KOTA
Assembly seat no. 107 in Rajasthan · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 9 times since 1967.
Rajasthan also has a Lok Sabha constituency called KOTA. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 15 results.
Winner, 1980
LALIT KISHORE
BJP
Elections held
9
1967–2003
Most successful party
BJP
won 5 of 9
Margin, 1980
6,556
11.75% of valid votes
Result, 1980
Runner-up
INC(I)BHUWNESH CHATURVEDI
- Votes
- 19,879
- Vote share
- 35.63%
- Behind by
- 6,556
Electors
1,13,038
Total votes polled
55,795
Valid votes
55,795
NOTA votes
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Turnout
49.4%
Full result, 1980
10 candidates · 55,795 valid votes
LALIT KISHOREBJPwon
26,435
47.4%
BHUWNESH CHATURVEDIINC(I)
19,879
35.6%
KULDEEPIND
3,891
7.0%
ABDUL HAMEEDIND
3,726
6.7%
PRABHU DASCPI
1,093
2.0%
DURGA PRASADIND
236
0.4%
AHMED BUXHIND
203
0.4%
SATYANARAYAN GUPTAIND
138
0.3%
AJIT SINGHIND
113
0.2%
BAJRANG LAL JADOOSANIND
81
0.1%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 9 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | OM BIRLA | BJP | 87,197 | 51.85% | SHANTI KUMAR DHARIWAL | 10,101 |
| 1998 | SHANTI KUMAR DHARIWAL | INC | 75,661 | 56.98% | LALIT KISHORE CHATURVEDI | 24,718 |
| 1993 | LALIT KISHORE CHATURVEDI | BJP | 56,000 | 54.55% | RAMESH CHANDRA SAXENA | 18,619 |
| 1990 | LALIT KISHOR CHATURVEDI | BJP | 46,204 | 51.95% | LILA DHAR AGARWAL | 28,022 |
| 1985 | LALIT KISHORE CHATURVEDI | BJP | 32,964 | 48.04% | JAGDISH PRASAD THADA | 609 |
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 KOTA assembly constituency in 2003?
OM BIRLA (BJP) won KOTA in 2003, by a margin of 10,101 votes.
Which party has won KOTA the most times?
BJP, with 5 of the 9 wins recorded since 1967.
How many times has KOTA gone to the polls?
9 times, from 1967 to 2003.
Who has won KOTA the most times?
LALIT KISHORE CHATURVEDI, with 2 wins between 1985 and 1993.
