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{{short description|Lok Sabha constituency in Rajasthan}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2017}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2017}}
{{Infobox Lok Sabha Constituency
| image =
| caption =
| Existence = 1952
| FirstMP =
|Reservation= None
| CurrentMPParty = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| CurrentMP = [[Kailash Choudhary]]
| ElectedByYear = [[2019 Indian general elections|2019]]
| State = [[Rajasthan]]
|Successful Party=
| AssemblyConstituencies =[[Jaisalmer (Rajasthan Assembly constituency)|Jaisalmer]] [[Sheo (Rajasthan Assembly constituency)|Sheo]] [[Barmer (Rajasthan Assembly constituency)|Barmer]] [[Baytoo (Rajasthan Assembly constituency)|Baytoo]] [[Pachpadra (Rajasthan Assembly constituency)|Pachpadra]] [[Siwana (Rajasthan Assembly constituency)|Siwana]] [[Gudha Malani (Rajasthan Assembly constituency)|Gudha Malani]] [[Chohtan (Rajasthan Assembly constituency)|Chohtan]]
}}
'''Barmer''' Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 25 [[Lok Sabha]] (parliamentary) constituencies in [[Rajasthan]] state in western [[India]]. It is the second largest parliamentary constituency covering an area of 71,601 km2,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/election/2004/apr/12espec.htm|title=Smallest constituency is just 10 sq km|website=www.rediff.com|access-date=2019-12-19}}</ref> over twice the size of [[Belgium]]. [[Jaisalmer district | Jaisalmer]] and Barmer, the third and fifth largest districts in India, both fall under this Lok Sabha seat.

Former Defense Minister [[Jaswant Singh]] contested from this seat as a rebel BJP candidate in 2014. His son [[Manvendra Singh]] has also contested a few times from here.

==Vidhan Sabha segments==
Presently, Barmer Lok Sabha constituency comprises Eight [[Vidhan Sabha]] (legislative assembly) segments. These are:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ceorajasthan.nic.in/PC-ACWISE-ELECTORS.pdf|title=Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies wise Polling Stations & Electors|publisher=Chief Electoral Officer, Rajasthan website|access-date=11 August 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726003649/http://ceorajasthan.nic.in/PC-ACWISE-ELECTORS.pdf|archive-date=26 July 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" width="500px"
! width="50px" style="font-size:75%" |Constituency number
! width="200px" |Name
! width="100px" style="font-size:75%" |Reserved for ([[Dalit|SC]]/[[Adivasi|ST]]/None)
! width="150px" |District
|-
|132
|[[Jaisalmer (Rajasthan Assembly constituency)|Jaisalmer]]
|None
|[[Jaisalmer district|Jaisalmer]]
|-
|134
|[[Sheo (Rajasthan Assembly constituency)|Sheo]]
|None
|[[Barmer district|Barmer]]
|-
|135
|[[Barmer (Rajasthan Assembly constituency)|Barmer]]
|None
|[[Barmer district|Barmer]]
|-
|136
|[[Baytoo (Rajasthan Assembly constituency)|Baytoo]]
|None
|[[Barmer district|Barmer]]
|-
|137
|[[Pachpadra (Rajasthan Assembly constituency)|Pachpadra]]
|None
|[[Barmer district|Barmer]]
|-
|138
|[[Siwana (Rajasthan Assembly constituency)|Siwana]]
|None
|[[Barmer district|Barmer]]
|-
|139
|[[Gudha Malani (Rajasthan Assembly constituency)|Gudha Malani]]
|None
|[[Barmer district|Barmer]]
|-
|140
|[[Chohtan (Rajasthan Assembly constituency)|Chohtan]]
|SC
|[[Barmer district|Barmer]]
|-
|}

==Members of Lok Sabha==
{| class ="wikitable" border ="1" cellspacing ="0" cellpedding ="5"
|-bgcolor = "#cccccc"
! Lok Sabha
! Duration
! Name of M.P.
! Party Affiliation
|-
|[[1st Lok Sabha|First]]
|1952-1957
|[[Bhawani Singh (politician)|Bhawani Singh]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Independent (politician)|Independent]]
|-
|[[2nd Lok Sabha|Second]]
|1957-1962
|[[Raghunath Singh Bahadur]]
|-
|[[3rd Lok Sabha|Third]]
|1962-1967
|[[Tan Singh]]
|[[Ram Rajya Parishad]]
|-
|[[4th Lok Sabha|Fourth]]
|1967-1971
| rowspan="2" |[[Amrit Nahata]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Indian National Congress]]
|-
|[[5th Lok Sabha|Fifth]]
|1971-1977
|-
|[[6th Lok Sabha|Sixth]]
|1977-1980
|[[Tan Singh]]
|[[Janata Party]]
|-
|[[7th Lok Sabha|Seventh]]
|1980-1984
| rowspan="2" |[[Virdhi Chand Jain]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Indian National Congress]]
|-
|[[8th Lok Sabha|Eighth]]
|1984-1989
|-
|[[9th Lok Sabha|Ninth]]
|1989-1991
|[[Kalyan Singh Kalvi]]
|[[Janata Dal]]
|-
|[[10th Lok Sabha|Tenth]]
|1991-1996
|[[Ram Niwas Mirdha]]
| rowspan="4" |[[Indian National Congress]]
|-
|[[11th Lok Sabha|Elevanth]]
|1996-1998
| rowspan="3" |[[Sona Ram]]
|-
|[[12th Lok Sabha|twelfth]]
|1998-1999
|-
|[[13th Lok Sabha|Thirteenth]]
|1999-2004
|-
|[[14th Lok Sabha|Fourteenth]]
|2004-2009
|[[Manvendra Singh]]
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|-
|[[15th Lok Sabha|Fifteenth]]
|2009-2014
|[[Harish Chaudhary]]
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|-
|[[16th Lok Sabha|Sixteenth]]
|2014-2019
|[[Sona Ram]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|-
|[[17th Lok Sabha|Seventeenth]]
|2019-(Incumbent)
|[[Kailash Choudhary]]
|-
|}

