Tonk Assembly constituency

Tonk
Constituency for the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionNorth India
StateRajasthan
DistrictTonk
Established1951
Total electors2,24,106 (2018)
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyIndian National Congress
Elected year2023
Preceded byAjit Singh Mehta

Tonk is a constituency of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly covering the city of Tonk in the Tonk district of Rajasthan, India.[1]

Tonk is one of eight assembly constituencies in the Tonk–Sawai Madhopur (Lok Sabha constituency). Since 2008, this assembly constituency is numbered 96 amongst 200 constituencies.[2][3][4]

Currently this seat belongs to the INC candidate Sachin Pilot, the former Deputy Chief Minister of Rajasthan who won in 2018 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election by defeating BJP candidate Yunus Khan, who was the transport minister in Vasundhara Raje government, by a margin of 54,179 votes.[5][6]

Geographical scope

The constituency comprises parts of Tonk tehsil and Todaraisingh tehsil (Partly) – (I) ILRC Khareda (II) ILRC Lamba Kalan.[7]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

# Member of Legislative Assembly Party From To Comment
01 Ram Ratan Indian National Congress 1951 1957 two seat
02 Lalu Ram
03 Narayan Singh 1957 1962 two seat
04 Lalu Ram
05 Radha Krishan Swatantra Party 1962 1967
06 D. Vyas Indian National Congress 1967 1970
07 S.Prasad NCJ 1970 1972 By election
08 Ajit Singh Bharatiya Jana Sangh 1972 1977
09 Janata Party 1977 1980
10 Mahaveer Prasad Bharatiya Janata Party 1980 1985
11 Zakiya Imam Indian National Congress 1985 1990
12 Mahaveer Prasad Bharatiya Janata Party 1990 1993
13 1993 1998
14 Zakiya Imam Indian National Congress 1998 2003
15 Mahaveer Prasad Bharatiya Janata Party 2003 2008
16 Zakiya Imam Indian National Congress 2008 2013
17 Ajit Singh Mehta Bharatiya Janata Party 2013 2018
18 Sachin Pilot Indian National Congress 2018 2023 Former Deputy Chief Minister
19 2023 Incumbent

Elections Result

2018

In 2018, Tonk legislative assembly constituency had total 2,24,106 electors. Total number of valid vote was 1,71,566. Indian National Congress candidate Sachin Pilot won and became MLA from this seat. He secured total 1,09,040 votes. Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Yunus Khan stood second with total 54,861 votes. He lost by 54,179 votes.

2018 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election: Tonk[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Sachin Pilot 109,040 63.56 Increase48.25
BJP Yunus Khan 54,861 31.98 Decrease14.98
BSP Mohd Ali 1,785 1.04 Increase0.31
None of the Above None of the Above 1,485 0.87 Decrease1.04
SS Panchu 1,221 0.71 Increase0.71
Remaining 5 Candidates 3,154 1.85 Steady
Majority 54,179 31.58 Increase10.26
Turnout 1,71,566 76.56 Increase1.52
INC gain from BJP Swing Increase16.60

2013 Assembly Election Result

In 2013, Tonk legislative assembly constituency had total 1,89,707 electors. Total number of valid vote was 1,42,351. Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Ajit Singh Mehta won and became MLA from this seat. He secured total 66,845 votes. Independent candidate Saud Saidi stood second with total 36,502 votes. He lost by 30,343 votes.[8]

2013 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election: Tonk[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Ajit Singh Mehta 66,845 46.96 Steady
Independent Saud Saidi 36,502 25.64 Steady
INC Zakiya Imam 21,645 15.21 Steady
Independent Shiv Pratap 10,366 7.28 Steady
None of the Above None of the Above 2,715 1.91 Steady
NCP Ajmal Khan 1,216 0.85 Steady
CPI(M) Akhatar Jung 1,145 0.80 Steady
BSP Mahesh Joshi 1,036 0.73 Steady
JD(U) Ram Prasad 881 0.62 Steady
Majority 30,343 21.32 Steady
Turnout 1,42,351 75.04 Steady
BJP gain from INC Swing Steady

References

  1. ^ "Tonk (Rajasthan Assembly) Results". www.elections.in. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  2. ^ "Rajasthan - Tonk Results". www.news18.com. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  3. ^ "Rajasthan assembly election 2018: Congress breaks 46-year-old tradition by fielding Sachin Pilot from Tonk". www.hindustantimes.com. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  4. ^ "Sachin Pilot wins in Tonk with a margin of 54,179 votes". www.indiatoday.in. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  5. ^ "TONK Election Results 2018". NDTV. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  6. ^ "Tonk election result: Sachin Pilot vs Yoonus Khan". www.financialexpress.com. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  7. ^ "Delimitation of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies Order - 2008". Election Commission of India. 20 August 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  8. ^ a b c "Tonk Assembly Constituency Election Result". resultuniversity.com. 12 December 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2020.

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