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'''Barmer''' is a [[Lok Sabha]] parliamentary [[constituency]] of [[Rajasthan]].
{{short description|Lok Sabha constituency in Rajasthan}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2017}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2017}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| type = LS
| name = Barmer <Br>{{Small|RJ-17}}
| map_image = {{Maplink|frame=yes|plain=y|frame-width=300|frame-height=300|frame-align=center|type=shape|from=Lok Sabha constituencies/2019/Rajasthan/Barmer.map}}
| map_caption = Interactive Map Outlining Barmer Lok Sabha Constituency
| established = 1952
|electors =22,06,237<ref>https://elections24.eci.gov.in/docs/WYKXFehhEH.pdf {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240526095942/https://elections24.eci.gov.in/docs/WYKXFehhEH.pdf |date=26 May 2024 }} {{Bare URL PDF|date=August 2024}}</ref>
| reservation= None
| party = [[Indian National Congress]]
| mp = [[Ummeda Ram Beniwal]]
<ref>{{Cite web |title=Barmer LS Election Results Live: बाड़मेर में कांग्रेस जीती, भाटी दूसरे और केंद्रीय मंत्री चौधरी तीसरे नंबर पर |url=https://www.amarujala.com/live/rajasthan/barmer-lok-sabha-election-results-live-vote-counting-aam-chunav-2024-bjp-vs-congress-winning-seats-rajasthan-2024-06-04 |access-date=2024-06-04 |website=Amar Ujala |language=hi}}</ref>| incumbent_image = File:Ummeda Ram Beniwal.jpg
| latest_election_year = [[2024 Indian general elections|2024]]
| state = [[Rajasthan]]
| assembly_cons =[[Jaisalmer (Rajasthan Assembly constituency)|Jaisalmer]]<br />[[Sheo (Rajasthan Assembly constituency)|Sheo]]<br />[[Barmer (Rajasthan Assembly constituency)|Barmer]]<br />[[Baytoo (Rajasthan Assembly constituency)|Baytoo]]<br />[[Pachpadra (Rajasthan Assembly constituency)|Pachpadra]]<br />[[Siwana (Rajasthan Assembly constituency)|Siwana]]<br />[[Gudha Malani (Rajasthan Assembly constituency)|Gudha Malani]]<br />[[Chohtan (Rajasthan Assembly constituency)|Chohtan]]
}}
'''Barmer''' Lok Sabha constituency ({{IPA|hi|baːɽ.meːɾ}}) 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 km<sup>2</sup>,<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.
==Members of Parliament==

*[[1957]]: [[Raghunath Singh Bahadur]], [[Independent (politician)|Independent]]
==Vidhan Sabha segments==
*[[1962]]: [[Tan Singh]], [[Ram Rajya Parishad]]
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>
*[[1967]]: [[Amrit Nahata]], [[Indian National Congress]]
{| class="wikitable"
*[[1971]]: [[Amrit Nahata]], [[Indian National Congress]]
!#
*[[1977]]: [[Tan Singh]], [[Janata Party]]
!Name
*[[1980]]: [[Virdhi Chander Jain]], [[Indian National Congress]]
!District
*[[1984]]: [[Virdhi Chander Jain]], [[Indian National Congress]]
!Member
*[[1989]]: [[Kalyan Singh Kalvi]], [[Janata Party]]
! colspan="2" |Party
*[[1991]]: [[Ram Niwas Mirdha]], [[Indian National Congress]]
! colspan="2" |2024 Lead
*[[1996]]: [[Sona Ram]] Choudhary, [[Indian National Congress]]
|-
*[[1998]]: [[Sona Ram ]]Choudhary, [[Indian National Congress]]
|132
*[[1999]]: [[Sona Ram]] Choudhary, [[Indian National Congress]]
|[[Jaisalmer (Rajasthan Assembly constituency)|Jaisalmer]]
*[[2004]]: [[Manvendra Singh]], [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|[[Jaisalmer district|Jaisalmer]]
|[[Chhotu Singh Bhati]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|Independent}}" |
|[[Independent politician|IND]]
|-
|134
|[[Sheo (Rajasthan Assembly constituency)|Sheo]]
| rowspan="7" |[[Barmer district|Barmer]]
|[[Ravindra Singh Bhati]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|Independent}}" |
|[[Independent politician|IND]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|Independent}}" |
|[[Independent politician|IND]]
|-
|135
|[[Barmer (Rajasthan Assembly constituency)|Barmer]]
|[[Priyanka Chaudhary]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|Independent}}" |
|[[Independent politician|IND]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|-
|136
|[[Baytoo (Rajasthan Assembly constituency)|Baytoo]]
|[[Harish Chaudhary]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|-
|137
|[[Pachpadra (Rajasthan Assembly constituency)|Pachpadra]]
|[[Arun Choudhary]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|Independent}}" |
|[[Independent politician|IND]]
|-
|138
|[[Siwana (Rajasthan Assembly constituency)|Siwana]]
|[[Hameersingh Bhayal|Hameer Singh Bhayal]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|Independent}}" |
|[[Independent politician|IND]]
|-
|139
|[[Gudha Malani (Rajasthan Assembly constituency)|Gudha Malani]]
|[[KK Vishnoi]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|-
|140
|[[Chohtan (Rajasthan Assembly constituency)|Chohtan]] (SC)
|[[Aduram Meghwal]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|}

