Tonk Lok Sabha constituency
Constituency of the Indian parliament in Rajasthan
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Tonk was a Lok Sabha constituency in Rajasthan state in India.[1] It was abolished following the delimitation of parliamentary constituencies in 2008.
| Tonk | |
|---|---|
| Former Lok Sabha constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | North India |
| State | Rajasthan |
| Established | 1952 |
| Abolished | 2008 |
Members of Parliament
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Manikya Lal Varma | Indian National Congress | |
| 1957 | Heera Lal Shastri | ||
| 1962 | Jamnalal Bairwa | Swatantra Party | |
| 1967 | |||
| 1971 | Ram Kanwar Bairwa | ||
| 1977 | |||
| 1980 | Banwari Lal Bairwa | Indian National Congress | |
| 1984 | |||
| 1989 | Gopal Pacherwal | Janata Dal | |
| 1991 | Ram Narain Bairwa | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 1996 | Shyam Lal Bansiwal | ||
| 1998 | Dowaraka Prasad Bairwa | Indian National Congress | |
| 1999 | Shyam Lal Bansiwal[2] | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2001* | Kailash Meghwal | ||
| 2004 | |||
| From 2004: Constituency did not exist | |||
*(By-election)
Election results
2004
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Kailash Meghwal | 315,717 | 53.12 | −0.13 | |
| INC | Nand Kishore Bairwa | 257,205 | 43.27 | −1.02 | |
| BSP | Ram Babu Raiger | 21,436 | 3.61 | +2.51 | |
| Majority | 58,512 | 9.85 | −0.11 | ||
| Turnout | 594,358 | 46.52 | −1.48 | ||
| BJP hold | Swing | -0.13 | |||