Chohtan Assembly constituency

Chohtan
Constituency No. 140 for the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionNorth India
StateRajasthan
DistrictBarmer
Established1957
Total electors309,744[2]
ReservationSC
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyBhartiya Janata Party
Elected year2023

Chohtan Assembly constituency is a constituency of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly covering the city of Chohtan in the Barmer district of Rajasthan, India.[3][4] Chohtan is one of eight assembly constituencies in the Barmer Lok Sabha constituency.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election Name Party
1957 Fateh Singh Indian National Congress
1962 Fateh Singh Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad
1967 A. Badi Independent
1972 Abdul Hadi Indian National Congress
1977
1980 Bhagwandas Doshi Indian National Congress
1985 Abdul Hadi Lokdal
1990 Janata Dal
1993 Bhagwandas Doshi Independent
1998 Abdul Hadi[5] Indian National Congress
2003 Gangaram Choudhary[6] Bhartiya Janata Party
2008 Padmaram Meghwal[7] Indian National Congress
2013 Tarun Rai Kaga[8] Bhartiya Janata Party
2018 Padmaram Meghwal[9] Indian National Congress
2023 Aduram Meghwal[1] Bharatiya Janta Party

Election results

2023

2023 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election: Chohtan[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Adu Ram Meghwal 103,205 43.46 +4.01
INC Padmaram 101,777 42.86 +1.29
RLP Tarun Rai Kaga 22,149 9.33 −2.62
BSP Bhartharam 4,572 1.93 +0.28
NOTA None of the above 3,901 1.64 −1.04
Majority 1,428 0.6 −1.52
Turnout 237,451 76.66 −0.05
BJP gain from INC Swing


2018

2018 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election: Chohtan[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Padmaram Meghwal 83,601 41.57
BJP Adu Ram Meghwal 79,339 39.45
RLP Surta Ram Meghwal 24,036 11.95
Bharatiya Yuva Shakti Dhoora Ram 3,625 1.8
BSP Ravindra Kumar Meghwal 3,314 1.65
AAP Nainaram 1,810 0.9
NOTA None of the above 5,391 2.68
Majority 4,262 2.12
Turnout 201,116 76.71
INC gain from Swing


References

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