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Assembly constituency 79 · Rajasthan

Dholpur is assembly constituency number 79 in Rajasthan, in Dhaulpur district, and one of the segments of the Karauli-Dholpur Lok Sabha seat. In the 2023 election Shobharani Kushwah of the Indian National Congress won with 40.0% of the vote, 16,789 votes ahead of Ritesh Sharma (BSP).

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Dholpur · 2023AC 79
  1. 01
    Shobharani Kushwah
    INC
    69,724
    39.97%
  2. 02
    Ritesh Sharma
    BSP
    52,935
    30.34%
  3. 03
    Dr. Shivcharan Singh Kushwaha
    BJP
    45,637
    26.16%
  4. 04
    Nasiruddin Khan
    ASPKR
    1,822
    1.04%
  5. 05
    Shashi Singh
    Independent
    1,130
    0.65%
  6. 7 other candidates · 1,780 votesNOTA · 1,430 (0.82%)

Margin 16,789 votes · 9.62% of valid votes

2,23,263
Registered electors
2023 election
78.2%
Turnout
+5.6 pts vs 2018
16,789
Victory margin
9.6% of valid votes
Nov 2023 · candidate-wise result

All 12 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,74,458 valid votes, NOTA included.

Dholpur 2023 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Shobharani KushwahFemale · 42 yrsINC69,724
39.97%
2Ritesh SharmaMale · 50 yrsBSP52,935
30.34%
3Dr. Shivcharan Singh KushwahaMale · 58 yrsBJP45,637
26.16%
4Nasiruddin KhanMale · 38 yrsASPKR1,822
1.04%
—NOTANOTA1,430
0.82%
5Shashi SinghFemale · 44 yrsIndependent1,130
0.65%
6Sagir KhanMale · 32 yrsIndependent444
0.25%
7SwetaFemale · 34 yrsSP389
0.22%
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8RajkumarMale · 27 yrsIndependent297
0.17%
9Pramod KumarMale · 44 yrsIndependent226
0.13%
10AbdulsirajMale · 50 yrsIndependent149
0.09%
11GaffaruddinMale · 38 yrsIndependent144
0.08%
12AsharamMale · 44 yrsIndependent131
0.08%
Past results

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

0%10%20%30%40%50%2008201320182023INC 40.0%BSP 30.3%BJP 26.2%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2023Shobharani KushwahINC · 40.0% · margin 16,789Turnout78.2%
2018Shobharani KushwahBJP · 45.8% · margin 19,360Turnout72.6%
2017 byeShobha Rani KushavahBJP · 61.8% · margin 38,673Turnout77.2%
2013B. L . KushwahBSP · 37.9% · margin 9,209Turnout81.3%
2008Abdul Sageer KhanBJP · 28.9% · margin 1,554Turnout71.8%

General elections since the 2008 delimitation, plus bye-elections (dashed). Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.

Dholpur bye-election, 4 Sept 2017

Turnout 77.2% · 1,48,250 of 1,92,040 electors voted

Dholpur bye-election 2017-09-04 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Shobha Rani KushavahBJP91,548
61.79%
2Banwari Lal SharmaINC52,875
35.69%
—NOTANOTA952
0.64%
3Harvilash JatavIndependent919
0.62%
4Banavari Lal SharmaSP664
0.45%
5Jayprakash JatavIndependent193
0.13%
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6Lala Bahid KhanIndependent192
0.13%
7Kamlesh ChandIndependent148
0.10%
8Mamata Jagan GurjarIndependent112
0.08%
9Rajuddin KhanIndependent107
0.07%
10Gunjan JatavIndependent91
0.06%
11Meenakshi Bhaskar(jatav)Independent80
0.05%
12Bano BegamIndependent71
0.05%
13Deshraj UpadhyayIndependent70
0.05%
14Prashant SharmaIndependent67
0.05%
15Farman BhaiIndependent65
0.04%

Dholpur result 2018

Dholpur 2018 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Shobharani KushwahBJP67,349
45.79%
2Dr. Shiv Charan Singh KushawahINC47,989
32.63%
3Kishan Chand SharmaBSP21,253
14.45%
4Chand Prakash Sharma Urf C.P. SharmaIndependent6,244
4.24%
—NOTANOTA1,335
0.91%
5RamkhiladiIndependent875
0.59%
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6SureshIndependent577
0.39%
7Amit Kumar SisondiyaBYS471
0.32%
8Mukesh Chand SharmaIndependent363
0.25%
9DronacharyaIndependent209
0.14%
10Pramod KumarIndependent202
0.14%
11Gaffar UddinIndependent121
0.08%
12Anup Kumar SharmaIndependent104
0.07%

Dholpur result 2013

Dholpur 2013 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1B. L . KushwahBSP49,892
37.86%
2Banwari Lal SharmaINC40,683
30.87%
3Abdul Sagir Khan (advocate)BJP35,351
26.82%
—NOTANOTA1,764
1.34%
4Rajendra BansalIndependent952
0.72%
5Lata SharmaIndependent820
0.62%
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6Jitendra Singh RanaIPGP761
0.58%
7Virendra Singh KushwahIndependent547
0.42%
8Mohan Prakash Gupta (chhotu)BYS334
0.25%
9Lala Baheed KhanNPP201
0.15%
10Man SinghIndependent174
0.13%
11Manoj KumarJD(U)172
0.13%
12Pavan Kumar SharmaIndependent133
0.10%

Dholpur result 2008

Dholpur 2008 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Abdul Sageer KhanBJP28,077
28.91%
2Ashok SharmaINC26,523
27.31%
3Babu SinghBSP25,822
26.59%
4Banke SinghBJSH6,961
7.17%
5Rishikesh KansanaIndependent4,698
4.84%
6SudhaIndependent1,239
1.28%
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7Mithalesh Sharma Jagan BhawanSP960
0.99%
8DharmendraIndependent892
0.92%
9Mithalesh Sharma PachgoanIndependent529
0.54%
10Zalim SinghBHBP483
0.50%
11SitaramIndependent343
0.35%
12RamgopalRJVP319
0.33%
13Gaurav GuptaIndependent271
0.28%
Map

Dholpur 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 Dhaulpur 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

Dholpur is one of the assembly segments of Karauli-Dholpur. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Karauli-Dholpur candidates.

  • Indu DeviBJP71,756 57.6%
  • Bhajan Lal JatavINC49,265 39.6%
  • Vikram SinghBSP2,632 2.1%
  • Ramkhiladi DhoviIndependent857 0.7%

In the assembly election INC won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJP led here by 22,491 EVM votes.

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FAQ

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

Who won the Dholpur assembly seat in 2023?

Shobharani Kushwah of the Indian National Congress (INC) won Dholpur in the 2023 Rajasthan assembly election with 69,724 votes, which was 39.97% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Dholpur?

The margin was 16,789 votes (9.62% of valid votes). The runner-up was Ritesh Sharma of the Bahujan Samaj Party with 52,935 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Dholpur in 2023?

Turnout was 78.20%: 1,74,602 of 2,23,263 registered electors voted, across 228 polling stations. That is 5.6 points higher than in 2018.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Dholpur part of?

Dholpur is an assembly segment of the Karauli-Dholpur Lok Sabha constituency in Rajasthan. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Indu Devi got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Has Dholpur had a bye-election?

Yes. In the bye-election on 4 Sept 2017, Shobha Rani Kushavah (Bharatiya Janata Party) won by 38,673 votes.

Is Dholpur a reserved constituency?

No. Dholpur is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.

When is the next assembly election in Dholpur?

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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