Analysis · candidate churn

Who contests, who returns, who wins

Rajasthan Lok Sabha elections, 1962–2019

Contestants

249

2019 · 25 seats

Women elected

12.0%

Share of elected members

MPs re-elected

100.0%

16 of 16 who stood again

Turncoats

Switched party since the last poll

First-time winners

28.0%

7 of 25 seats

Lok Sabha

#17

Elected 2019

[01]Seats won by party

2019 · state result · 25 seats

BJP 2496.0%

RLP 14.0%

[02]Women elected, election by election

Share of elected members · 2019–1962 · newest first

2019 12.0%

2014 4.0%

2009 12.0%

2004 12.0%

1999 16.0%

1998 12.0%

1996 16.0%

1991 16.0%

1989 4.0%

1984 8.0%

1980 4.0%

1977 0.0%

1971 13.04%

1967 4.35%

1962 4.55%

[03]Incumbent MP re-election strike rate

Of sitting MPs who stood again, the share that won

2019 100.0%16/16

2014 18.75%3/16

2009 33.33%5/15

2004 68.42%13/19

1999 47.37%9/19

1998 52.63%10/19

1996 70.59%12/17

1991 58.33%7/12

1989 0.0%0/16

1984 71.43%15/21

1980 29.41%5/17

1977 28.57%4/14

1971 83.33%10/12

1967 75.0%6/8

[04]Turncoats — candidates who switched party

Since the previous election they contested

2019 50 won

2014 92 won

2009 40 won

2004 100 won

1999 72 won

1998 92 won

1996 81 won

1991 61 won

1989 86 won

1984 160 won

1980 225 won

1977 65 won

1971 31 won

1967 31 won

[05]Winners by education

2019 · elected members' highest qualification

Post Graduate 8

Graduate 7

12th Pass 3

Graduate Professional 3

10th Pass 2

8th Pass 1

Others 1

[06]Winners by profession

2019 · elected members' main profession

Business 10

Politics 9

Other 2

Agriculture 1

Former Government 1

Liberal Profession or Professional 1

Small Business or Self-employed 1

[07]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

Women's share of elected members went from 4.55% in 1962 to 12.0% in 2019 — 2.6×.
12.0% ÷ 4.55% = 2.6×
The most party-switching came in 1980: 22 turncoats stood, of whom 5 won.
max(turncoats) over 15 elections = 22
Sitting MPs fared best in 2019 (100.0%) and worst in 1989 (0.0%).
max / min strike rate over 14 elections with incumbents
The most new blood arrived in 1977: 76.0% of winners had never won the seat before.
max(first-time-winner share), elections with a prior term = 76.0%

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

SourceTrivedi Centre for Political Data (TCPD) / Lok Dhaba, candidate-level election data; women, incumbency and turncoat figures are LokDhaba's own derived aggregates, one row per election for this state

NoteIncumbency and turncoat status require a previous election, so the first year on record carries none. Candidate age is not part of this dataset