Elections in Rajasthan
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Elections in Rajasthan have been held since 1952 to elect members of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly and of Lok Sabha. There are 200 assembly constituencies and 25 Lok Sabha constituencies.
The Indian National Congress (INC) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) are the two most dominant parties in the state. In the past, various parties such as Janata Party (JP), Janata Dal (JD), Swatantra Party, CPIM, Bharatiya Jana Sangh (BJS) and Ram Rajya Parishad (RRP) have also been influential.
Lok Sabha elections
Till 1980
| Year | Lok Sabha | Party-wise Details | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 1st | Total: 20. INC: 9, RRP: 3, BJS: 1, KLP: 1, Independents: 6 | |
| 1957 | 2nd | Total: 22. INC: 19, Independents: 3 | |
| 1962 | 3rd | Total: 22. INC: 14, Swatantra Party: 3, BJS: 1, RRP: 1, Independents: 3 | |
| 1967 | 4th | Total: 23. INC: 10, Swatantra Party: 8, BJS: 3, Independents: 2 | |
| 1971 | 5th | Total: 23. INC: 14, BJS: 4, Swatantra Party: 3, Independents: 2 | |
| 1977 | 6th | Total: 25. Janata Party: 24, INC: 1 | |
| 1980 | 7th | Total: 25. INC: 18, JP: 4, JP(S) : 2, Congress(U):1 | |
Total Seats- 25
| Year | Lok Sabha | 1st Party | 2nd Party | Others | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 8th | INC 25 | ||||
| 1989 | 9th | BJP 13 | JD 11 | CPI(M) 1 | ||
| 1991 | 10th | INC 13 | BJP 12 | |||
| 1996 | 11th | BJP 12 | INC 12 | AIIC(T) 1 | ||
| 1998 | 12th | INC 19 | BJP 5 | AIIC(S) 1 | ||
| 1999 | 13th | BJP 16 | INC 9 | |||
| 2004 | 14th | BJP 21 | INC 4 | |||
| 2009 | 15th | INC 20 | BJP 4 | Ind 1 | ||
| 2014 | 16th | BJP 25 | ||||
| 2019 | 17th | BJP 24 | RLP 1 | |||
| 2024 | 18th | BJP 14 | INC 8 | BAP 1,CPI(M) 1, RLP 1 | ||
