In 2014 Election Results the BJP won 282 seats out of 543 seats. This took the NDA tally to 336 seats out of 543 seats in the Lok Sabha. INC could only manage to win 44 seats and stayed in the second position while AIADMK party from Tamil Nadu came third with 37 seats in the 2014 Lok Sabha Elections.
In 2019, the BJP is set to return to power at the Centre after a sweeping win in the 2019 Lok Sabha election , armed with a bigger mandate than in the 2014 General Election. The party - led by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP President Amit Shah duo has secured 303 seats in the 17th Lok Sabha. Meanwhile, the Congress, the main Opposition party, managed to increase its vote share from 2014 only by a handful of votes, with a final tally of 52 seats. There will be no Leader of Opposition in the upcoming Lower House for a second consecutive term.
Jodhpur Lok Sabha Election Results 2019
| Candidate | Party | EVM Votes | Migrant Votes | Postal Votes | Total Votes | % of Votes | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gajendra Singh Shekhawat | Bharatiya Janata Party | 781166 | 0 | 7722 | 788888 | 58.6 | Winner |
| Vaibhav Gehlot | Indian National Congress | 511052 | 0 | 3396 | 514448 | 38.21 | 1st Runner-up |
| Mukul Chaudhary | Bahujan Samaj Party | 11646 | 0 | 57 | 11703 | 0.87 | 2nd Runner-up |
| NOTA | None Of The Above | 11654 | 0 | 34 | 11688 | 0.87 | 3rd Runner-up |
| Amar Singh Kalundha | Bhartiya Tribal Party | 7235 | 0 | 28 | 7263 | 0.54 | 4th Runner-up |
| Vishek Vishnoi | Independent | 4514 | 0 | 7 | 4521 | 0.34 | 5th Runner-up |
| Shambhu Ram | Independent | 3051 | 0 | 1 | 3052 | 0.23 | 6th Runner-up |
| Moda Ram Meghwal | Independent | 1516 | 0 | 3 | 1519 | 0.11 | 7th Runner-up |
| Anil Joya Meghwal | Independent | 1322 | 0 | 5 | 1327 | 0.1 | 8th Runner-up |
| Tasleem | Independent | 929 | 0 | 4 | 933 | 0.07 | 9th Runner-up |
| Chand Mohammad | Independent | 900 | 0 | 1 | 901 | 0.07 | 10th Runner-up |
Jodhpur Parliamentary Constituency is one of the 25 Lok Sabha constituencies in Rajasthan, which presently comprises of eight Vidhan Sabha segments and came into existence prior to the 1952 elections. 1,506,821 is the total electorate count in the Jodhpur Lok Sabha Constituency (constituency number 16). Out of these 800,058 number of electorates are males and the remaining 706,763 are belong to the female category as the Election
As per the census data of 2011, Jodhpur has a population of 1,033,918 of which 52.62% are males and 12.24% of the total population is children below the age of six. The city of Jodhpur has an average literacy rate of 81.56%, 88.42% of male literacy and 73.93% female literacy. Hinduism is the predominant religion here with 93% majority. The Handicrafts industry contributes to the majority of the economy of Jodhpur. It is also developing fast as an education hub for higher studies in western India with branches of premier institutes like IIT and AIIMS in besides numerous other notable institutions. National Highways NH-65, 112 and 114 pass through the city.
List of winner/current and runner up MPs Jodhpur Parliamentary Constituency.
The table below represents the names of all the winning and runner up MPs of Jodhpur parliamentary constituency of all the years from the starting until now . It also shows the number of votes secured by each MP and the name of the political party they belong to. The current sitting member of parliament of the Jodhpur constituency is Gajendrasingh Shekhawat of BJP.| Year | PC No. | PC Name | Category | winner/current MP | Gender | Party | Vote | Runner Up MP | Gender | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 16 | Jodhpur | GEN | Gajendrasingh Shekhawat | M | BJP | 713515 | Chandresh Kumari | M | INC | 303464 |
| 2009 | 16 | Jodhpur | GEN | Katoch,Smt. Chandresh Kumari | F | INC | 361577 | Jaswant Singh Bisnoi | M | BJP | 263248 |
| 2004 | 24 | Jodhpur | GEN | Jaswant Singh Bishnoi | M | BJP | 434352 | Badri Ram Jakhar | M | INC | 391857 |
| 1999 | 24 | Jodhpur | GEN | Jaswant Singh Vishnoi | M | BJP | 368463 | Poonam Chand | M | INC | 255166 |
| 1998 | 24 | Jodhpur | GEN | Ashok Gahlot | M | INC | 369780 | Jaswant Singh Bishnoi | M | BJP | 364336 |
| 1996 | 24 | Jodhpur | GEN | Ashok Gahlot | M | INC | 296543 | Jaswant Singh | M | BJP | 242176 |
| 1991 | 24 | Jodhpur | GEN | Ashok Gehlot | M | INC | 275900 | Ram Narain Bishnoi | M | BJP | 226332 |
| 1989 | 24 | Jodhpur | GEN | Jaswant Singh S/O Sardar Singh | M | BJP | 295993 | Ashok Gahlot | M | INC | 229747 |
| 1984 | 24 | Jodhpur | GEN | Ashok Gehlot | M | INC | 282066 | Balveer Singh | M | BJP | 128718 |
| 1980 | 24 | Jodhpur | GEN | Ashok Gahlot | M | INC(I) | 171574 | Balbir Singh Kachhwah | M | JNP | 119055 |
| 1977 | 24 | Jodhpur | GEN | Ranchhordas Gattani | M | BLD | 174431 | Poonam Chand Bishnoi | M | INC | 152746 |
| 1971 | 22 | Jodhpur | GEN | Krishna Kumari | F | IND | 186746 | Anand Singh Kachhawa | M | INC | 165249 |
| 1967 | 22 | Jodhpur | GEN | N. K. Sanghi | M | INC | 152016 | L. M. Singhvi | M | SWA | 131668 |
| 1962 | 19 | Jodhpur | GEN | Laxmi Mal Singhavi | M | IND | 113445 | Narendra Kumar Sanghi | M | INC | 111811 |
| 1957 | 16 | Jodhpur | GEN | Jaswant Raj | M | INC | 100279 | Narendra Kumar | M | IND | 62545 |
| 1952 | Bye Pol | Jodhpur | GEN | Jaswant Raj | M | IND | 58527 | N.M. Yasin | M | INC | 20183 |
| 1951 | 6 | Jodhpur | GEN | Hanwant Singh | M | IND | 139833 | Nuri Md. Yasin | M | INC | 38017 |
List of Assembly Constituencies in Jodhpur Parliamentary Constituency
The table below shows the list of all the Assembly Constituencies that fall in Jodhpur parliamentary constituency.| Names of Assembly Constituencies | ||
|---|---|---|
| Phalodi | Lohawat | Shergarh |
| Sardarpura | Jodhpur | Soorsagar |
| Luni | Pokaran | |
Last Updated on June 22, 2019