Rajasthan assembly election, Dec 2008
200 assembly constituencies in Rajasthan, 66.12% turnout.
Seats
200
Candidates
2,194
154 women, 28 elected
Turnout
66.12%
2.4 cr of 3.63 cr
Leading party
INC
96 of 200 seats
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Rajasthan
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INCIndian National Congress | 96 | +40 | 200 | 88,35,106 | 36.84% | +1.19 |
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 78 | -42 | 193 | 81,99,830 | 34.19% | -5.01 |
| INDIndependent | 14 | +1 | 1023 | 36,05,677 | 15.03% | +3.66 |
| BSPBahujan Samaj Party | 6 | +4 | 199 | 18,13,897 | 7.56% | +3.59 |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 3 | +2 | 34 | 3,90,440 | 1.63% | +0.85 |
| LSWPLSWP | 1 | +1 | 20 | 2,11,187 | 0.88% | — |
| SPSamajwadi Party | 1 | +1 | 64 | 1,83,910 | 0.77% | -0.10 |
| JD(U)JD(U) | 1 | -1 | 4 | 1,07,241 | 0.45% | -0.45 |
| BJSHBJSH | 0 | 0 | 54 | 1,09,117 | 0.45% | — |
| LJPLok Janshakti Party | 0 | 0 | 87 | 94,279 | 0.39% | — |
| NCPNationalist Congress Party | 0 | 0 | 39 | 72,281 | 0.30% | -0.34 |
| BHBPBHBP | 0 | 0 | 58 | 62,460 | 0.26% | — |
| INLDIndian National Lok Dal | 0 | -4 | 4 | 54,783 | 0.23% | -2.35 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 0 | 0 | 21 | 54,292 | 0.23% | +0.03 |
| RJVPRJVP | 0 | 0 | 32 | 41,128 | 0.17% | — |
| SHSShiv Sena | 0 | 0 | 24 | 27,157 | 0.11% | -0.08 |
| JGPJanseva Gondwana Party | 0 | 0 | 26 | 20,432 | 0.09% | — |
| CPI(ML)(L)CPI(ML)(L) | 0 | 0 | 9 | 15,587 | 0.06% | +0.03 |
| NLHPNLHP | 0 | 0 | 4 | 15,126 | 0.06% | — |
| RLDRashtriya Lok Dal | 0 | 0 | 17 | 11,711 | 0.05% | -0.39 |
| ABCDAABCDA | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10,210 | 0.04% | +0.01 |
| JD(S)JD(S) | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9,175 | 0.04% | 0.00 |
| ABHMABHM | 0 | 0 | 16 | 8,293 | 0.03% | 0.00 |
| BRSPBahujan Republican Socialist Party | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5,231 | 0.02% | — |
| IJPIJP | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4,844 | 0.02% | — |
| RKSPRKSP | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3,482 | 0.01% | — |
| BRVPBRVP | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3,183 | 0.01% | -0.03 |
| ASPAadim Samaj Party | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2,464 | 0.01% | — |
| SAPSAP | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2,097 | 0.01% | — |
| RSMDRSMD | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2,070 | 0.01% | — |
| LKPTLKPT | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1,990 | 0.01% | — |
| RDSDRDSD | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1,416 | 0.01% | — |
| AIFBAIFB | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1,153 | 0.00% | — |
| DKDDalit Kranti Dal | 0 | 0 | 2 | 746 | 0.00% | — |
| FCIFCI | 0 | 0 | 1 | 705 | 0.00% | 0.00 |
| BVVPBVVP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 405 | 0.00% | — |
| IPCIndian Praja Congress | 0 | 0 | 2 | 338 | 0.00% | — |
| DBSPDemocratic Bharatiya Samaj Party | 0 | 0 | 3 | 317 | 0.00% | — |
| RSDRSD | 0 | 0 | 1 | 267 | 0.00% | — |
| NPSFNPSF | 0 | 0 | 1 | 257 | 0.00% | — |
- INC96 (48%)
- BJP78 (39%)
- IND14 (7%)
- BSP6 (3%)
- CPM3 (2%)
- LSWP1 (1%)
- Others2 (1%)
- INC96
- BJP78
- IND14
- BSP6
- CPM3
- LSWP1
- Others2
- INC96
- BJP78
- IND14
- BSP6
- CPM3
- LSWP1
- SP1
- JD(U)1
Constituency performance
From the 200 results in Rajasthan
Closest contest
Nathdwara
won by 1 (0.00%)
Biggest victory
Bagidora
won by 44,689 (37.27%)
Highest turnout
Sangaria
83.11%
Lowest turnout
Udaipur
7.88%
Seat change
Against Rajasthan's previous Vidhan Sabha election (2003), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained0 (0%)
- Changed hands0 (0%)
- New seat200 (100%)
0 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 0 changed hands. 200 did not exist at the previous election.
