Elections in Rajasthan have been held since 1952 to elect members of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly and of Lok Sabha. There are 200 assembly constituencies and 25 Lok Sabha constituencies.
Main political parties The Indian National Congress (INC) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) are the two 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 YearLok Sabha Party-wise Details19511stTotal: 20. INC: 9, RRP: 3, BJS: 1, KLP: 1, Independents: 6 19572ndTotal: 22. INC: 19, Independents: 319623rdTotal: 22. INC: 14, Swatantra Party: 3, BJS: 1, RRP: 1, Independents: 319674thTotal: 23. INC: 10, Swatantra Party: 8, BJS: 3, Independents: 219715thTotal: 23. INC: 14, BJS: 4, Swatantra Party: 3, Independents: 219776thTotal: 25. Janata Party: 24, INC: 119807thTotal: 25. INC: 18, JP: 4, JP(S) : 2, Congress(U):1
Total Seats- 25 Year Lok Sabha1st Party2nd Party Others19848thINC 2519899thBJP 13JD 11CPI(M) 1199110thINC 13BJP 12199611thBJP 12INC 12AIIC(T) 1199812thINC 19BJP 5AIIC(S) 1199913thBJP 16INC 9200414thBJP 21INC 4200915thINC 20BJP 4Ind 1201416thBJP 25201917thBJP 24RLP 1202418thBJP 14INC 8BAP 1,CPI(M) 1, RLP 1
Legislative Assembly elections The elections for the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly have been held since 1952.
YearLegislative Assembly Party-wise Details Chief Minister Party19521st Total: 160. INC: 82, RRP: 24, BJS: 8Tika Ram Paliwal Jai Narayan Vyas Mohan Lal SukhadiaINC19572nd Total: 176. INC: 119, RRP: 17, BJS: 6Mohan Lal SukhadiaINC19623rd Total: 176. INC: 88, Swatantra Party: 36, BJS: 15 Mohan Lal Sukhadia INC19674th Total: 184. INC: 89, Swatantra Party: 48, BJS: 22 Mohan Lal Sukhadia Barkatullah KhanINC19725th Total: 184. INC: 145, Swatantra Party: 11, BJS: 8 Barkatullah Khan Hari Dev JoshiINC19776th Total: 200. JP: 151, INC: 41Bhairon Singh ShekhawatJP19807th Total: 200. INC: 133, BJP: 32 Jagannath Pahadia Shiv Charan Mathur Hira Lal DevpuraINC19858th Total: 200. INC: 113, BJP: 39, Lok Dal: 27, JP: 10 Hari Dev Joshi Shiv Charan MathurINC19909th Total: 200. BJP: 85 + JD: 55, INC: 50Bhairon Singh ShekhawatBJP 199310th Total: 200. BJP: 95, INC: 76Bhairon Singh ShekhawatBJP 199811th Total: 200. INC: 153, BJP: 33Ashok GehlotINC200312th Total: 200. BJP: 120, INC: 56Vasundhara RajeBJP200813th Total: 200. INC: 96, BJP: 78Ashok GehlotINC201314th Total: 200. BJP: 163, INC: 21, BSP: 2, Ind: 7 Vasundhara RajeBJP201815th Total: 200. INC: 100, BJP: 73, BSP: 6, CPI(M): 2, RLP: 3, BTP: 2, RLD: 1, Ind: 13Ashok GehlotINC202316th Total: 200. BJP: 115, INC: 69, BAP: 3, BSP: 2, RLD: 1, RLP: 1, Ind: 8Bhajan Lal SharmaBJP
See also Rajasthan Outline of Rajasthan Raj Bhavan, Jaipur Rajasthan Police Bhajan Lal Sharma ministry Politics of Rajasthan Government of Rajasthan Rajasthan High Court List of tehsils of Rajasthan Rajasthan Legislative Assembly List of districts of Rajasthan List of governors of Rajasthan List of chief ministers of Rajasthan List of deputy chief ministers of Rajasthan Rajasthan Administrative Service Bureau of Investment Promotion List of urban local bodies in Rajasthan Rajasthan Board of Secondary Education Rajasthan Public Service Commission Rajasthan State Election Commission List of institutions of higher education in Rajasthan
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