| Chohtan | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 140 for the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | North India |
| State | Rajasthan |
| District | Barmer |
| Established | 1957 |
| Total electors | 309,744 |
| Reservation | SC |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Rajasthan Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bhartiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2023 |
Chohtan Assembly constituency is a constituency of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly covering the city of Chohtan in the Barmer district of Rajasthan, India. Chohtan is one of eight assembly constituencies in the Barmer Lok Sabha constituency.
| Election | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Fateh Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| 1962 | Fateh Singh | Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad | |
| 1967 | A. Badi | Independent | |
| 1972 | Abdul Hadi | Indian National Congress | |
| 1977 | |||
| 1980 | Bhagwandas Doshi | Indian National Congress | |
| 1985 | Abdul Hadi | Lokdal | |
| 1990 | Janata Dal | ||
| 1993 | Bhagwandas Doshi | Independent | |
| 1998 | Abdul Hadi | Indian National Congress | |
| 2003 | Gangaram Choudhary | Bhartiya Janata Party | |
| 2008 | Padmaram Meghwal | Indian National Congress | |
| 2013 | Tarun Rai Kaga | Bhartiya Janata Party | |
| 2018 | Padmaram Meghwal | Indian National Congress | |
| 2023 | Aduram Meghwal | Bharatiya Janta Party | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Adu Ram Meghwal | 103,205 | 43.46 | +4.01 | |
| INC | Padmaram | 101,777 | 42.86 | +1.29 | |
| RLP | Tarun Rai Kaga | 22,149 | 9.33 | −2.62 | |
| BSP | Bhartharam | 4,572 | 1.93 | +0.28 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 3,901 | 1.64 | −1.04 | |
| Majority | 1,428 | 0.6 | −1.52 | ||
| Turnout | 237,451 | 76.66 | −0.05 | ||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Padmaram Meghwal | 83,601 | 41.57 | ||
| BJP | Adu Ram Meghwal | 79,339 | 39.45 | ||
| RLP | Surta Ram Meghwal | 24,036 | 11.95 | ||
| Bharatiya Yuva Shakti | Dhoora Ram | 3,625 | 1.8 | ||
| BSP | Ravindra Kumar Meghwal | 3,314 | 1.65 | ||
| AAP | Nainaram | 1,810 | 0.9 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 5,391 | 2.68 | ||
| Majority | 4,262 | 2.12 | |||
| Turnout | 201,116 | 76.71 | |||
| INC gain from | Swing | ||||