Barmer
Assembly seat no. 135 in Rajasthan · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 14 times since 1962.
Rajasthan also has a Lok Sabha constituency called BARMER. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 16 results.
Winner, 2018
MEWARAM JAIN
INC
Elections held
14
1962–2023
Most successful party
INC
won 7 of 14
Margin, 2018
33,047
17.54% of valid votes
Result, 2018
Runner-up
BJPCOL. SONARAM CHOUDHARY (RETD)
- Votes
- 64,827
- Vote share
- 34.41%
- Behind by
- 33,047
Electors
2,33,281
Total votes polled
1,88,414
Valid votes
1,88,414
NOTA votes
2,048
1.09% of votes polled
Turnout
80.8%
Full result, 2018
8 candidates · 1,88,414 valid votes
MEWARAM JAININCwon
97,874
52.0%
COL. SONARAM CHOUDHARY (RETD)BJP
64,827
34.4%
RAHUL KUMARIND
13,678
7.3%
NANAK DAS DHARIWALCPI
2,488
1.3%
RAJENDRA KUMARBSP
2,325
1.2%
SHANKAR LALIND
1,969
1.1%
KHARTHARAM CHOUDHARYABRJP
1,743
0.9%
JUGTA RAMIND
1,462
0.8%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 14 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Dr. Priyanka Chowdhary | IND | 1,06,948 | 49.30% | Mewaram Jain | 13,337 |
| 2018 | MEWARAM JAIN | INC | 97,874 | 51.95% | COL. SONARAM CHOUDHARY (RETD) | 33,047 |
| 2013 | MEWARAM JAIN | INC | 63,955 | 40.33% | DR. PRIYANKA CHOWDHARY | 5,913 |
| 2008 | MEWARAM JAIN | INC | 62,219 | 52.29% | MRADUREKHA CHOUDHARY | 24,044 |
| 2003 | TAGA RAM | BJP | 65,780 | 55.45% | VIRDHI CHAND JAIN | 30,523 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the Barmer assembly constituency in 2023?
Dr. Priyanka Chowdhary (IND) won Barmer in 2023, by a margin of 13,337 votes.
Which party has won Barmer the most times?
INC, with 7 of the 14 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has Barmer gone to the polls?
14 times, from 1962 to 2023.
Who has won Barmer the most times?
MEWARAM JAIN, with 3 wins between 2008 and 2018.