==Members of Lok Sabha==
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Member
! colspan="2" |Party
|-
|[[1952 Indian general election|1952]]
|[[Bhawani Singh (politician)|Bhawani Singh]]
| rowspan="2" style="background-color: {{party color|Independent}}" |
| rowspan="2" |[[Independent politician|Independent]]
|-
|[[1957 Indian general election|1957]]
|[[Raghunath Singh Bahadur]]
|-
|[[1962 Indian general election|1962]]
|[[Tan Singh]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad}}" |
|[[Ram Rajya Parishad]]
|-
|[[1967 Indian general election|1967]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Amrit Nahata]]
| rowspan="2" style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
| rowspan="2" |[[Indian National Congress]]
|-
|[[1971 Indian general election|1971]]
|-
|[[1977 Indian general election|1977]]
|[[Tan Singh]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|Janata Party}}" |
|[[Janata Party]]
|-
|[[1980 Indian general election|1980]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Virdhi Chand Jain]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}" |
|[[Indian National Congress (I)]]
|-
|[[1984 Indian general election|1984]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|-
|[[1989 Indian general election|1989]]
|[[Kalyan Singh Kalvi]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|Janata Dal}}" |
|[[Janata Dal]]
|-
|[[1991 Indian general election|1991]]
|[[Ram Niwas Mirdha]]
| rowspan="4" style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
| rowspan="4" |[[Indian National Congress]]
|-
|[[1996 Indian general election|1996]]
| rowspan="3" |[[Sona Ram]]
|-
|[[1998 Indian general election|1998]]
|-
|[[1999 Indian general election|1999]]
|-
|[[2004 Indian general election|2004]]
|[[Manvendra Singh Jasol]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|-
|[[2009 Indian general election|2009]]
|[[Harish Chaudhary]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|-
|[[2014 Indian general election|2014]]
|[[Sona Ram]]
| rowspan="2" style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |
| rowspan="2" |[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|-
|[[2019 Indian general election|2019]]
|[[Kailash Choudhary]]
|-
|[[2024 Indian general election|2024]]
|[[Ummeda Ram Beniwal]]
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|}


==Election results==
==Election results==
===General Election 2024===
{{LS2004-Barmer}}
{{Election box begin | title=[[2024 Indian general elections]]: [[Barmer, Rajasthan|Barmer]] }}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|candidate = [[Ummeda Ram Beniwal]]
|party = Indian National Congress
|votes = 7,04,676
|percentage = 41.74
|change = +4.99
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=[[Ravindra Singh Bhati]]|party=Independent politician|votes=5,86,500|percentage=34.74|change=N/A}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bhartiya Janata Party|candidate=[[Kailash Choudhary]]|votes=2,86,733|percentage=16.99|change=-42.52}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=NOTA|candidate=None of the Above|votes=17,903|percentage=1.06|change=}}
{{Election box majority||votes=1,28,731|percentage=7.00|change=}}
{{Election box turnout||votes= 16,88,051 |percentage=75.93|change=+2.63}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Indian National Congress
|loser = Bharatiya Janata Party
|swing=
}}
{{Election box end}}

===General Election 2019===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2019 Indian general elections]]: [[Barmer, Rajasthan|Barmer]] }}
{{Election box winning 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=Independent|candidate=Popal Lal|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}}

===General Election 2014===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2014 Indian general elections]]: [[Barmer, Rajasthan|Barmer]] }}

{{Election box winning 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}}

===General Election 2009===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2009 Indian general elections]]: [[Barmer, Rajasthan|Barmer]] }}
{{Election box winning 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 Jasol|Manvendra Singh]]|votes=2,97,391|percentage=37.87|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent (politician)|candidate=Popat Lal|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}}

===General Election 2004===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2004 Indian general elections]]: [[Barmer, Rajasthan|Barmer]]}}
{{Election box winning 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 gain with party link|
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|loser = Indian National Congress
|swing = +13.01
}}
{{Election box end}}


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

==Notes==
{{reflist}}

{{Lok Sabha constituencies of Rajasthan}}


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Latest revision as of 18:54, 27 December 2024

