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{{Short description|Lok Sabha Constituency in Rajasthan}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2019}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| type = LS
| map_image = {{Maplink|frame=yes|plain=y|frame-width=300|frame-height=300|frame-align=center|type=shape|from=Lok Sabha constituencies/2019/Rajasthan/Jodhpur.map}}
| map_caption = Interactive Map Outlining Jodhpur Lok Sabha Constituency
| name = Jodhpur
| established = 1952
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| mp = [[Gajendra Singh Shekhawat]] {{Small|[[Ministry of Tourism|Union Minister of Tourism]]}} {{Small|[[Ministry of Culture|Union Minister of Culture]]}}
| incumbent_image = Gajendra Singh Shekhawat in June 2019 (cropped).jpg
|reservation= None
| latest_election_year = [[2019 Indian general elections|2019]]
| state = [[Rajasthan]]
| assembly_cons =[[Phalodi (Rajasthan Assembly constituency)|Phalodi]] [[Lohawat (Rajasthan Assembly constituency)|Lohawat]] [[Shergarh (Rajasthan Assembly constituency)|Shergarh]] [[Sardarpura (Rajasthan Assembly constituency)|Sardarpura]] [[Jodhpur (Rajasthan Assembly constituency)|Jodhpur]] [[Soorsagar (Rajasthan Assembly constituency)|Soorsagar]] [[Luni (Rajasthan Assembly constituency)|Luni]] [[Pokaran (Rajasthan Assembly constituency)|Pokaran]]
| preceded_by = [[Chandresh Kumari Katoch]]
}}
'''Jodhpur Lok Sabha constituency''' ({{IPA|hi|d͡ʒoːd̪ʱ.pʊɾ}}) is one of the 25 [[Lok Sabha]] (parliamentary) constituencies in [[Rajasthan]] state in [[India]].<ref name=delimitation2008>{{cite web |url=https://upload.indiacode.nic.in/showfile?actid=AC_CEN_3_20_00030_200233_1517807324510&type=order&filename=Delimitation%20Order,2008.pdf |title=Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008 |date=26 November 2008 |access-date= 24 June 2021}}</ref>

==Assembly segments==
Presently, Jodhpur 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=5 November 2010|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"
|-
!#
!Name
!District
! Member
! colspan="2" |Party
! colspan="2" |2024 Lead
|-
|122
| [[Phalodi (Rajasthan Assembly constituency)|Phalodi]]
| rowspan="7" | [[Jodhpur district|Jodhpur]]
|[[Pabba Ram Bishnoi]]
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=3}}
|{{party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}}
|-
|123
|[[Lohawat (Rajasthan Assembly constituency)|Lohawat]]
|[[Gajendra Singh Khimsar]]
|-
|124
|[[Shergarh (Rajasthan Assembly constituency)|Shergarh]]
|[[Babu Singh (Rajasthan politician)|Babu Singh Rathore]]
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=5}}
|-
|127
| [[Sardarpura (Rajasthan Assembly constituency)|Sardarpura]]
| [[Ashok Gehlot]]
|{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|128
|[[Jodhpur (Rajasthan Assembly constituency)|Jodhpur]]
|Atul Bhansali
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=4}}
|-
|129
| [[Soorsagar (Rajasthan Assembly constituency)|Soorsagar]]
|[[Devendra Joshi]]
|-
|130
|[[Luni (Rajasthan Assembly constituency)|Luni]]
|[[Jogaram Patel]]
|-
|133
| [[Pokaran (Rajasthan Assembly constituency)|Pokaran]]
| [[Jaisalmer district|Jaisalmer]]
| [[Mahant Pratap Puri]]
|{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|}

