Taranagar is assembly constituency number 20 in Rajasthan, in Churu district, and one of the segments of the Churu Lok Sabha seat. In the 2023 election Narendra Budania of the Indian National Congress won with 49.5% of the vote, 10,345 votes ahead of Rajendra Rathore (BJP).
- 01Narendra BudaniaINC1,08,23649.52%
- 02Rajendra RathoreBJP97,89144.78%
- 03Co. Nirmal KumarCPI(M)6,8153.12%
- 04Chhotu RamBSP1,1260.52%
- 05ManjuIndependent1,0300.47%
- 4 other candidates · 2,626 votesNOTA · 867 (0.40%)
Margin 10,345 votes · 4.73% of valid votes
All 9 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 2,18,591 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Narendra BudaniaMale · 67 yrs | INC | 1,08,236 | 49.52% |
| 2 | Rajendra RathoreMale · 68 yrs | BJP | 97,891 | 44.78% |
| 3 | Co. Nirmal KumarMale · 40 yrs | CPI(M) | 6,815 | 3.12% |
| 4 | Chhotu RamMale · 38 yrs · SC | BSP | 1,126 | 0.52% |
| 5 | ManjuFemale · 29 yrs | Independent | 1,030 | 0.47% |
| 6 | Vinay KumarMale · 43 yrs | JNJP | 966 | 0.44% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 867 | 0.40% |
| 7 | Sandeep Saharan ZaildarMale · 34 yrs | Independent | 786 | 0.36% |
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| 8 | Mukesh LaataMale · 37 yrs | RLTP | 686 | 0.31% |
| 9 | Niranjan Singh RathoreMale · 54 yrs | Independent | 188 | 0.09% |
INC held the seat: it also won in 2018.
General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.
Taranagar result 2018
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Narendra Budaniya | INC | 56,968 | 31.95% |
| 2 | Rakesh Jangir | BJP | 44,413 | 24.91% |
| 3 | Dr. Chandrashekhar Baid | Independent | 41,296 | 23.16% |
| 4 | Comrade Nirmal Kumar | CPI(M) | 13,416 | 7.52% |
| 5 | Tiloka Ram Kaswan | Independent | 12,570 | 7.05% |
| 6 | Anupal Singh | KRJAP | 1,625 | 0.91% |
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| 7 | Alisher Khan | BSP | 1,333 | 0.75% |
| 8 | Ramesh Kumar | Independent | 1,251 | 0.70% |
| 9 | Virendra Singh | Independent | 1,179 | 0.66% |
| 10 | Natthu Singh | Independent | 911 | 0.51% |
| 11 | Dr. Rahul Kaswan | Independent | 769 | 0.43% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 663 | 0.37% |
| 12 | Amarjeet | Independent | 600 | 0.34% |
| 13 | Bishanaram | BASD | 420 | 0.24% |
| 14 | Bhojraj | AAP | 384 | 0.22% |
| 15 | Buddhram | BMUP | 266 | 0.15% |
| 16 | Hoshiyar Singh | DKD | 240 | 0.13% |
Taranagar result 2013
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jai Narayan Pooniya | BJP | 65,654 | 41.62% |
| 2 | Dr. Chandrashekhar Baid | INC | 54,518 | 34.56% |
| 3 | Surendra Singh | BSP | 10,853 | 6.88% |
| 4 | Nirmal Kumar | CPI(M) | 10,040 | 6.36% |
| 5 | Uma Shankar | Independent | 9,256 | 5.87% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,220 | 1.41% |
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| 6 | Begraj | Independent | 1,464 | 0.93% |
| 7 | Budhram Meghwal | BA | 803 | 0.51% |
| 8 | Punamchandra | JGP | 627 | 0.40% |
| 9 | Kailash Kumar | Shiv Sena | 581 | 0.37% |
| 10 | Rakesh Kumar | BYS | 544 | 0.34% |
| 11 | Ramkumar | NPP | 480 | 0.30% |
| 12 | Amit | BHPJP | 412 | 0.26% |
| 13 | Dharmveer Singh | LD | 310 | 0.20% |
Taranagar result 2008
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rajendra Rathore | BJP | 54,517 | 38.76% |
| 2 | Dr.chandrashekhar Baid | INC | 36,904 | 26.24% |
| 3 | Jainarayan Punia | Independent | 32,533 | 23.13% |
| 4 | Shakuntala Kanwar Shekhawat | BSP | 12,008 | 8.54% |
| 5 | Kishanlal | Independent | 1,897 | 1.35% |
| 6 | Hanuman Prasad | Independent | 1,826 | 1.30% |
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| 7 | Buddharam Meghawal | BHBP | 587 | 0.42% |
| 8 | Sushila Saran | LJP | 390 | 0.28% |
Taranagar 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 Churu district
Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.
Taranagar is one of the assembly segments of Churu. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Churu candidates.
- Rahul KaswanINC89,783 49.8%
- Devendra JhajhariaBJP86,351 47.9%
- Deiram MeghwalBSP1,289 0.7%
- Ramesh KumarIndependent739 0.4%
- Gomati Dharampal KatariaBRKP(D)639 0.4%
In the assembly election INC won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, INC led here by 3,432 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Taranagar.
Who won the Taranagar assembly seat in 2023?
Narendra Budania of the Indian National Congress (INC) won Taranagar in the 2023 Rajasthan assembly election with 1,08,236 votes, which was 49.52% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Taranagar?
The margin was 10,345 votes (4.73% of valid votes). The runner-up was Rajendra Rathore of the Bharatiya Janata Party with 97,891 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Taranagar in 2023?
Turnout was 83.05%: 2,18,611 of 2,63,222 registered electors voted, across 260 polling stations. That is 7.8 points higher than in 2018.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Taranagar part of?
Taranagar is an assembly segment of the Churu Lok Sabha constituency in Rajasthan. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Rahul Kaswan got the most EVM votes in this segment.
Is Taranagar a reserved constituency?
No. Taranagar is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.
When is the next assembly election in Taranagar?
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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