Barmer
RJ-17
Lok Sabha constituency
Map
Interactive Map Outlining Barmer Lok Sabha Constituency
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionNorth India
StateRajasthan
Assembly constituenciesJaisalmer
Sheo
Barmer
Baytoo
Pachpadra
Siwana
Gudha Malani
Chohtan
Established1952
Total electors22,06,237[2]
ReservationNone
Member of Parliament
18th Lok Sabha
Incumbent
PartyIndian National Congress
Elected year2024

Barmer Lok Sabha constituency (Hindi pronunciation: [baːɽ.meːɾ]) 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,[3] over twice the size of Belgium. 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

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Presently, Barmer Lok Sabha constituency comprises Eight Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments. These are:[4]

# Name District Member Party 2024 Lead
132 Jaisalmer Jaisalmer Chhotu Singh Bhati BJP IND
134 Sheo Barmer Ravindra Singh Bhati IND IND
135 Barmer Priyanka Chaudhary IND INC
136 Baytoo Harish Chaudhary INC INC
137 Pachpadra Arun Choudhary BJP IND
138 Siwana Hameer Singh Bhayal BJP IND
139 Gudha Malani KK Vishnoi BJP INC
140 Chohtan (SC) Aduram Meghwal BJP INC

Members of Lok Sabha

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Year Member Party
1952 Bhawani Singh Independent
1957 Raghunath Singh Bahadur
1962 Tan Singh Ram Rajya Parishad
1967 Amrit Nahata Indian National Congress
1971
1977 Tan Singh Janata Party
1980 Virdhi Chand Jain Indian National Congress (I)
1984 Indian National Congress
1989 Kalyan Singh Kalvi Janata Dal
1991 Ram Niwas Mirdha Indian National Congress
1996 Sona Ram
1998
1999
2004 Manvendra Singh Jasol Bharatiya Janata Party
2009 Harish Chaudhary Indian National Congress
2014 Sona Ram Bharatiya Janata Party
2019 Kailash Choudhary
2024 Ummeda Ram Beniwal Indian National Congress

Election results

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General Election 2024

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2024 Indian general elections: Barmer
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Ummeda Ram Beniwal 704,676 41.74 +4.99
Independent Ravindra Singh Bhati 5,86,500 34.74 N/A
BJP Kailash Choudhary 2,86,733 16.99 −42.52
NOTA None of the Above 17,903 1.06
Majority 1,28,731 7.00
Turnout 16,88,051 75.93 +2.63
INC gain from BJP Swing

General Election 2019

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2019 Indian general elections: Barmer
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Kailash Choudhary 846,526 59.52 +19.62
INC Manvendra Singh 5,22,718 36.75 +3.35
Independent Popal Lal 18,996 1.34
BMP Ramesh Kumar 16,699 1.17
Majority 3,23,808 22.77
Turnout 14,22,875 73.30 +0.74
BJP hold Swing

General Election 2014

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2014 Indian general elections: Barmer
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Sona Ram 488,747 40.62
IND. Jaswant Singh 4,01,286 33.35
INC Harish Chaudhary 2,20,881 18.36
IND. Rama Ram 17,563 1.44
NOTA None of the above 15,889 1.30
Majority 87,461 7.17
Turnout 12,19,174 72.56
BJP gain from INC Swing

General Election 2009

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2009 Indian general elections: Barmer
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Harish Chaudhary 416,497 53.04
BJP Manvendra Singh 2,97,391 37.87
Independent Popat Lal 18,806 2.40
BSP Mahendra Vyas 18,320 2.33
Majority 1,19,106 15.17
Turnout 7,85,199 54.47
INC gain from BJP Swing

General Election 2004

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2004 Indian general elections: Barmer
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Manvendra Singh 631,851 60.25 +13.01
INC Sona Ram Choudhry 3,59,963 34.32 −16.79
Independent Arjun Ram 20,945 2.00
BSP Sharvan Kumar 19,636 1.87 +1.34
INLD Hastimal Doshi 16,753 1.60
Majority 2,71,888 25.93 +29.80
Turnout 10,48,698 63.99 +4.67
BJP gain from INC Swing +13.01

See also

[edit]

Notes

[edit]
  1. ^ "Barmer LS Election Results Live: बाड़मेर में कांग्रेस जीती, भाटी दूसरे और केंद्रीय मंत्री चौधरी तीसरे नंबर पर". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  2. ^ https://elections24.eci.gov.in/docs/WYKXFehhEH.pdf Archived 26 May 2024 at the Wayback Machine [bare URL PDF]
  3. ^ "Smallest constituency is just 10 sq km". www.rediff.com. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  4. ^ "Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies wise Polling Stations & Electors" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Rajasthan website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 July 2011. Retrieved 11 August 2009.

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