Sojat is assembly constituency number 117 in Rajasthan, in Pali district, and one of the segments of the Pali Lok Sabha seat. In the 2023 election Shobha Chauhan of the Bharatiya Janata Party won with 55.8% of the vote, 31,772 votes ahead of Niranjan Arya (INC).
- 01Shobha ChauhanBJP94,85255.76%
- 02Niranjan AryaINC63,08037.08%
- 03RamchandreASPKR2,2661.33%
- 04Om PrakashAAP1,9931.17%
- 05Rekha Avinash PanwarIndependent1,4740.87%
- 7 other candidates · 4,416 votesNOTA · 2,024 (1.19%)
Margin 31,772 votes · 18.68% of valid votes
All 12 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,70,105 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shobha ChauhanFemale · 52 yrs · SC | BJP | 94,852 | 55.76% |
| 2 | Niranjan AryaMale · 61 yrs · SC | INC | 63,080 | 37.08% |
| 3 | RamchandreMale · 55 yrs · SC | ASPKR | 2,266 | 1.33% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,024 | 1.19% |
| 4 | Om PrakashMale · 34 yrs · SC | AAP | 1,993 | 1.17% |
| 5 | Rekha Avinash PanwarFemale · 35 yrs · SC | Independent | 1,474 | 0.87% |
| 6 | Manju JalwaniyaFemale · 53 yrs · SC | Independent | 1,166 | 0.69% |
| 7 | SurajmalMale · 59 yrs · SC | BSP | 1,067 | 0.63% |
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| 8 | Pradeep MeghwalMale · 38 yrs · SC | Independent | 860 | 0.51% |
| 9 | Govind Ram KhatakMale · 62 yrs · SC | Independent | 707 | 0.42% |
| 10 | Gunesh RawalMale · 46 yrs · SC | Independent | 333 | 0.20% |
| 11 | Ashok Kumar KhandpaMale · 42 yrs · SC | Independent | 146 | 0.09% |
| 12 | Kailash ChandMale · 51 yrs · SC | Independent | 137 | 0.08% |
BJP held the seat: it also won in 2018.
General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.
Sojat result 2018
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shobha Chauhan | BJP | 80,645 | 54.24% |
| 2 | Shobha Solanki | INC | 48,247 | 32.45% |
| 3 | Dileep Kumar | ARJP | 3,616 | 2.43% |
| 4 | Kanhaiyalal Parihar | BSP | 3,196 | 2.15% |
| 5 | Manak Ram Solanki | RLTP | 2,638 | 1.77% |
| 6 | Rameshwar Chouhan | Independent | 2,203 | 1.48% |
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| 7 | Rajesh Kumar | Independent | 1,965 | 1.32% |
| 8 | Manju Devi | Independent | 1,422 | 0.96% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,387 | 0.93% |
| 9 | Ambalal | BVHP | 859 | 0.58% |
| 10 | Buddharam | Independent | 604 | 0.41% |
| 11 | Kamal Kumar | Independent | 451 | 0.30% |
| 12 | Jagdish | IPGP | 367 | 0.25% |
| 13 | Jeetaram | Independent | 322 | 0.22% |
| 14 | Dr. Ramlal Mohbarsha | IICR | 312 | 0.21% |
| 15 | Kishor Meghwal | Independent | 263 | 0.18% |
| 16 | Annraj Bhati | Independent | 173 | 0.12% |
Sojat result 2013
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanjna Agari | BJP | 74,595 | 54.28% |
| 2 | Dr. Sangeeta Arya | INC | 53,839 | 39.17% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 3,485 | 2.54% |
| 3 | Hariram Panusa | BSP | 2,574 | 1.87% |
| 4 | Budharam Panusa | Independent | 1,294 | 0.94% |
| 5 | Kanhaiya Lal Meghwal | BYS | 1,058 | 0.77% |
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| 6 | Pemaram Mindawat | NPP | 593 | 0.43% |
Sojat result 2008
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanjana Agri | BJP | 32,610 | 32.96% |
| 2 | Ratan Panwar | INC | 26,709 | 26.99% |
| 3 | Lakshmi Barupal | Independent | 18,296 | 18.49% |
| 4 | Teja Ram Dhabi | Independent | 4,605 | 4.65% |
| 5 | Shesha Ram | Independent | 2,788 | 2.82% |
| 6 | Madan Lal | Independent | 2,410 | 2.44% |
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| 7 | Rameshawer Chauhan | Independent | 2,166 | 2.19% |
| 8 | Prem Mehra | Independent | 1,861 | 1.88% |
| 9 | Sahdev | Independent | 1,182 | 1.19% |
| 10 | Munni Devi | BSP | 1,070 | 1.08% |
| 11 | Kewalchand | BJSH | 1,065 | 1.08% |
| 12 | Ugam Raj Chouhan | NCP | 898 | 0.91% |
| 13 | Mohan Lal | Independent | 790 | 0.80% |
| 14 | Mishri Lal Meghwal | Independent | 782 | 0.79% |
| 15 | Dhagala Ram | Independent | 749 | 0.76% |
| 16 | Kishan Lal | Independent | 497 | 0.50% |
| 17 | Ramesh Chandra | LJP | 473 | 0.48% |
Sojat 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 Pali district
Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.
Sojat is one of the assembly segments of Pali. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Pali candidates.
- P. P. ChaudharyBJP1,01,230 66.7%
- Sangeeta BeniwalINC41,978 27.6%
- Hukam SinghIndependent2,700 1.8%
- Lal Singh DewasiIndependent2,139 1.4%
- Mahendra RegarBSP1,500 1.0%
In the assembly election BJP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJP led here by 59,252 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Sojat.
Who won the Sojat assembly seat in 2023?
Shobha Chauhan of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won Sojat in the 2023 Rajasthan assembly election with 94,852 votes, which was 55.76% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Sojat?
The margin was 31,772 votes (18.68% of valid votes). The runner-up was Niranjan Arya of the Indian National Congress with 63,080 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Sojat in 2023?
Turnout was 69.16%: 1,70,310 of 2,46,238 registered electors voted, across 249 polling stations. That is 2.3 points higher than in 2018.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Sojat part of?
Sojat is an assembly segment of the Pali Lok Sabha constituency in Rajasthan. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, P. P. Chaudhary got the most EVM votes in this segment.
Is Sojat a reserved constituency?
Yes. Sojat 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 Sojat?
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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