India’s constituencies have not been redrawn since the 2008 delimitation, so this compares the same seat boundary both times.
Vote share & turnout trend
Rajasthan, every Vidhan Sabha election on record
VOTE SHARE
- INC
- BJP
- IND
- BSP
TURNOUT
Assembly seat results
All 200 seats, alphabetical · showing 101–150 of 200
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kota South | BJPOM BIRLA | INCRAMKISHAN | 24,25217.73% | 61.0% |
| Kotputli | LSWPRAMSWAROOP KASANA | INCRAJENDRA SINGH | 8930.83% | 65.5% |
| Kumbhalgarh | INCGANESH SINGH PARMAR | BJPSURENDRA SINGH RATHORE | 4,1743.81% | 68.5% |
| Kushalgarh | JD(U)FATEH SINGH | INCSAVLAL | 9570.87% | 68.0% |
| Lachhmangarh | INCGOVIND SINGH DOTASRA | INDDINESH JOSHI | 340.03% | 65.9% |
| LADNU | INDHARAJI RAM | BJPMANOHAR SINGH | 8,1986.64% | 67.2% |
| Ladpura | BJPBHAWANI SINGH RAJAWAT | INCNAIMUDDIN (GUDDU) | 7500.61% | 64.8% |
| Lalsot | INDPARSADI LAL | SPBABU LAL DHANAKA | 17,00514.31% | 67.5% |
| Lohawat | BJPGAJENDRA SINGH KHINVSAR | INDMALARAM VISHNOI | 7,6956.58% | 63.9% |
| Luni | INCMALKHAN SINGH | BJPJOGARAM PATEL | 15,49910.29% | 71.2% |
| Lunkaransar | INCVIRENDRA BENIWAL | INLDLAXMINARAYAN | 23,60322.27% | 60.5% |
| Mahuwa | INDGOLAMA | BSPVIJAY SHANKAR BOHARA | 24,13121.31% | 75.8% |
| Makrana | INCZAKIR HUSSAIN | BJPSHRIRAM | 9,7557.71% | 68.7% |
| Malpura | INDRANVEER PAHALWAN | INCDR.CHANDRABHAN | 3,8132.81% | 69.3% |
| Malviya Nagar | BJPKALI CHARAN SARAFF | INCRAJIV ARORA | 17,55815.34% | 60.8% |
| Mandal | INCRAM LAL | BJPKALU LAL GURJAR | 2,3161.78% | 71.4% |
| Mandalgarh | INCPRADEEP KUMAR SINGH | BJPKIRTI KUMARI | 1,4881.14% | 75.6% |
| Mandawa | INCRITA CHOUDHARY | INDNARENDRA KUMAR | 4050.39% | 63.4% |
| Manohar Thana | INCKAILASH CHAND MEENA | BJPSHYAM SUNDER | 13,1049.46% | 75.8% |
| Marwar Junction | BJPKESA RAM CHOUDHARY | INCKHUSHVEER SINGH | 1,7821.50% | 55.1% |
| Masuda | INDBRAHMDEV | INCRAM CHANDRA | 7,6785.87% | 66.6% |
| Mavli | INCPUSHKAR LAL | BJPDHARMNARAYAN JOSHI | 4,7333.79% | 66.1% |
| Merta | BJPSUKHARAM | INCPANCHARAM INDAWAR | 24,04021.52% | 55.4% |
| Mundawar | INCMAJOR O.P. YADAV | BJPDHARMAPAL CHOUDHARY | 3,2262.58% | 74.3% |
| Nadbai | BJPKRISHNENDRA KAUR (DEEPA) | BSPYASHAVANT SINGH RAMU | 6,1804.77% | 64.4% |
| Nagar | BJPANITA | INCATTAR SINGH BHADANA | 4,5844.10% | 69.8% |
| Nagaur | BJPHABIBUR RAHAMAN | INCHARENDRA MIRDHA | 6,9005.97% | 61.8% |