==Members of Parliament==
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Member
! colspan="2" |Party
|-
|[[1952 Indian general election|1952]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Jaswantraj Mehta]]
| style="background-color: {{party color|Independent}}" |
|[[Independent politician|Independent]]
|-
|[[1957 Indian general election|1957]]
| style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|-
|[[1962 Indian general election|1962]]
|[[Laxmi Mall Singhvi]]
| style="background-color: {{party color|Independent}}" |
|[[Independent politician|Independent]]
|-
|[[1967 Indian general election|1967]]
|Narendra Kumar Sanghi
| style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|-
|[[1971 Indian general election|1971]]
|[[Krishna Kumari (regent)|Krishna Kumari]]
| style="background-color: {{party color|Independent}}" |
|[[Independent politician|Independent]]
|-
|[[1977 Indian general election|1977]]
|Ranchhordas Gattani
| style="background-color: {{party color|Janata Party}}" |
|[[Janata Party]]
|-
|[[1980 Indian general election|1980]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Ashok Gehlot]]
| style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress }}" |
|[[Indian National Congress ]]
|-
|[[1984 Indian general election|1984]]
| style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|-
|[[1989 Indian general election|1989]]
|[[Jaswant Singh]]
| style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|-
|[[1991 Indian general election|1991]]
| rowspan="3" |[[Ashok Gehlot]]
| rowspan="3" style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
| rowspan="3" |[[Indian National Congress]]
|-
|[[1996 Indian general election|1996]]
|-
|[[1998 Indian general election|1998]]
|-
|[[1999 Indian general election|1999]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Jaswant Singh Bishnoi|Jaswant Bishnoi]]
| rowspan="2" style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |
| rowspan="2" |[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|-
|[[2004 Indian general election|2004]]
|-
|[[2009 Indian general election|2009]]
|[[Chandresh Kumari Katoch]]
| style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|-
|[[2014 Indian general election|2014]]
| rowspan="3" |[[Gajendra Singh Shekhawat]]
| rowspan="3" style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |
| rowspan="3" |[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|-
|[[2019 Indian general election|2019]]
|-
|[[2024 Indian general election|2024]]
|}

==Election results==
===2024===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2024 Indian general election]]: [[Jodhpur]]}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|candidate= [[Gajendra Singh Shekhawat]]
|party= Bharatiya Janata Party
|votes=7,30,056
|percentage=52.76
|change={{down}}5.84
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Karan Singh Uchiyarda|party=Indian National Congress|votes=6,14,379|percentage=44.40|change={{up}}6.19}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Manju Meghwal|party=Bahujan Samaj Party|votes=6,395|percentage=0.46|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Pappu Dan|party=Right to Recall Party|votes=654|percentage=0.05|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=None of the above|candidate=None of the above|votes=10,591|percentage=0.77|change=}}
{{Election box majority||votes=1,15,677|percentage=8.36|change=}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=13,83,838|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = BJP
|loser =
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2019===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2019 Indian general elections]]: Jodhpur<ref name=election2019>{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/category/1551-general-election-2019-including-vellore-pc/ |title=General Election 2019 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date= 22 October 2021}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=[[Gajendra Singh Shekhawat]]|votes=7,88,888|percentage=58.60|change={{down}}07.48}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Indian National Congress|candidate=Vaibhav Gehlot|votes=5,14,448|percentage=38.21|change={{up}}10.11}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bahujan Samaj Party|candidate=Mukul Chaudhary|votes=11,703|percentage=0.87|change=-0.38}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=None of the above|candidate=[[None of the Above]]|votes=11,688|percentage=0.87|change=-0.53}}
{{Election box margin of victory|
|votes = 2,74,440
|percentage = 20.39
|change = -17.59
}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=13,47,933|percentage=68.89|change=}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party

