Legislative Assembly elections were held in

Rajasthan Rajasthan (; lit. 'Land of Kings') is a state in northern India. It covers or 10.4 per cent of India's total geographical area. It is the largest Indian state by area and the seventh largest by population. It is on India's northwestern s ...

on 25 November 2023 to elect 199 of the 200 members of

Rajasthan Legislative Assembly The Rajasthan Legislative Assembly or the Rajasthan Vidhan Sabha is the unicameral legislature of the Indian state of Rajasthan. The assembly meets at Vidhana Bhavan situated in Jaipur, the capital of Rajasthan. Members of the Legislative asse ...

. The results were declared on 3 December 2023. The election for the

Karanpur Sri Karanpur is a town and a municipality in Ganganagar district in the Indian state of Rajasthan. Geography Sri Karanpur is located at . It has an average elevation of 185 metres (606 feet). Demographics , Sri Karanpur had a popula ...

seat was adjourned following the death of Congress candidate

Gurmeet Singh Kooner Gurmeet Singh Kooner was a member of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly representing the Karanpur constituency, which he won in the 2018 election. He previously represented the constituency following the 1998 and 2008 Assembly elections. Koone ...

. The

BJP The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP; ; ) is a political party in India, and one of the two major Indian political parties alongside the Indian National Congress. Since 2014, it has been the ruling political party in India under Narendra Modi ...

wrested power by winning 115 seats, unseating the

Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party but often simply the Congress, is a political party in India with widespread roots. Founded in 1885, it was the first modern nationalist movement to emerge in the British ...

from power and continuing the trend of governments changing every five years in the state.

Bhajan Lal Sharma Bhajan Lal Sharma (born 15 December 1966) is an Indian politician serving as the 14th and current Chief Minister of Rajasthan since December 2023. He is a member of the 16th Rajasthan Legislative Assembly, representing the Sanganer constituen ...

became the

Chief Minister of Rajasthan The chief minister of Rajasthan is the chief executive of the Indian state of Rajasthan. In accordance with the Constitution of India, the governor is a state's ''de jure'' head, but ''de facto'' executive authority rests with the chief ministe ...

Background

The tenure of

is scheduled to end on 14 January 2024. The previous assembly elections were held in December 2018. After the election,

formed the state government, with

Ashok Gehlot Ashok Gehlot (born 3 May 1951) politician serving as the current Chief Minister of Rajasthan. He held this position from December 1998 to 2003, and from 2008 to 2013, and again from 17 December 2018. He represents Sardarpura constituency of Jod ...

becoming

Chief Minister A chief minister is an elected or appointed head of government of – in most instances – a sub-national entity, for instance an administrative subdivision or federal constituent entity. Examples include a state (and sometimes a union terri ...

Schedule

The schedule of the election was announced by the

Election Commission of India The Election Commission of India (ECI) is a constitutional body. It was established by the Constitution of India to conduct and regulate elections in the country. Article 324 of the Constitution provides that the power of superintendence, dir ...

on 9 October 2023. However, the election date was postponed from 23 November 2023 to 25 November 2023.

Parties and alliances

Source:

Candidates

Surveys and polls

Opinion polls

Exit polls

Exit polls were released on 30 November 2023.

Results

Results by party

Results by district

Results by constituency

References

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