Viratnagar Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Rajasthan legislative assembly in India
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Viratnagar Nagar Assembly constituency is one of the 200 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Rajasthan state in India.[1][2] It comprises Viratnagar tehsil and parts of Kotputli and Shahpura tehsils, all in Jaipur district. It is a segment of the Jaipur Rural Lok Sabha constituency and it came into existence after the 2008 delimitation exercise.
| Viratnagar | |
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| Constituency No. 41 for the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | North India |
| State | Rajasthan |
| District | Jaipur district |
| Established | 2008 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Rajasthan Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
As of 2023, it is represented by Kuldeep Dhankad of the Bharatiya Janata Party.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Election | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008[3] | Phoolchand Bhinda | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2013[4] | |||
| 2018 | Indraj Gurjar[5] | Indian National Congress | |
| 2023 | Kuldeep Dhankad[6] | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
Election results
2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Kuldeep | 83,262 | 46.88 | +31.97 | |
| INC | Indraj Singh Gurjar | 65,673 | 36.98 | −1.45 | |
| ASP(KR) | Ramchandra Saradhana | 18,897 | 10.64 | ||
| Independent | Chandra Prakash Saini | 3,258 | 1.83 | ||
| Independent | Bheem Sahan Gurjar | 2,098 | 1.18 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,344 | 0.76 | +0.44 | |
| Majority | 17,589 | 9.9 | −2.62 | ||
| Turnout | 177,596 | 76.42 | +2.55 | ||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Indraj Gurjar | 59,427 | 38.43 | ||
| Independent | Kuldeep Dhankad | 40,060 | 25.91 | ||
| BJP | Phoolchand Binda | 23,058 | 14.91 | ||
| Independent | Ratna Kumari | 9,026 | 5.84 | ||
| Independent | Raghuveer Prasad Meena | 5,690 | 3.68 | ||
| BSP | Sachin Verma | 5,139 | 3.32 | ||
| Bharat Vahini Party | Vikram Singh Purusharthi | 3,543 | 2.29 | ||
| Independent | Haridas | 1,633 | 1.06 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 501 | 0.32 | ||
| Majority | 19,367 | 12.52 | |||
| Turnout | 154,618 | 73.87 | |||
| INC gain from BJP | Swing | ||||