Rajasthan Election Results 2023: BJP's Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore wins Jhotwara seat with 147913 votes

Counting of votes is underway in Rajasthan's Jhotwara Assembly constituency where it witnessed an encouraging 78.58 percent voter turnout, signaling a robust participation in the electoral process. The polling for the Jhotwara Assembly seat unfolded on November 25, drawing attention to pivotal candidates vying for the constituency in the Rajasthan Assembly elections 2023.

The top contenders from the Jhotwara Assembly seat are Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore from the BJP and Abhishek Choudhary from the INC.

According to the Election Commission of India, Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore from the BJP won the Assembly Election 2023 by securing 147913 votes against Congress leader Abhishek Choudhary.

Out of the 200 seats in the Rajasthan Assembly, elections for 199 were held on November 25. The Election Commission deferred the elections in the Karanpur constituency following the unfortunate demise of Congress candidate Gurmeet Singh Koonar.

The tenure of Rajasthan's 200-member Legislative Assembly is all set to conclude on January 14, 2024. In 2018, the state went to polls in December.

Rajasthan Election Result 2023: Key electoral statistics of Jhotwara constituency

1. Total electors and voter turnout: For the 2018 Rajasthan elections, Jhotwara had 361442 registered electors. Out of these, 261319 came out to vote, resulting in a voter turnout of 72.3%.

2. Winning candidate and party: Lalchand Kataria from the INC emerged as the winner of the 2018 elections in this constituency, securing 127185 votes.

3. Runner-up candidate and party: Rajpal Singh Shekhawat from the BJP was the runner-up, trailing by a margin of 10747 votes.

4. Margin details: The margin between the winning INC candidate and the BJP runner-up in this electoral contest was 4.10%.

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