Khetri Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Rajasthan legislative assembly in India
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Khetri Assembly constituency is one of constituencies of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly in the Jhunjhunu Lok Sabha constituency.
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| Constituency No. 31 for the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | North India |
| State | Rajasthan |
| District | Jhunjhunu |
| Established | 1951 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Rajasthan Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bhartiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2023 |
Khetri assembly constituency is considered as gurjar dominant . The numbers of gurjar voters in this area is 35% (80 thousand) of total voters .
Towns and villages in the constituency
Babai, Barau, Basai, Beelwa, Charawas, Dada Fatehpura, Dalelpura, Dudhwa Nanglia, Gadrata, Gorir, Gotthra, Hardiya, Jasrapur, Kalota, Kankariya, Kharkhara, Khetri, Loyal, Madhogarh, Mandri, Manota Jatan, Manota Kalan, Mehada, Jatuwas, Jasrapur, Nagli Saledisingh, Nalpur, Nanglia Gujarwas, Nanuwali Bawari, Norangpura, Papurana, Rajota, Rasoolpur, Ravan, Sefraguwar, Shimla, Shyampura, Sihor, Tatija, Thathwadi, Tiba, Tyonda and more.[1]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Raghubirsingh | Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad[2] | |
| 1957 | Shish Ram Ola | Indian National Congress[3] | |
| 1962 | Shish Ram Ola[4] | ||
| 1967 | R Singh | Swatantra Party[5] | |
| 1972 | Ramji Lal[6] | ||
| 1977 | Mala Ram | Janata Party[7] | |
| 1980 | Mala Ram | Bharatiya Janata Party[8] | |
| 1985 | Mala Ram[9] | ||
| 1990 | Hajari Lal | Independent[10] | |
| 1993 | Jitendra Singh | Indian National Congress[11] | |
| 1998 | Jitendra Singh[12] | ||
| 2003 | Data Ram | Bharatiya Janata Party[13] | |
| 2008 | Jitendra Singh | Indian National Congress[14] | |
| 2013 | Pooranmal Saini | Bahujan Samaj Party | |
| 2018 | Jitendra Singh | Indian National Congress[15] | |
| 2023 | Dharmpal Gurjar | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
Election results
2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Dharmpal | 70,597 | 41.82 | +5.12 | |
| BSP | Manoj Ghumaria | 61,483 | 36.42 | +13.46 | |
| INC | Manisha | 27,981 | 16.57 | −20.75 | |
| Independent | Pooranmal Saini | 4,964 | 2.94 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,013 | 0.6 | −0.3 | |
| Majority | 9,114 | 5.4 | +4.78 | ||
| Turnout | 168,825 | 74.09 | +0.26 | ||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2018