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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Constituency of the Rajasthan legislative assembly in India}}<br />
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2019}}<br />
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2019}}<br />
{{Infobox Indian constituency<br />
| name = Pokaran<br />
| map_image = Assembly constituencies of Rajasthan-133-Pokaran.svg<br />
| state = [[Rajasthan]]<br />
| type = SLA<br />
| reservation = None<br />
| district = [[Jaisalmer district]]<br />
| constituency_no= 133<br />
| loksabha_cons = [[Jodhpur Lok Sabha constituency|Jodhpur]]<br />
| established = 2008<br />
| mla = [[Mahant Pratap Puri]]<ref name="election2023">{{Cite news |last=Mishra |first=Ishita |date=2023-12-03 |title=BJP’s Hindutva outreach plays out well with all four ‘babas’ winning in Rajasthan |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/rajasthan-assembly/bjps-hindutva-outreach-plays-out-well-with-all-four-babas-winning-in-rajasthan/article67601314.ece |access-date=2023-12-04 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><br />
| incumbent_image = Mahant Pratap Puri Ji.jpg<br />
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]<br />
| latest_election_year = [[2023 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election|2023]]<br />
}}<br />
'''Pokaran Assembly constituency''' is one of [[List of constituencies of Rajasthan Vidhan Sabha|constituencies]] of [[Rajasthan Legislative Assembly]] in the [[Jodhpur Lok Sabha constituency]].<br />
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== Members of the Legislative Assembly ==<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
! Year!!Name !!colspan=2|Party<br />
|-<br />
| 2008 || [[Saleh Mohammad (Indian politician)|Saleh Mohammad]] || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<ref name="election2008">[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2008/Stats_report_RJ2008.pdf 2008 Rajasthan Assembly results]</ref><br />
|-<br />
| 2013 || Shaitan Singh || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}<ref name="election2013">[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2013/RajAE_2013_stat_report.pdf STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2013 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF RAJASTHAN]</ref><br />
|-<br />
| 2018|| [[Saleh Mohammad (Indian politician)|Saleh Mohammad]] || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<ref name="election2020">{{cite web |url=https://ceorajasthan.nic.in/Vidhansabha%202018/indexw.html |title=General Election of State Assembly Elections- 2018 |website=ceorajasthan.nic.in}}</ref><br />
|-<br />
|| 2023 || [[Mahant Pratap Puri]] || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Election results==<br />
=== 2023 ===<br />
{{Election box begin|title=[[2023 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election]]: [[Pokaran]]<ref name="election2023"/>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link<br />
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party<br />
|candidate = [[Mahant Pratap Puri]]<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:112989}}<br />
|percentage = 56.84<br />
|change = {{increase}}9.13<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Indian National Congress<br />
|candidate = [[Saleh Mohammad (Indian politician)|Saleh Mohammad]]<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:77508}}<br />
|percentage = 38.99<br />
|change = {{decrease}}9.23<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Rashtriya Loktantrik Party<br />
|candidate = Devilal<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:4696}}<br />
|percentage = 2.36<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = None of the above<br />
|candidate = [[None of the above (India)|None of the above]]<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:773}}<br />
|percentage = 0.39<br />
|change = {{decrease}}0.26<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box majority<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:35481}}<br />
|percentage = 17.85<br />
|change = {{increase}}17.34<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box turnout<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:198794}}<br />
|percentage = 88.48<br />
|change = {{increase}}0.51<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box gain with party link<br />
| <br />
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party<br />
|loser = Indian National Congress<br />
|swing = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
<br />
<br />
=== 2018 ===<br />
{{Election box begin|title=[[2018 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election]]: [[Pokaran]]<ref name="election2018">{{cite web |title=Rajasthan General Legislative Election 2018|url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/9645-statistical-data-of-rajasthan-la-2018/ |website=[[Election Commission of India]]}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link<br />
|party = Indian National Congress<br />
|candidate = [[Saleh Mohammad (Indian politician)|Saleh Mohammad]]<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:82964}}<br />
|percentage = 48.22<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party<br />
|candidate = [[Mahant Pratap Puri]]<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:82092}}<br />
|percentage = 47.71<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Independent<br />
|candidate = Paramaram<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:2748}}<br />
|percentage = 1.6<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party<br />
|candidate = Tulchha Ram<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:2187}}<br />
|percentage = 1.27<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = None of the above<br />
|candidate = [[None of the above (India)|None of the above]]<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:1122}}<br />
|percentage = 0.65<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box majority<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:872}}<br />
|percentage = 0.51<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box turnout<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:172069}}<br />
|percentage = 87.97<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box gain with party link<br />
| <br />
|winner = Indian National Congress<br />
|loser = Bharatiya Janata Party<br />
|swing = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
<br />
<br />
===2013===<br />
{{Election box begin|<br />
title=[[2013 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election]]: [[Pokaran]]<ref name="election2013"/>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link<br />
| <br />
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party<br />
|candidate = Shaitan Singh<br />
|votes = 85,010<br />
|percentage = 59.40<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
| <br />
|party = Indian National Congress<br />
|candidate = [[Saleh Mohammad (Indian politician)|Saleh Mohammad]]<br />
|votes = 50,566<br />
|percentage = 35.33<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
| <br />
|party = Independent politician<br />
|candidate = Khajoo Khan<br />
|votes = 2,824<br />
|percentage = 1.97<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
| <br />
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party<br />
|candidate = Tulchha Ram<br />
|votes = 1,800<br />
|percentage = 1.26<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
| <br />
|party = None of the above<br />
|candidate = [[None of the above]]<br />
|votes = 1,519<br />
|percentage = 1.06<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box majority<br />
| <br />
|votes = 34,444<br />
|percentage = 24.07<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box turnout<br />
| <br />
|votes = 1,43,287<br />
|percentage = 87.73<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box hold with party link<br />
| <br />
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party<br />
|loser = Indian National Congress<br />
|swing = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
<br />
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==References==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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== See also ==<br />
*[[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)]]<br />
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{{Assembly constituencies of Rajasthan}}<br />
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[[Category:Jodhpur district]]<br />
[[Category:Assembly constituencies of Rajasthan]]<br />
[[Category:Politics of Rajasthan]]<br />
[[Category:2008 establishments in Rajasthan]]<br />
[[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 2008]]</div>
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