Elections to the

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were held in February 1990 to elect members of the 200 constituencies 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 ...

, India. The

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won the popular vote, but the

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won the most seats and its leader

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was appointed as the

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for his second term. The number of constituencies was set as 200 by the recommendation of the

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Results

Voter statistics

Elected members

Bypolls

See also

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