|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2014===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2014 Indian general elections]]: Jodhpur<ref name=election2014>{{cite web |url=https://www.eci.gov.in/files/file/2857-constituency-wise-detailed-result/ |title=General Election 2014 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date= 22 October 2021}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = [[Gajendra Singh Shekhawat]]
|votes = 7,13,515
|percentage = 66.08
|change = +27.45
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = [[Chandresh Kumari Katoch]]
|votes = 3,03,464
|percentage = 28.10
|change = -24.96
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate = [[None of the Above]]
|votes = 15,085
|percentage = 1.40
|change = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|candidate = Gopa Ram Meghwal
|votes = 13,511
|percentage = 1.25
|change = -2.17
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Aam Aadmi Party
|candidate = Vigyan Modi
|votes = 8,552
|percentage = 0.79
|change = +0.79
}}
{{Election box margin of victory|
|votes = 4,10,051
|percentage = 37.98
|change = +23.55
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 10,78,598
|percentage = 62.43
|change = +17.20
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|loser = Indian National Congress
|swing = +13.02
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2009===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2009 Indian general elections]]: Jodhpur<ref name=election2009>{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/category/98-general-election-2009/ |title=General Election 2009 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date= 22 October 2021}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = [[Chandresh Kumari Katoch]]
|votes = 3,61,577
|percentage = 53.02
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = [[Jaswant Singh Bishnoi]]
|votes = 2,63,248
|percentage = 38.60
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|candidate = Raju Ram
|votes = 23,320
|percentage = 3.42
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party =Independent politician
|candidate = Vijay Kumar
|votes = 9,539
|percentage = 1.40
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 98,329
|percentage = 14.43
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 6,81,472
|percentage = 45.23
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|loser = Bharatiya Janata Party
|winner = Indian National Congress
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2004===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2004 Indian general elections]]: Jodhpur<ref name=election2004>{{cite web |url=https://www.eci.gov.in/files/file/4126-general-election-2004-vol-i-ii-iii/ |title=General Election 2004 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date= 22 October 2021}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = [[Jaswant Singh Bishnoi]]
|votes = 4,34,352
|percentage = 50.22
|change = -5.95
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = [[Badri Ram Jakhar]]
|votes = 3,91,857
|percentage = 45.31
|change = -6.43
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Sabir Gauri
|votes = 10,363
|percentage = 1.20
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Janata Party
|candidate = Ravi Garg
|votes = 8,974
|percentage = 1.04
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Shaitan Singh Chouhan
|votes = 4,682
|percentage = 0.54
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Devilal Bheel
|votes = 3,827
|percentage = 0.44
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Mahmuda Begum Abbasi
|votes = 3,118
|percentage = 0.36
|change = -1.61
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Vijay Krishna Sharma
|votes = 2,684
|percentage = 0.31
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Dungari Lal Meghwal
|votes = 1,658
|percentage = 0.19
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Leela Devi
|votes = 1,592
|percentage = 0.18
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Badri Ram
|votes = 970
|percentage = 0.11
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Pukhraj Meghwal
|votes = 850
|percentage = 0.10
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 42,495
|percentage = 4.91
|change = -12.41
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 8,64,927
|percentage = 55.04
|change = +7.76
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|swing = -5.95
}}
{{Election box end}}

<ref name="election1951">{{cite web |title=General Election, 1951 (Vol I, II) |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/4111-general-election-1951-vol-i-ii/ |access-date=31 December 2021 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]}}</ref><ref name="election1957">{{cite web |title=General Election, 1957 (Vol I, II) |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/4112-general-election-1957-vol-i-ii/ |access-date=31 December 2021 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]}}</ref><ref name="election1962">{{cite web |title=General Election, 1962 (Vol I, II) |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/4113-general-election-1962-vol-i-ii/ |access-date=31 December 2021 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]}}</ref><ref name="election1967">{{cite web |title=General Election, 1967 (Vol I, II) |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/4114-general-election-1967-vol-i-ii/ |access-date=31 December 2021 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]}}</ref><ref name="election1971">{{cite web |title=General Election, 1971 (Vol I, II) |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/4115-general-election-1971-vol-i-ii/ |access-date=31 December 2021 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]}}</ref><ref name="election1977">{{cite web |title=General Election, 1977 (Vol I, II) |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/4116-general-election-1977-vol-i-ii/ |access-date=31 December 2021 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]}}</ref><ref name="election1999">{{cite web |title=General Election, 1999 (Vol I, II, III) |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/4125-general-election-1999-vol-i-ii-iii/ |access-date=31 December 2021 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]}}</ref>

