Kota South is assembly constituency number 190 in Rajasthan, in Kota district, and one of the segments of the Kota Lok Sabha seat. In the 2023 election Sandeep Sharma of the Bharatiya Janata Party won with 52.1% of the vote, 11,962 votes ahead of Rakhi Gautam (INC).
- 01Sandeep SharmaBJP95,39352.07%
- 02Rakhi GautamINC83,43145.54%
- 03Dr. Krishnanand SharmaBSP1,0850.59%
- 04Irshad AhamadIndependent3810.21%
- 05HabibullaIndependent3570.19%
- 4 other candidates · 825 votesNOTA · 1,727 (0.94%)
Margin 11,962 votes · 6.53% of valid votes
All 9 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,83,199 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sandeep SharmaMale · 55 yrs | BJP | 95,393 | 52.07% |
| 2 | Rakhi GautamFemale · 41 yrs | INC | 83,431 | 45.54% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,727 | 0.94% |
| 3 | Dr. Krishnanand SharmaMale · 67 yrs | BSP | 1,085 | 0.59% |
| 4 | Irshad AhamadMale · 51 yrs | Independent | 381 | 0.21% |
| 5 | HabibullaMale · 47 yrs | Independent | 357 | 0.19% |
| 6 | Hanuman MinaMale · 36 yrs | Independent | 342 | 0.19% |
| 7 | Mohammad FaridMale · 30 yrs | Independent | 178 | 0.10% |
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| 8 | Pintu BajrangiMale · 31 yrs · SC | Independent | 165 | 0.09% |
| 9 | Om Prakash ShakywalMale · 39 yrs | Independent | 140 | 0.08% |
BJP held the seat: it also won in 2018.
General elections since the 2008 delimitation, plus bye-elections (dashed). Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.
Kota South bye-election, 13 Sept 2014
Turnout 60.8% · 1,46,626 of 2,41,338 electors voted
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sandeep Sharma | BJP | 84,233 | 57.45% |
| 2 | Shivkant Nandwana | INC | 58,526 | 39.92% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,331 | 1.59% |
| 3 | Roop Singh | BYS | 622 | 0.42% |
| 4 | Shailendra Rishi | Independent | 384 | 0.26% |
| 5 | E.n.kishore Mehra | Independent | 273 | 0.19% |
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| 6 | Dr. Rama Kishan Soni | Independent | 145 | 0.10% |
| 7 | Ravi Prakash | Independent | 112 | 0.08% |
Kota South result 2018
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sandeep Sharma | BJP | 82,739 | 48.57% |
| 2 | Rakhi Gautam | INC | 75,205 | 44.15% |
| 3 | Manmohan Joshi | Independent | 2,180 | 1.28% |
| 4 | Ravindra Singh (sintu Bana) | BYS | 1,960 | 1.15% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,915 | 1.12% |
| 5 | Kunj Bihari Singhal (K.B.) | AAP | 1,639 | 0.96% |
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| 6 | Naved Akhtar | SDPI | 983 | 0.58% |
| 7 | Ram Charan | BSP | 718 | 0.42% |
| 8 | Yugal Kishor | Independent | 683 | 0.40% |
| 9 | Nayan Kalra | BRSP | 439 | 0.26% |
| 10 | Manish Sharma | BVHP | 400 | 0.23% |
| 11 | Acharya Dhanraj Sharma | Independent | 347 | 0.20% |
| 12 | Tejpal | Independent | 309 | 0.18% |
| 13 | Sharad Kumar Dixit | Independent | 254 | 0.15% |
| 14 | Ashutosh Sharma | Independent | 142 | 0.08% |
| 15 | Ramesh Singh Tanwar | NBP | 129 | 0.08% |
| 16 | Rajan Rajguru | ARJP | 123 | 0.07% |
| 17 | Anil Kumar Gupta | Independent | 94 | 0.06% |
| 18 | Abdul Aziz Pathan | Independent | 81 | 0.05% |
Kota South result 2013
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Om Birla | BJP | 1,03,369 | 63.00% |
| 2 | Pankaj Mehta | INC | 53,930 | 32.87% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 3,018 | 1.84% |
| 3 | Dr Rajendra Prasad Sharma | Independent | 968 | 0.59% |
| 4 | Mo. Kadir | BSP | 763 | 0.47% |
| 5 | Saifullah | WPOI | 636 | 0.39% |
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| 6 | Sanjay Shukla | NPP | 380 | 0.23% |
| 7 | Tejpal | Independent | 225 | 0.14% |
| 8 | Mahendra Kumar | Independent | 192 | 0.12% |
| 9 | Ashfak Ali | Independent | 117 | 0.07% |
| 10 | Manish Kumar Rohatgi | Independent | 116 | 0.07% |
| 11 | Hemaraj | BYS | 99 | 0.06% |
| 12 | Abdul Sattar Raine | AKBAP | 94 | 0.06% |
| 13 | Rajesh Gupta | IJP | 85 | 0.05% |
| 14 | Ghanshyam Bharti | RJVP | 81 | 0.05% |
Kota South result 2008
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Om Birla | BJP | 74,381 | 54.39% |
| 2 | Ramkishan | INC | 50,129 | 36.66% |
| 3 | Avdesh Kumar Das | Independent | 4,553 | 3.33% |
| 4 | Vinay Sharma | JGP | 1,723 | 1.26% |
| 5 | Habibullah Khan | Independent | 1,627 | 1.19% |
| 6 | Dr. S. Bhardvaj | BSP | 1,292 | 0.94% |
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| 7 | Harilal | CPI | 1,207 | 0.88% |
| 8 | Vinod Nayak | Independent | 514 | 0.38% |
| 9 | Surendra Singh | Independent | 397 | 0.29% |
| 10 | Rajesh Gupta | Independent | 190 | 0.14% |
| 11 | Ahmed Khan | Independent | 178 | 0.13% |
| 12 | Chaturbhuj Mahawar | Independent | 159 | 0.12% |
| 13 | Kewal Kishan | IJP | 156 | 0.11% |
| 14 | Abdul Sattar | Independent | 142 | 0.10% |
| 15 | Mahendra Kumar | Independent | 102 | 0.07% |
Kota South 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 Kota district
Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.
Kota South is one of the assembly segments of Kota. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Kota candidates.
- Om BirlaBJP1,05,645 59.5%
- Prahlad GunjalINC69,997 39.4%
- Dhanraj YadavBSP585 0.3%
- Ashish YogiESBD315 0.2%
- LakshmichandIndependent204 0.1%
In the assembly election BJP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJP led here by 35,648 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Kota South.
Who won the Kota South assembly seat in 2023?
Sandeep Sharma of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won Kota South in the 2023 Rajasthan assembly election with 95,393 votes, which was 52.07% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Kota South?
The margin was 11,962 votes (6.53% of valid votes). The runner-up was Rakhi Gautam of the Indian National Congress with 83,431 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Kota South in 2023?
Turnout was 74.83%: 1,83,302 of 2,44,959 registered electors voted, across 219 polling stations. That is 2.5 points higher than in 2018.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Kota South part of?
Kota South is an assembly segment of the Kota Lok Sabha constituency in Rajasthan. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Om Birla got the most EVM votes in this segment.
Has Kota South had a bye-election?
Yes. In the bye-election on 13 Sept 2014, Sandeep Sharma (Bharatiya Janata Party) won by 25,707 votes.
Is Kota South a reserved constituency?
No. Kota South is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.
When is the next assembly election in Kota South?
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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