| Nasirabad | INCMAHENDRA SINGH | BJPSANWAR LAL | 710.06% | 72.2% |
| Nathdwara | BJPKALYAN SINGH CHOUHAN | INCC. P. JOSHI | 10.00% | 71.9% |
| Nawalgarh | BSPDR. RAJKUMAR SHARMA | INCPRATIBHA SINGH | 14,08011.68% | 64.5% |
| Nawan | INCMAHENDRA CHOUDHARY | BJPHARISH CHAND | 21,84717.15% | 67.8% |
| Neem Ka Thana | INCRAMESH CHAND KHANDELWAL | BJPPREM SINGH BAJOR | 22,65918.32% | 68.1% |
| Nimbahera | INCANJANA UDAILAL | BJPASHOKKUMAR NAVLAKHA | 38,51024.19% | 79.2% |
| Niwai | INCKAMAL BAIRWA | BJPSATISH CHANDEL | 2,4382.07% | 61.4% |
| Nohar | BJPABHISHEK MATORIA | INCSUCHITRA ARYA | 10,2776.71% | 80.5% |
| Nokha | INDKANHAIYA LAL JHANWAR - CHHAGAN LAL | INCRAMESHWAR LAL DUDI - JETHA RAM | 2,2771.71% | 71.0% |
| Osian | INCMAHIPAL MADERANA | INDSHAMBHU SINGH | 3,3982.81% | 66.3% |
| Pachpadra | INCMADAN | BJPAMRARAM | 12,12510.50% | 66.3% |
| Pali | BJPGYAN CHAND PARAKH | INDBHEEM RAJ BHATI | 7,6906.58% | 63.7% |
| Parbatsar | BJPMAAN SINGH | INDLACHHA RAM | 1,6921.45% | 68.8% |
| Phalodi | INCOM JOSHI | BJPPABBA RAM | 6,9026.34% | 60.3% |
| Phulera | BJPNIRMAL KUMAWAT | INCDR.HARI SINGH | 2,7102.09% | 70.8% |
| Pilani | BJPSUNDAR LAL | INCHANUMAN PRASAAD | 3,2463.21% | 58.4% |
| Pilibanga | INCAAD RAM | BJPDHARMENDRA KUMAR | 6,4744.20% | 77.4% |
| Pindwara abu | INCGANGA | BJPDURGARAM | 3,3463.71% | 59.0% |
| Pipalda | INCPREMCHAND | BJPMANVENDRA SINGH | 10,87311.23% | 61.1% |
| Pokaran | INCSALEH MOHAMMAD | BJPSHAITAN SINGH | 3390.33% | 73.6% |
| Pratapgarh | BJPNANDLAL | INCBHADURLAL MEENA | 13,84310.83% | 72.6% |
| Pushkar | INCNASEEM AKHTAR INSAF | BJPBHANWAR SINGH PALARA | 6,5345.71% | 69.8% |
| Raisinghnagar | INCDAULAT RAJ | BJPNIHAL CHAND | 5,0423.50% | 76.4% |
Vote share and swing on this page are the party’s share of valid votes in Rajasthan alone — a different number from its national or all-state figures, and never mixed with them.
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this result page exists to answer.
Who won the Rajasthan assembly election, Dec 2008?
Indian National Congress won 96 of 200 seats in Rajasthan, short of a majority on its own.
What was the voter turnout in the Rajasthan assembly election, Dec 2008?
Turnout was 66.12% — 2.4 cr of 3.63 cr registered electors voted.
How many assembly seats does Rajasthan have?
Rajasthan has 200 assembly seats.
