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Assembly constituency 140 · Rajasthan · SC

Chohtan is assembly constituency number 140 in Rajasthan, in Barmer district, and one of the segments of the Barmer Lok Sabha seat. In the 2023 election Adu Ram Meghwal of the Bharatiya Janata Party won with 43.5% of the vote, 1,428 votes ahead of Padmaram (INC).

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Chohtan · 2023AC 140
  1. 01
    Adu Ram Meghwal
    BJP
    1,03,205
    43.46%
  2. 02
    Padmaram
    INC
    1,01,777
    42.86%
  3. 03
    Tarun Rai Kaga
    RLTP
    22,149
    9.33%
  4. 04
    Bhartharam
    BSP
    4,572
    1.93%
  5. 05
    Shravan Kumar
    Independent
    1,847
    0.78%
  6. NOTA · 3,901 (1.64%)

Margin 1,428 votes · 0.60% of valid votes

3,09,744
Registered electors
2023 election
76.7%
Turnout
-0.0 pts vs 2018
1,428
Victory margin
0.6% of valid votes
Nov 2023 · candidate-wise result

All 5 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 2,37,451 valid votes, NOTA included.

Chohtan 2023 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Adu Ram MeghwalMale · 57 yrs · SCBJP1,03,205
43.46%
2PadmaramMale · 59 yrs · SCINC1,01,777
42.86%
3Tarun Rai KagaMale · 77 yrs · SCRLTP22,149
9.33%
4BhartharamMale · 29 yrs · SCBSP4,572
1.93%
—NOTANOTA3,901
1.64%
5Shravan KumarMale · 31 yrs · SCIndependent1,847
0.78%
Past results

The seat changed hands: INC won in 2018, BJP in 2023.

0%20%40%60%2008201320182023BJP 43.5%INC 42.9%RLTP 9.3%BYS 1.8%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2023Adu Ram MeghwalBJP · 43.5% · margin 1,428Turnout76.7%
2018PadmaramINC · 41.6% · margin 4,262Turnout76.7%
2013Tarun Rai KagaBJP · 50.7% · margin 23,526Turnout78.7%
2008PadmaramINC · 54.2% · margin 23,903Turnout66.3%

General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.

Chohtan result 2018

Chohtan 2018 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1PadmaramINC83,601
41.57%
2Adu Ram MeghwalBJP79,339
39.45%
3Surta Ram MeghwalRLTP24,036
11.95%
—NOTANOTA5,391
2.68%
4Dhoora RamBYS3,625
1.80%
5Ravindra Kumar MeghwalBSP3,314
1.65%
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6NainaramAAP1,810
0.90%

Chohtan result 2013

Chohtan 2013 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Tarun Rai KagaBJP88,647
50.70%
2PadmaramINC65,121
37.24%
3Dhoora RamBYS4,860
2.78%
4Laxman BaderaNPP4,503
2.58%
5Juja Ram MeghwalBSP4,330
2.48%
—NOTANOTA4,050
2.32%
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6RaymalIndependent3,352
1.92%

Chohtan result 2008

Chohtan 2008 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1PadmaramINC69,400
54.24%
2Tarunrai KagaBJP45,497
35.56%
3Daulat RamIndependent4,472
3.49%
4MahendraBSP4,436
3.47%
5Chimna RamIndependent2,385
1.86%
6Likhama Ram GargLJP1,767
1.38%
Map

Chohtan outlined in orange among the other Rajasthan seats, coloured by the party that won each in 2023. Click any seat to open its page.

Other seats in Barmer district

Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.

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Lok Sabha 2024 in this segment

Chohtan is one of the assembly segments of Barmer. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Barmer candidates.

  • Ummeda Ram BeniwalINC1,03,638 44.5%
  • Ravindra Singh BhatiIndependent57,620 24.7%
  • Kailash ChoudharyBJP53,216 22.8%
  • Tararam MehnaIndependent9,766 4.2%
  • Pratapa RamIndependent1,423 0.6%

In the assembly election BJP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, INC led here by 46,018 EVM votes.

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FAQ

Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Chohtan.

Who won the Chohtan assembly seat in 2023?

Adu Ram Meghwal of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won Chohtan in the 2023 Rajasthan assembly election with 1,03,205 votes, which was 43.46% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Chohtan?

The margin was 1,428 votes (0.60% of valid votes). The runner-up was Padmaram of the Indian National Congress with 1,01,777 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Chohtan in 2023?

Turnout was 76.71%: 2,37,603 of 3,09,744 registered electors voted, across 339 polling stations. That is 0.0 points lower than in 2018.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Chohtan part of?

Chohtan is an assembly segment of the Barmer Lok Sabha constituency in Rajasthan. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Ummeda Ram Beniwal got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Is Chohtan a reserved constituency?

Yes. Chohtan is reserved for scheduled castes (sc), so only candidates from that community can contest, while all registered voters in the seat can vote.

When is the next assembly election in Chohtan?

The Rajasthan assembly elected in 2023 completes its five-year term in 2028, so the next general election is due by then unless the assembly is dissolved early. The Election Commission of India announces the exact schedule.

Source: Election Commission of India, statistical reports for the Rajasthan assembly elections of 2023 and 2018 and 2013 and 2008 (2023 report) — detailed results and constituency data summary. Lok Sabha figures: ECI 2024 report 34, assembly segment details. Vote share is of valid votes including NOTA. Party names as listed by ECI. Candidate names are shown as filed; spelling follows ECI.

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