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 151–200 of 200
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rajakhera | BJPRAVEENDRA SINGH BOHARA | INCPRADHYUMN SINGH | 2,9043.03% | 71.9% |
| Rajgarh-Laxmangarh | SPSURAJ BHAN | INCJOHRI LAL | 9370.77% | 67.5% |
| Rajsamand | BJPKIRAN MAHESHWARI | INCHARI SINGH RATHORE | 5,4584.74% | 69.0% |
| Ramganj Mandi | BJPCHANDRAKANTA MEGHWAL | INCRAMGOPAL | 1,8741.97% | 61.9% |
| Ramgarh | BJPGYAN DEV AHUJA | INCZUBAIR KHAN | 16,08212.72% | 75.8% |
| Raniwara | INCRATAN | BJPNARAYAN SINGH DEWAL | 19,80215.68% | 74.2% |
| Ratangarh | BJPRAJ KUMAR RINWA | INCABHINESH MAHARSHI | 17,85114.54% | 65.0% |
| Reodar | BJPJAGASI RAM | INCNEERAJ DANGI | 3,2382.86% | 62.6% |
| Sadulpur | BJPKAMLA KASWAN | BSPVIRENDRA SINGH | 6,5955.06% | 75.1% |
| Sadulshahar | INCSANTOSH KUMAR SAHARAN | BJPGURJANT SINGH | 2,8752.09% | 80.2% |
| Sagwara | INCSURENDRA KUMAR | BJPKANAKMAL KATARA | 32,32627.08% | 64.5% |
| SAHADA | INCKAILASH CHANDRA TRIVEDI | BJPDR. RATAN LAL JAT | 13,50610.66% | 70.7% |
| Salumber | INCRAGUVEER SINGH | BJPNARENDRAKUMAR | 23,35318.29% | 62.4% |
| Sanchore | INDJEEVARAM CHOUDHARY | INCSUKHARAM VISHNOI | 3,6142.32% | 76.8% |
| Sanganer | BJPGHANSHYAM TIWARI | INCSURESH MISHRA | 32,91225.81% | 55.7% |
| Sangaria | INCPARAM NAVADEEP | BJPDAMYANTI BENIWAL | 8,1175.67% | 83.1% |
| Sangod | INCBHARAT SINGH KUNDANPUR | BJPHEERA LAL NAGAR | 9,3648.87% | 64.6% |
| Sapotra | BSPRAMESH | INCMUKHRAJ | 8,3297.18% | 63.5% |
| SARDAR SHAHAR | BJPASHOK KUMAR | INCBHANWAR LAL | 9,7746.45% | 74.0% |
| Sardarpura | INCASHOK GEHLOT | BJPRAJENDRA GEHLOT | 15,34015.31% | 55.5% |
| Sawai Madhopur | INCALAUDDIN AZAD | INDKIRORI LAL | 2,9542.67% | 61.1% |
| Shahpura | BJPRAO RAJENDRA SINGH | INCALOK | 7,2156.48% | 69.4% |
| SHAHPURA (SC) | INCMAHAVEER PRASAD MOCHI | BJPSHRIKISHAN SONGARA | 6,3785.52% | 65.5% |
| Sheo | INCAMEEN KHAN | BJPJALAM SINGH | 29,86020.80% | 72.8% |
| Shergarh | BJPBABU SINGH RATHORE | INCUMMED SINGH RATHORE | 2,3021.79% | 66.7% |
| Sikar | INCRAJENDRA PAREEK | BJPMAHESH SHARMA | 7,7666.43% | 64.1% |
| Sikrai | INCMAMTA BHUPESH | BJPGEETA VERMA | 27,14724.39% | 61.4% |
| Sirohi | BJPOTARAM | INCSANYAM LODHA | 8,5707.25% | 60.9% |
| Siwana | BJPKANSINGH | BSPMAHENDRA KUMAR | 3,9823.64% | 58.7% |
| Sojat | BJPSANJANA AGRI | INCRATAN PANWAR | 5,9015.96% | 55.0% |
| Soorsagar | BJPSURYAKANTA VYAS | INCSAYEED ANSARI | 5,4975.06% | 52.5% |
| SRI GANGANAGAR | BJPRADHEY SHYAM GANGANAGAR | INCRAJKUMAR | 12,04410.20% | 70.8% |
| SRI KARANPUR | INDGURMEET SINGH KUNNAR | BJPSURENDER PAL SINGH | 6,0954.29% | 80.1% |
| Srimadhopur | INCDEEPENDRA SINGH | BJPHARLAL SINGH KHARRA | 7,2336.15% | 63.4% |
| Sujangarh | INCMASTER BHANWARLAL | BJPKHEMARAM | 14,06111.66% | 61.8% |
| Sumerpur | INCBINA KAK | BJPSHANKAR SINGH RAJPUROHIT | 8,8177.86% | 50.8% |
| Surajgarh | INCSHARWAN KUMAR | BJPSANTOSH AHLAWAT | 7,2145.27% | 68.9% |
| Suratgarh | INCGANGA JAL | INDRAJENDER SINGH BHADU | 9,8097.14% | 76.8% |
| Taranagar | BJPRAJENDRA RATHORE | INCDR.CHANDRASHEKHAR BAID | 17,61312.52% | 77.3% |
| Thanagazi | BJPHEMSINGH BHADANA | INDKANTI LAL | 1,2951.19% | 73.9% |
| Tijara | INCAIMADUDDIN URF DURRU MIYAN | BSPFAZAL HUSSAIN | 6,8316.73% | 71.8% |
| Todabhim | INDKIRODI LAL | INDMATADEEN | 33,91221.82% | 79.3% |
| Tonk | INCZAKIYA | BJPMAHAVEER PRASAD | 10,5369.66% | 62.6% |
| Udaipur | BJPGULAB CHAND KATARIA | INCTRILOK PURBIA | 2,45116.05% | 7.9% |
| Udaipur Rural | INCSAJJAN KATARA | BJPVANDANA MEENA | 10,6969.52% | 63.1% |
| Udaipurwati | BSPRAJENDRA SINGH | INCVIJENDRA SINGH | 7,8377.15% | 64.8% |
| Vallabhnagar | INCGAJENDRA SINGH SHAKTAWAT | BJPM RANDHEER SINGH BHINDAR | 6,6604.75% | 68.7% |
| Vidhyadhar Nagar | BJPNARPAT SINGH RAJVI | INCVIKRAM SINGH | 9,0406.54% | 57.2% |
| Viratnagar | BJPDR. PHOOL CHAND BHINDA | INCRAM CHANDRA | 4,0783.98% | 63.5% |
| Weir | BJPBAHADUR SINGH | BSPATAR SINGH PAGARIYA | 4,4654.07% | 62.5% |
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.
