Pokaran Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Rajasthan legislative assembly in India
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Pokaran Assembly constituency is one of constituencies of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly in the Jodhpur Lok Sabha constituency.
| Pokaran | |
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| Constituency No. 133 for the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | North India |
| State | Rajasthan |
| District | Jaisalmer district |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Jodhpur |
| Established | 2008 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Rajasthan Legislative Assembly | |
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| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2023 |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Saleh Mohammad | Indian National Congress[2] | |
| 2013 | Shaitan Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party[3] | |
| 2018 | Saleh Mohammad | Indian National Congress[4] | |
| 2023 | Mahant Pratap Puri | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
Election results
2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Mahant Pratap Puri | 112,989 | 56.84 |  9.13 | |
| INC | Saleh Mohammad | 77,508 | 38.99 |  9.23 | |
| RLP | Devilal | 4,696 | 2.36 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 773 | 0.39 | 0.26 | |
| Majority | 35,481 | 17.85 | 17.34 | ||
| Turnout | 198,794 | 88.48 | 0.51 | ||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Saleh Mohammad | 82,964 | 48.22 | ||
| BJP | Mahant Pratap Puri | 82,092 | 47.71 | ||
| Independent | Paramaram | 2,748 | 1.6 | ||
| BSP | Tulchha Ram | 2,187 | 1.27 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,122 | 0.65 | ||
| Majority | 872 | 0.51 | |||
| Turnout | 172,069 | 87.97 | |||
| INC gain from BJP | Swing | ||||
2013
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Shaitan Singh | 85,010 | 59.40 | ||
| INC | Saleh Mohammad | 50,566 | 35.33 | ||
| Independent | Khajoo Khan | 2,824 | 1.97 | ||
| BSP | Tulchha Ram | 1,800 | 1.26 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,519 | 1.06 | ||
| Majority | 34,444 | 24.07 | |||
| Turnout | 1,43,287 | 87.73 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||