==Election Results==
===2019 Lok Sabha Elections===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2019 Indian general elections]]: [[Barmer, Rajasthan|Barmer]] }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate =[[Kailash Choudhary]]
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|votes = 8,46,526
|percentage = 59.52
|change = +19.62
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = [[Manvendra Singh]]
|party = Indian National Congress
|votes = 5,22,718
|percentage = 36.75
|change =+3.35
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate = [[None of the above]]
|votes = 18,996
|percentage =1.34
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party =Bahujan Mukti Party
|candidate = Ramesh Kumar
|votes =16,699
|percentage =1.17
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 3,23,808
|percentage = 22.77
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 14,22,875
|percentage = 73.30
|change = +0.74
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|swing=
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=[[2014 Indian general elections]]: [[Barmer, Rajasthan|Barmer]] }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = [[Sona Ram]]
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|votes = 4,88,747
|percentage = 40.62
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate |
|candidate = [[Jaswant Singh]]
|party = [[Independent (politician)|IND.]]
|votes = 4,01,286
|percentage = 33.35
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = [[Harish Chaudhary]]
|party = Indian National Congress
|votes = 2,20,881
|percentage = 18.36
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate |
|candidate = Rama Ram
|party = [[Independent (politician)|IND.]]
|votes = 17,563
|percentage = 1.44
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = None of the above
|party = None of the above
|votes =15,889
|percentage = 1.30
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 87,461
|percentage = 7.17
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 12,19,174
|percentage = 72.56
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|loser=Indian National Congress
|swing=
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=[[2009 Indian general elections]]: [[Barmer, Rajasthan|Barmer]] }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = [[Harish Chaudhary]]
|party = Indian National Congress
|votes = 4,16,497
|percentage = 53.04
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = [[Manvendra Singh]]
|votes = 2,97,391
|percentage = 37.87
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Popatram
|votes =18,806
|percentage = 2.40
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|candidate = Mahendra Vyas
|votes = 18,320
|percentage = 2.33
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,19,106
|percentage = 15.17
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 7,85,199
|percentage = 54.47
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Indian National Congress
|loser=Bharatiya Janata Party
|swing=
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2004 Lok Sabha Elections===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2004 Indian general elections]]: [[Barmer, Rajasthan|Barmer]]}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = [[Manvendra Singh]]
|votes = 6,31,851
|percentage = 60.25
|change = +13.01
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = [[Sona Ram|Sona Ram Choudhry]]
|votes = 3,59,963
|percentage = 34.32
|change = -16.79
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Arjun Ram
|votes = 20,945
|percentage = 2.00
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|candidate = Sharvan Kumar
|votes = 19,636
|percentage = 1.87
|change = +1.34
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Lok Dal
|candidate = Hastimal Doshi
|votes = 16,753
|percentage = 1.60
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 2,71,888
|percentage = 25.93
|change = +29.80
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 10,48,698
|percentage = 63.99
|change = +4.67
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|swing = +13.01
}}
{{Election box end}}
===1962 Lok Sabha===
* Tan Singh (Ram Rajya Parishad) : 100,395 votes <ref>https://www.elections.in/parliamentary-constituencies/1962-election-results.html</ref>
* Onkar Singh (INC) : 82,684

==See also==
* [[Barmer district]]
* [[Ladakh (Lok Sabha constituency)]] and [[Kachchh (Lok Sabha constituency)]], noted for their large area
* [[List of Constituencies of the Lok Sabha]]

==Notes==
{{reflist}}

{{Lok Sabha constituencies of Rajasthan}}

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[[Category:Barmer district]]
[[Category:Lok Sabha constituencies in Rajasthan]]
[[Category:Barmer, Rajasthan]]

Barmer Lok Sabha constituency - Revision history

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