%
Chandra Prakash Independent 546 0.1%
Ravindra Nath Chaturvedi Independent 546 0.1%
Mangi Lal Independent 530 0.1%
Vinay Borana Independent 496 0.1%
Mangi Lal Bidoya Independent 471 0.1%
Satay Narain Independent 455 0.1%
Jor Singh Independent 435 0.1%
Mohammad Tayab Khan Independent 430 0.1%
Prem Das Independent 427 0.1%
Rajesh Kumar Independent 325 0.1%
Ramdev Acharya Independent 317 0.1%
Sher Singh Independent 300 0.1%
Moola Ram Independent 272 0.0%
Pramendra Independent 222 0.0%

1998

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Ashok Gahlot Indian National Congress 369,780 48.6%
Jaswant Singh Bishnoi Bharatiya Janata Party 364,336 47.9%
Tulsi Dass Bahujan Samaj Party 7,483 1.0%
Dr. Rajendra Meghawal Janata Dal 5,063 0.7%
Durgadan ABJS 4,014 0.5%
Jaswant Raj Jain Rashtriya Janata Dal 3,740 0.5%
Mehmooda Begam SAP 1,938 0.3%
Ram Gopal Samajwadi Party 1,878 0.2%
Satyendra Vyas Shiv Sena 1,171 0.2%
Shiv Ram Independent 772 0.1%

1999

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Jaswant Singh Vishnoi Bharatiya Janata Party 368,463 56.1%
Poonam Chand Indian National Congress 255,166 38.9%
Manaram Bahujan Samaj Party 15,685 2.4%
Mehmooda Begum Abbasi Independent 12,940 2.0%
Saiduddin Sheikh Independent 2,334 0.4%
Durgadan ABJS 949 0.1%
Shiv Ram Jat Independent 816 0.1%

2004

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Jaswant Singh Bishnoi Bharatiya Janata Party 434,352 50.2%
Badri Ram Jakhar Indian National Congress 391,857 45.3%
Sabir Gouri Independent 10,363 1.2%
Ravi Garg Janata Party 8,974 1.0%
Shaitan Singh Chouhan Independent 4,682 0.5%
Devilal Bheel Independent 3,827 0.4%
Mahmuda Begum Abbasi Independent 3,118 0.4%
Vijay Krishan Sharma Independent 2,684 0.3%
Dungarlal Meghwal Independent 1,658 0.2%
Leela Devi Independent 1,592 0.2%
Badri Ram Independent 970 0.1%
Pukhraj Meghwal Independent 850 0.1%

2009

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Chandresh Kumari Indian National Congress 361,577 53.1%
Jaswant Singh Bisnoi Bharatiya Janata Party 263,248 38.6%
Raju Ram Bahujan Samaj Party 23,320 3.4%
Vijay Kumar Independent 9,539 1.4%
Mehmooda Begum Abbasi Independent 5,162 0.8%
Mohammad Arif Independent 4,010 0.6%
Dr. Dinesh Kumar Sharma Independent 3,992 0.6%
Deva Ram Independent 2,328 0.3%
Chandrakanta Independent 1,800 0.3%
Gurdan Singh JKNPP 1,611 0.2%
Dilip Singh Rajpurohit Independent 1,503 0.2%
Aslam Independent 1,495 0.2%
Didar Independent 1,004 0.1%
Champalal Independent 882 0.1%

2014

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Gajendrasingh Shekhawat Bharatiya Janata Party 713,515 66.2%
Chandresh Kumari Indian National Congress 303,464 28.1%
None Of The Above Independent 15,085 1.4%
Goparam Meghwal Bahujan Samaj Party 13,511 1.3%
Vigyan Modi Aam Aadmi Party 8,552 0.8%
Dhanraj Gehlot JMBP 7,104 0.7%
Rugha Ram Choudhary Advocate Independent 4,855 0.5%
Sohan Lal Goyal Independent 3,764 0.3%
Mehmooda Begam Abbasi Independent 2,631 0.2%
Ram Dayal Independent 2,321 0.2%
Ravi Garg BNNP 1,206 0.1%
Dungar Mal Puniya Independent 1,041 0.1%
Jetharam Meghwal Independent 831 0.1%
Jayda Independent 718 0.1%

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Gajendra Singh Shekhawat Bharatiya Janata Party 788,888 59.1%
Vaibhav Gehlot Indian National Congress 514,448 38.5%
Mukul Chaudhary Bahujan Samaj Party 11,703 0.9%
Amar Singh Kalundha BTP 7,263 0.5%
Vishek Vishnoi Independent 4,521 0.3%
Shambhu Ram Independent 3,052 0.2%
Moda Ram Meghwal Independent 1,519 0.1%
Anil Joya Meghwal Independent 1,327 0.1%
Tasleem Independent 933 0.1%
Chand Mohammad Independent 901 0.1%

Margin Over Time

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

1951: Independent margin 57.2 pts 1957: Indian National Congress margin 20.8 pts 1962: Independent margin 0.6 pts 1967: Indian National Congress margin 6.4 pts 1971: Independent margin 5.9 pts 1977: Bharatiya Lok Dal margin 6.3 pts 1980: Congress (I) margin 13.4 pts 1984: Indian National Congress margin 33.2 pts 1989: Bharatiya Janata Party margin 11.2 pts 1991: Indian National Congress margin 9.2 pts 1996: Indian National Congress margin 9.2 pts 1998: Indian National Congress margin 0.7 pts 1999: Bharatiya Janata Party margin 17.3 pts 2004: Bharatiya Janata Party margin 4.9 pts 2009: Indian National Congress margin 14.4 pts 2014: Bharatiya Janata Party margin 38.0 pts 2019: Bharatiya Janata Party margin 20.6 pts 1951 1957 1962 1967 1971 1977 1980 1984 1989 1991 1996 1998 1999 2004 2009 2014 2019

Trend

Jodhpur has been contested at 17 Lok Sabha general elections on record since 1951. Parties that have won this seat over that span: Independent, Indian National Congress, Bharatiya Lok Dal, Congress (I), Bharatiya Janata Party.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Jodhpur in the 2019 Lok Sabha election?

Gajendra Singh Shekhawat (Bharatiya Janata Party) won Jodhpur, Rajasthan, in 2019 with 788,888 votes (59.1%), a margin of 274,440 votes over Vaibhav Gehlot.

Which parties have won Jodhpur since 1951?

Since 1951, Jodhpur has been won by: Bharatiya Janata Party, Bharatiya Lok Dal, Congress (I), Independent, Indian National Congress.

What was the closest result in Jodhpur?

The closest result on record for Jodhpur was 1962, when Independent beat Indian National Congress by just 1,634 votes (0.6 percentage points).

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