Sahara is assembly constituency number 179 in Rajasthan, in Bhilwara district, and one of the segments of the Bhilwara Lok Sabha seat. In the 2023 election Ladu Lal Pitliya of the Bharatiya Janata Party won with 61.8% of the vote, 62,519 votes ahead of Rajendra Trivedi (INC).
- 01Ladu Lal PitliyaBJP1,17,20361.76%
- 02Rajendra TrivediINC54,68428.82%
- 03Badrilal JatRLTP8,9714.73%
- 04Kailash GehlotCPI4,1252.17%
- 05Kalu KhanBSP1,4020.74%
- 2 other candidates · 1,795 votesNOTA · 1,591 (0.84%)
Margin 62,519 votes · 32.94% of valid votes
All 7 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,89,771 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ladu Lal PitliyaMale · 52 yrs | BJP | 1,17,203 | 61.76% |
| 2 | Rajendra TrivediMale · 62 yrs | INC | 54,684 | 28.82% |
| 3 | Badrilal JatMale · 50 yrs | RLTP | 8,971 | 4.73% |
| 4 | Kailash GehlotMale · 62 yrs | CPI | 4,125 | 2.17% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,591 | 0.84% |
| 5 | Kalu KhanMale · 70 yrs | BSP | 1,402 | 0.74% |
| 6 | Bhairu Lal KumawatMale · 33 yrs | RTORP | 1,156 | 0.61% |
| 7 | Ratan Lal SutharMale · 48 yrs | Independent | 639 | 0.34% |
The seat changed hands: INC won in 2018, BJP in 2023.
General elections since the 2008 delimitation, plus bye-elections (dashed). Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.
Sahara bye-election, 17 Apr 2021
Turnout 56.8% · 1,40,368 of 2,47,287 electors voted
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gayatri Trivedi | INC | 81,700 | 58.21% |
| 2 | Dr. Ratanlal Jat | BJP | 39,500 | 28.14% |
| 3 | Badri Lal Jat | RLTP | 12,231 | 8.71% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 4,108 | 2.93% |
| 4 | Vikas Pareek | Independent | 846 | 0.60% |
| 5 | Ishwar Choudhary | RTORP | 701 | 0.50% |
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| 6 | Rameshwar Lal | Independent | 554 | 0.39% |
| 7 | Dinesh Kumar Sharma | Independent | 390 | 0.28% |
| 8 | Mangi Lal | Independent | 322 | 0.23% |
Sahara result 2018
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kailash Chandra Trivedi | INC | 65,420 | 37.46% |
| 2 | Roop Lal Jat | BJP | 58,414 | 33.45% |
| 3 | Ladu Lal Pitlia | Independent | 30,573 | 17.51% |
| 4 | Bhagwati Lal | Independent | 5,101 | 2.92% |
| 5 | Kailash Gehlot | CPI | 3,642 | 2.09% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 3,055 | 1.75% |
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| 6 | Hiralal Kharol | Independent | 2,478 | 1.42% |
| 7 | Govind Kumar Bairwa | BSP | 2,231 | 1.28% |
| 8 | Rameshwar Lal Joshi | Independent | 1,740 | 1.00% |
| 9 | Kishandas Vaishnav | Shiv Sena | 1,408 | 0.81% |
| 10 | Gajraj Meena | BYS | 559 | 0.32% |
Sahara result 2013
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr. Balu Ram Chaudhary | BJP | 82,470 | 51.32% |
| 2 | Kailash Trivedi | INC | 61,714 | 38.40% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 3,718 | 2.31% |
| 3 | Kailash Gehlot | CPI | 3,210 | 2.00% |
| 4 | Hira Lal Kharol | Independent | 2,647 | 1.65% |
| 5 | Rameshwar Lal Joshi | Independent | 2,297 | 1.43% |
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| 6 | Roop Lal Gadri | BSP | 1,874 | 1.17% |
| 7 | Sardar Singh Gurjar | NCP | 874 | 0.54% |
| 8 | Jayanti Lal Nehriya | Independent | 730 | 0.45% |
| 9 | Shanker Lal Jat | BYS | 686 | 0.43% |
| 10 | Kishan Das Vaishnav | Shiv Sena | 474 | 0.29% |
Sahara result 2008
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kailash Chandra Trivedi | INC | 59,874 | 47.25% |
| 2 | Dr. Ratan Lal Jat | BJP | 46,368 | 36.59% |
| 3 | Narayan Lal Upadhyay | Independent | 8,299 | 6.55% |
| 4 | Shankar Lal Jat | Independent | 4,841 | 3.82% |
| 5 | Manoj Sethiya | BSP | 3,132 | 2.47% |
| 6 | Roop Narayan Gurjar | LJP | 2,256 | 1.78% |
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| 7 | Bharat Singh Shaktawat | Independent | 1,159 | 0.91% |
| 8 | Aslam | Independent | 791 | 0.62% |
Sahara 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 Bhilwara district
Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.
Sahara is one of the assembly segments of Bhilwara. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Bhilwara candidates.
- Damodar AgarwalBJP89,933 64.0%
- C P JoshiINC45,918 32.7%
- Rajesh PatniIndependent1,296 0.9%
- Rameshwar Lal BairwaBSP1,082 0.8%
- JaykishanVKVIP623 0.4%
In the assembly election BJP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJP led here by 44,015 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Sahara.
Who won the Sahara assembly seat in 2023?
Ladu Lal Pitliya of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won Sahara in the 2023 Rajasthan assembly election with 1,17,203 votes, which was 61.76% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Sahara?
The margin was 62,519 votes (32.94% of valid votes). The runner-up was Rajendra Trivedi of the Indian National Congress with 54,684 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Sahara in 2023?
Turnout was 74.65%: 1,89,818 of 2,54,268 registered electors voted, across 270 polling stations. That is 1.1 points higher than in 2018.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Sahara part of?
Sahara is an assembly segment of the Bhilwara Lok Sabha constituency in Rajasthan. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Damodar Agarwal got the most EVM votes in this segment.
Has Sahara had a bye-election?
Yes. In the bye-election on 17 Apr 2021, Gayatri Trivedi (Indian National Congress) won by 42,200 votes.
Is Sahara a reserved constituency?
No. Sahara is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.
When is the next assembly election in Sahara?
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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