Tonk, Rajasthan — Lok Sabha Election Results

Tonk (Rajasthan) was won by Namo Narain (Indian National Congress) at the 2009 Lok Sabha general election, with a margin of 317 votes over Kirori Singh Bainsla. This page covers every Lok Sabha general election in Tonk, Rajasthan, from 1951 to 2009.

Full Election History, 1951–2009

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Margin
1951 Panna Lal Kaushik Indian National Congress 60,980 47.0% Lami Naraian (KLP) 18,557 (14.3 pts)
1967 J. Lal Swatantra Party 145,032 49.0% N. Prakash (Indian National Congress) 14,807 (5.0 pts)
1971 Ram Kanwar Swatantra Party 116,230 47.9% Narain Prakash (Indian National Congress) 1,835 (0.8 pts)
1977 Ram Kanwar Bharatiya Lok Dal 240,810 73.1% Banwari Lal (Indian National Congress) 161,917 (49.1 pts)
1980 Banwari Lal Bairwa Congress (I) 148,558 43.2% Ram Kanwar Bairwa (Janata Party) 31,202 (9.1 pts)
1984 Banwari Lal Indian National Congress 231,678 56.4% Jiya Lal (Bharatiya Janata Party) 102,709 (25.0 pts)
1989 Gopal Pacherwal Janata Dal 294,697 58.3% Banwari Lal (Indian National Congress) 107,929 (21.3 pts)
1991 Ram Narain Berwa Bharatiya Janata Party 176,290 45.9% Ramkanwar Berwa (Indian National Congress) 13,019 (3.4 pts)
1996 Shyam Lal Banshiwal Bharatiya Janata Party 195,518 45.6% Banwari Lal Bairwa (Indian National Congress) 2,726 (0.6 pts)
1998 Dowarka Parshad Bairwa Indian National Congress 312,307 52.5% Shambhu Dayal Badgujar (Bharatiya Janata Party) 57,469 (9.7 pts)
1999 Shyam Lal Bansiwal Bharatiya Janata Party 287,265 53.3% Dwarka Prasad Bairwa (Indian National Congress) 48,358 (9.0 pts)
2004 Kailash Meghwal Bharatiya Janata Party 315,717 53.1% Nand Kishore Bairwa (Indian National Congress) 58,512 (9.8 pts)
2009 Namo Narain Indian National Congress 375,572 46.8% Kirori Singh Bainsla (Bharatiya Janata Party) 317 (0.0 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Panna Lal Kaushik Indian National Congress 60,980 47.0%
Lami Naraian KLP 42,423 32.7%
Gopal Independent 26,367 20.3%

1967

CandidatePartyVotesShare
J. Lal Swatantra Party 145,032 49.0%
N. Prakash Indian National Congress 130,225 44.0%
R.Gopal Independent 10,373 3.5%
R. Nath Independent 5,080 1.7%
C. Mal Independent 2,859 1.0%
K. L. Kavi Independent 2,126 0.7%

1971

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Ram Kanwar Swatantra Party 116,230 47.9%
Narain Prakash Indian National Congress 114,395 47.1%
Ram Nath Independent 5,357 2.2%
Nathoo BKD 4,096 1.7%
Suraj Mal Independent 2,717 1.1%

1977

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Ram Kanwar Bharatiya Lok Dal 240,810 73.1%
Banwari Lal Indian National Congress 78,893 23.9%
Ram Nath Independent 8,371 2.5%
Hari Shanker Arya Regar Independent 1,395 0.4%

1980

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Banwari Lal Bairwa Congress (I) 148,558 43.2%
Ram Kanwar Bairwa Janata Party 117,356 34.2%
Jai Narain Janata Party (Secular) 60,506 17.6%
Narain Prakash Congress (U) 7,626 2.2%
Jagannath Moralya Independent 3,869 1.1%
Ram Nath Independent 3,166 0.9%
Hari Kishan Independent 2,413 0.7%

1984

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Banwari Lal Indian National Congress 231,678 56.4%
Jiya Lal Bharatiya Janata Party 128,969 31.4%
Ram Kanwar Janata Party 31,563 7.7%
Jaganath LKD 7,421 1.8%
Prahlad Independent 5,248 1.3%
Shrawan Independent 3,471 0.8%
Vinod Kumar Independent 2,581 0.6%

1989

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Gopal Pacherwal Janata Dal 294,697 58.3%
Banwari Lal Indian National Congress 186,768 36.9%
Ram Singh JNP (JP) 17,055 3.4%
Ram Nath Bahujan Samaj Party 4,676 0.9%
Roop Narayan Koli DDP 2,319 0.5%

