Kekri is assembly constituency number 105 in Rajasthan, in Ajmer district, and one of the segments of the Ajmer Lok Sabha seat. In the 2023 election Shatrughan Gautam of the Bharatiya Janata Party won with 49.8% of the vote, 7,542 votes ahead of Dr. Raghu Sharma (INC).
- 01Shatrughan GautamBJP99,67149.75%
- 02Dr. Raghu SharmaINC92,12945.98%
- 03Jitendra BoyatASPKR2,0981.05%
- 04Tulsi DeviBSP1,5490.77%
- 05Surendra SinghIndependent1,4030.70%
- 3 other candidates · 1,958 votesNOTA · 1,547 (0.77%)
Margin 7,542 votes · 3.76% of valid votes
All 8 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 2,00,355 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shatrughan GautamMale · 47 yrs | BJP | 99,671 | 49.75% |
| 2 | Dr. Raghu SharmaMale · 64 yrs | INC | 92,129 | 45.98% |
| 3 | Jitendra BoyatMale · 42 yrs · SC | ASPKR | 2,098 | 1.05% |
| 4 | Tulsi DeviFemale · 40 yrs | BSP | 1,549 | 0.77% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,547 | 0.77% |
| 5 | Surendra SinghMale · 63 yrs | Independent | 1,403 | 0.70% |
| 6 | Hemraj GurjarMale · 41 yrs | Independent | 1,094 | 0.55% |
| 7 | BadrilalMale · 53 yrs | Independent | 539 | 0.27% |
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| 8 | Jagdish JatMale · 35 yrs | Independent | 325 | 0.16% |
The seat changed hands: INC won in 2018, BJP in 2023.
General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.
Kekri result 2018
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raghu Sharma | INC | 95,795 | 53.24% |
| 2 | Rajendra Vinayaka | BJP | 76,334 | 42.42% |
| 3 | Devkaran Singh Kharol | BSP | 1,903 | 1.06% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,763 | 0.98% |
| 4 | Surendar Singh Ranawat | Independent | 1,143 | 0.64% |
| 5 | Rajesh Saini | Independent | 1,041 | 0.58% |
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| 6 | Abdul Rajjak | AAP | 929 | 0.52% |
| 7 | Jagdish Pilaniya | Independent | 343 | 0.19% |
| 8 | Kailash Ojha | Independent | 261 | 0.15% |
| 9 | Baluram Jat | BASD | 224 | 0.12% |
| 10 | Ashok Singh Rao | BYS | 197 | 0.11% |
Kekri result 2013
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shatrughan Gautam | BJP | 71,292 | 44.64% |
| 2 | Dr. Raghu Sharma | INC | 62,425 | 39.09% |
| 3 | Babulal Singariy | NCP | 17,035 | 10.67% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,598 | 1.63% |
| 4 | Mahesh Kumar Poptani | Independent | 1,480 | 0.93% |
| 5 | Geeta Devi Sharma | Independent | 1,267 | 0.79% |
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| 6 | Soram | BSP | 1,043 | 0.65% |
| 7 | Surajkaran | NPP | 918 | 0.57% |
| 8 | Chandra Prakash Lohar | BA | 584 | 0.37% |
| 9 | Ram Prasad | BYS | 466 | 0.29% |
| 10 | Kamlesh Kumar Mali | LD | 311 | 0.19% |
| 11 | Baluram Jat | SP | 287 | 0.18% |
Kekri result 2008
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raghunandan | INC | 47,173 | 36.04% |
| 2 | Rinku Kanwar | BJP | 34,514 | 26.37% |
| 3 | Babu Lal Singariya | Independent | 22,123 | 16.90% |
| 4 | Bhupendra Singh | Independent | 17,801 | 13.60% |
| 5 | Surendra Singh | Independent | 2,407 | 1.84% |
| 6 | Ashok Pareek | BSP | 1,517 | 1.16% |
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| 7 | Dasharath Choudhary | RLD | 1,135 | 0.87% |
| 8 | Ram Prashad Kumawat | Independent | 944 | 0.72% |
| 9 | Satya Narayan | Independent | 790 | 0.60% |
| 10 | Deendayal | Independent | 732 | 0.56% |
| 11 | Gopal | NCP | 705 | 0.54% |
| 12 | Chandra Prakash | Independent | 383 | 0.29% |
| 13 | Bhanwar Singh | SP | 348 | 0.27% |
| 14 | Hamid Hussain | LJP | 301 | 0.23% |
Kekri 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 Ajmer district
Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.
Kekri is one of the assembly segments of Ajmer. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Ajmer candidates.
- Bhagirath ChoudharyBJP98,471 64.0%
- Ramchandra ChoudharyINC51,039 33.2%
- Surendra Singh RanavatIndependent748 0.5%
- RamdevBSP701 0.5%
- Mukesh GenaBHYUJEP583 0.4%
In the assembly election BJP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJP led here by 47,432 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Kekri.
Who won the Kekri assembly seat in 2023?
Shatrughan Gautam of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won Kekri in the 2023 Rajasthan assembly election with 99,671 votes, which was 49.75% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Kekri?
The margin was 7,542 votes (3.76% of valid votes). The runner-up was Dr. Raghu Sharma of the Indian National Congress with 92,129 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Kekri in 2023?
Turnout was 76.56%: 2,00,381 of 2,61,747 registered electors voted, across 267 polling stations. That is 2.8 points higher than in 2018.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Kekri part of?
Kekri is an assembly segment of the Ajmer Lok Sabha constituency in Rajasthan. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Bhagirath Choudhary got the most EVM votes in this segment.
Is Kekri a reserved constituency?
No. Kekri is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.
When is the next assembly election in Kekri?
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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