Elections in Rajasthan are held since 1952 to elect members of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly and of Lok Sabha. There are 200 assembly constituencies and 25 Lok sabha constituencies. In 2018, Legislative assembly election in Rajasthan were held on 7 December 2018.[1] File:IN-RJ.svg
Main Political Parties
The Indian National Congress (INC), the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), and the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) are the three most dominant parties in the state. In the past, various parties such as Janata Party (JP), Janata Dal (JD), Swatantra Party, CPIM, Bharatiya Jana Sangh (BJS) and Ram Rajya Parishad (RRP) have also been influential.
Lok Sabha Elections
Till 1980
| Year | Lok Sabha Election | Party-wise Details | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | First Lok Sabha | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Total: 20. INC: 9, RRP: 3, BJS: 1, KLP: 1, Independents: 6 |
| 1957 | Second Lok Sabha | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Total: 22. INC: 19, Independents: 3 |
| 1962 | Third Lok Sabha | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Total: 22. INC: 14, Swatantra Party: 3, BJS: 1, RRP: 1, Independents: 3 |
| 1967 | Fourth Lok Sabha | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Total: 23. INC: 10, Swatantra Party: 8, BJS: 3, Independents: 2 |
| 1971 | Fifth Lok Sabha | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Total: 23. INC: 14, BJS: 4, Swatantra Party: 3, Independents: 2 |
| 1977 | Sixth Lok Sabha | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Total: 25. Janata Party: 24, INC: 1 |
| 1980 | Seventh Lok Sabha | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Total: 25. Congress(I): 18, JP: 4, JP(S) : 2, Congress(U):1 |
Total Seats- 25
| Lok Sabha | Election Year | 1st Party | 2nd Party | Others | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8th Lok Sabha | 1984 | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | INC 25 | |||
| 9th Lok Sabha | 1989 | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | BJP 13 | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | JD 11 | CPI(M) 1 |
| 10th Lok Sabha | 1991 | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | INC 13 | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | BJP 12 | |
| 11th Lok Sabha | 1996 | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | BJP 12 | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | INC 12 | AIIC(T) 1 |
| 12th Lok Sabha | 1998 | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | INC 19 | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | BJP 5 | AIIC(S) 1 |
| 13th Lok Sabha | 1999 | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | BJP 16 | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | INC 9 | |
| 14th Lok Sabha | 2004 | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | BJP 21 | style="background-color: Template:Party color"| | INC 4 | |
| 15th Lok Sabha | 2009 | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | INC 20 | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | BJP 4 | Ind 1 |
| 16th Lok Sabha | 2014 | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | BJP 25 | |||
| 17th Lok Sabha | 2019 | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | BJP 24 | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | RLP 1 | |
Vidhan Sabha elections
The elections for the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) have been held since 1952.[2][3]
References
- ↑ Rajasthan Election 2018. Rajasthan Patrika.
- ↑ Rajasthan: Results 1952-1998. Outlook India. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
- ↑ Former Chief Ministers of Rajasthan. Rajasthan Legislative assembly. Retrieved 8 December 2013.