=== 1998 ===
{{Election box begin | title=[[1998 Indian general election]]: Jodhpur<ref>https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/4124-general-election-1998-vol-i-ii/
volume=1
page=233</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link||
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = [[Ashok Gehlot]]
|votes = 3,69,780
|percentage = 48.64
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Jaswant Singh Bishnoi
|votes = 3,64,336
|percentage = 47.93
}}
{{Election box majority||
|votes = 5,444
|percentage = 0.71
|change=
}}
{{Election box turnout||
|votes = 7,60,175
|percentage = 58.86
|change=
}}
{{Election box hold with party link||
|winner = Indian National Congress
|swing=
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 1996 ===
{{Election box begin | title=[[1996 Indian general election]]: Jodhpur<ref>https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/4123-general-election-1996-vol-i-ii/
volume=1
page=384</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link||
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = [[Ashok Gehlot]]
|votes = 2,96,543
|percentage = 50.00
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Jaswant Singh
|votes = 2,42,176
|percentage = 40.84
}}
{{Election box majority||
|votes = 54,367
|percentage = 9.16
|change=
}}
{{Election box turnout||
|votes = 5,93,043
|percentage = 43.34
|change=
}}
{{Election box hold with party link||
|winner = Indian National Congress
|swing=
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 1991 ===
{{Election box begin | title=[[1991 Indian general election]]: Jodhpur<ref>https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/4121-general-election-1991-vol-i-ii/
volume=1
page=256</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link||
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = [[Ashok Gehlot]]
|votes = 2,75,900
|percentage = 50.92
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Ram Narain Bishnoi
|votes = 2,26,332
|percentage = 41.77
}}
{{Election box majority||
|votes = 49,568
|percentage = 9.15
|change=
}}
{{Election box turnout||
|votes = 5,41,866
|percentage = 47.39
|change=
}}
{{Election box gain with party link||
|winner = Indian National Congress
|loser = Bharatiya Janata Party
|swing=
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 1984 ===
{{Election box begin | title=[[1984 Indian general election]]: Jodhpur<ref>https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/4118-general-election-1984-vol-i-ii/
volume=1
page=200
</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link||
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = [[Ashok Gehlot]]
|votes = 2,82,066
|percentage = 61.16
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Balveer Singh
|votes = 1,28,718
|percentage = 27.91
}}
{{Election box majority||
|votes = 1,53,348
|percentage = 33.25
|change=
}}
{{Election box turnout||
|votes = 4,61,230
|percentage = 55.02
|change=
}}
{{Election box hold with party link||
|winner = Indian National Congress
|swing=
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 1980 ===
{{Election box begin | title=[[1980 Indian general election]]: Jodhpur<ref>https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/4117-general-election-1980-vol-i-ii/
volume=1
page=203</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link||
|party = Indian National Congress (I)
|candidate = [[Ashok Gehlot]]
|votes = 1,71,574
|percentage = 43.79
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||
|party = Janata Party
|candidate = Balbir Singh Kachhwah
|votes = 1,19,055
|percentage = 30.38
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||
|party = Indian National Congress (U)
|candidate = Poonam Chand Vishnoi
|votes = 75,296
|percentage = 19.22
}}
{{Election box majority||
|votes = 52,519
|percentage = 13.41
|change=
}}
{{Election box turnout||
|votes = 3,91,838
|percentage = 54.98
|change=
}}
{{Election box gain with party link||
|winner = Indian National Congress (I)
|loser = Janata Party
|swing=
}}
{{Election box end}}
==See also==
* [[Jodhpur district]]
* [[List of constituencies of the Lok Sabha]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Lok Sabha constituencies of Rajasthan}}

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[[Category:Jodhpur district]]
[[Category:Lok Sabha constituencies in Rajasthan]]

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