1991

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Ram Narain Berwa Bharatiya Janata Party 176,290 45.9%
Ramkanwar Berwa Indian National Congress 163,271 42.5%
Rohitashwa Kumar Janata Dal 24,222 6.3%
Jagnath Morliya Janata Party 9,453 2.5%
Mahesh Bundel Independent 2,359 0.6%
Kalyan Independent 1,980 0.5%
Rameshwar Nayak Independent 1,946 0.5%
Roop Narain Mahawar Independent 1,522 0.4%
Jeetmal Khatik Independent 1,210 0.3%
Ramgopal Independent 992 0.3%
Kajod Independent 502 0.1%

1996

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Shyam Lal Banshiwal Bharatiya Janata Party 195,518 45.6%
Banwari Lal Bairwa Indian National Congress 192,792 44.9%
Gopal Dengwal Janata Dal 11,880 2.8%
Lalit Bhati AIIC(T) 7,589 1.8%
Chhitarmal Balai Independent 4,630 1.1%
Jagannath Morliya Independent 2,341 0.5%
Gopikishan Beniwal Independent 2,229 0.5%
Kartar Singh Independent 2,214 0.5%
Hanuman Prasad Bairwa Independent 1,921 0.4%
Lalu Ram Independent 1,855 0.4%
Kanchan Devi Independent 1,637 0.4%
Raju Lal Bairwa Independent 1,200 0.3%
Ladu Ram Independent 1,078 0.3%
Durga Lal Bairwa Independent 1,076 0.3%
Pappu Moochi Alias Kanaya Independent 510 0.1%
Ishwar Lal Bairwa Independent 502 0.1%

1998

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Dowarka Parshad Bairwa Indian National Congress 312,307 52.5%
Shambhu Dayal Badgujar Bharatiya Janata Party 254,838 42.8%
Ramkanwar Berwa Janata Dal 15,289 2.6%
Sugan Chand Bahujan Samaj Party 9,524 1.6%
Dr.Kiran Solanki Independent 1,713 0.3%
Tola Chanda Morya Shiv Sena 1,638 0.3%

1999

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Shyam Lal Bansiwal Bharatiya Janata Party 287,265 53.3%
Dwarka Prasad Bairwa Indian National Congress 238,907 44.3%
Meena Moraliya Janata Party 5,948 1.1%
Padam Chand Bagoriya Nationalist Congress Party 4,802 0.9%
Rajiv Dangi Independent 1,777 0.3%
Ram Swaroop Independent 763 0.1%

2004

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Kailash Meghwal Bharatiya Janata Party 315,717 53.1%
Nand Kishore Bairwa Indian National Congress 257,205 43.3%
Ram Babu Raiger Bahujan Samaj Party 21,436 3.6%

2009

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Namo Narain Indian National Congress 375,572 46.8%
Kirori Singh Bainsla Bharatiya Janata Party 375,255 46.8%
Surendera Vyas Bahujan Samaj Party 23,457 2.9%
Shiv Singh Independent 9,594 1.2%
Ram Chandra Independent 6,223 0.8%
Mushahid Zuberi Independent 3,375 0.4%
Mithalal Jain Independent 1,343 0.2%
Om Prakash JKNPP 1,224 0.2%
Javed Independent 934 0.1%
Prem Lata Bansiwal Independent 832 0.1%
Krishan Pal Singh Samajwadi Party 747 0.1%
Bhag Chand Jain FCI 684 0.1%
Jagan Nath Morliya Independent 655 0.1%
Iqbal Khan Bhati Independent 622 0.1%
Kaluram RJVP 618 0.1%
Chetan Kumar Rana Independent 492 0.1%
Sayar RDSD 484 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: Indian National Congress margin 14.3 pts 1967: Swatantra Party margin 5.0 pts 1971: Swatantra Party margin 0.8 pts 1977: Bharatiya Lok Dal margin 49.1 pts 1980: Congress (I) margin 9.1 pts 1984: Indian National Congress margin 25.0 pts 1989: Janata Dal margin 21.3 pts 1991: Bharatiya Janata Party margin 3.4 pts 1996: Bharatiya Janata Party margin 0.6 pts 1998: Indian National Congress margin 9.7 pts 1999: Bharatiya Janata Party margin 9.0 pts 2004: Bharatiya Janata Party margin 9.8 pts 2009: Indian National Congress margin 0.0 pts 1951 1967 1971 1977 1980 1984 1989 1991 1996 1998 1999 2004 2009

Trend

Tonk has been contested at 13 Lok Sabha general elections on record since 1951. Parties that have won this seat over that span: Indian National Congress, Swatantra Party, Bharatiya Lok Dal, Congress (I), Janata Dal, Bharatiya Janata Party.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Tonk in the 2009 Lok Sabha election?

Namo Narain (Indian National Congress) won Tonk, Rajasthan, in 2009 with 375,572 votes (46.8%), a margin of 317 votes over Kirori Singh Bainsla.

Which parties have won Tonk since 1951?

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

What was the closest result in Tonk?

The closest result on record for Tonk was 2009, when Indian National Congress beat Bharatiya Janata Party by just 317 votes (0.0 percentage points).

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