Bhilwara
Assembly seat no. 180 in Rajasthan · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 14 times since 1962.
Rajasthan also has a Lok Sabha constituency called BHILWARA. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 16 results.
Winner, 1998
DEVENDRA SINGH
INC
Elections held
14
1962–2023
Most successful party
BJP
won 7 of 14
Margin, 1998
22,660
18.13% of valid votes
Result, 1998
Runner-up
BJPRAM RICHPAL NUWAL
- Votes
- 47,819
- Vote share
- 38.25%
- Behind by
- 22,660
Electors
2,09,914
Total votes polled
1,25,019
Valid votes
1,25,019
NOTA votes
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Turnout
59.6%
Full result, 1998
8 candidates · 1,25,019 valid votes
DEVENDRA SINGHINCwon
70,479
56.4%
RAM RICHPAL NUWALBJP
47,819
38.3%
BRIJRAJ KRISHNA UPADHAYAYIND
3,851
3.1%
PANNA LALIND
992
0.8%
JAGDISH CHANDRA VYASSHS
591
0.5%
MANGAL RAM REGARRJD
510
0.4%
UTTAM SINGHLD
423
0.3%
RAM NIWAS KHATIKIND
354
0.3%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 14 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Ashok Kumar Kothari | IND | 70,095 | 36.68% | Om Prakash Naraniwal | 10,778 |
| 2018 | VITTHAL SHANKAR AWASTHI | BJP | 93,198 | 53.23% | OM PRAKASH NARANIWAL | 49,578 |
| 2013 | VITTHAL SHANKAR AVASTHI | BJP | 91,582 | 64.76% | RAMPAL SONI | 46,116 |
| 2008 | VITTHAL SHANKAR AVASTHI | BJP | 59,490 | 55.04% | OM PRAKASH NARANIWAL | 17,277 |
| 2003 | SUBASH BAHEDIYA | BJP | 73,635 | 50.26% | DEVENDRA SINGH | 15,677 |
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 Bhilwara assembly constituency in 2023?
Ashok Kumar Kothari (IND) won Bhilwara in 2023, by a margin of 10,778 votes.
Which party has won Bhilwara the most times?
BJP, with 7 of the 14 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has Bhilwara gone to the polls?
14 times, from 1962 to 2023.
Who has won Bhilwara the most times?
VITTHAL SHANKAR AVASTHI, with 2 wins between 2008 and 2013.







