Barmer Assembly constituency
Legislative Assembly constituency in Rajasthan State, India
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Barmer Assembly constituency is one of the 200 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Rajasthan state in India.[3][4] It was established in 1962,[5] with its first representative being Umed Singh.[6]
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| Constituency No. 135 for the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | North India |
| State | Rajasthan |
| District | Barmer |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Barmer |
| Established | 1962 |
| Total electors | 237,355[1] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Rajasthan Legislative Assembly | |
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| Incumbent | |
| Party | Independent |
| Elected year | 2023 |
It comprises Barmer tehsil, in Barmer district.[3] As of 2023, it is represented by Priyanka Chaudhary, an Independent mla.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008[7] | Mewaram Jain | Indian National Congress | |
| 2013[8] | |||
| 2018[9] | |||
| 2023 | Priyanka Chowdhary[10] | Independent | |
Election results
2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Priyanka Chaudhary | 106,948 | 49.3 | ||
| INC | Mewaram Jain | 93,611 | 43.16 | −8.79 | |
| BJP | Deepak Karwasara | 5,355 | 2.47 | −31.94 | |
| AAP | Bhagwan Singh Rajput | 2,282 | 1.05 | ||
| BSP | Harkh Ram Meghwal | 2,053 | 0.95 | −0.28 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,559 | 0.72 | −0.37 | |
| Majority | 13,337 | 6.14 | −11.4 | ||
| Turnout | 216,916 | 81.9 | +1.22 | ||
| Independent gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Mewaram Jain | 97,874 | 51.95 | ||
| BJP | Col. Sonaram Choudhary (Retd) | 64,827 | 34.41 | ||
| Independent | Rahul Kumar | 13,678 | 7.26 | ||
| CPI | Nanak Das Dhariwal | 2,488 | 1.32 | ||
| BSP | Rajendra Kumar | 2,325 | 1.23 | ||
| Independent | Shankar Lal | 1,969 | 1.05 | ||
| Abhinav Rajasthan Party | Khartharam Choudhary | 1,743 | 0.93 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,048 | 1.09 | ||
| Majority | 33,047 | 17.54 | |||
| Turnout | 188,414 | 80.68 | |||