Barmer Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 25
Lok Sabha
The Lok Sabha, constitutionally the House of the People, is the lower house of India's bicameral Parliament, with the upper house being the Rajya Sabha. Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by an adult universal suffrage and a first-past ...
(parliamentary) 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 si ...
state in western
India
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. It is the second largest parliamentary constituency covering an area of 71,601 km
2, over twice the size of
Belgium
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.
Jaisalmer and Barmer, the third and fifth largest districts in India, both fall under this Lok Sabha seat.
Former Defense Minister
Jaswant Singh
Major Jaswant Singh (; 3 January 193827 September 2020) was an officer of the Indian Army and an Indian Cabinet Minister. He was one of the founding members of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), and was one of India's longest serving parliamen ...
contested from this seat as a rebel BJP candidate in 2014. His son
Manvendra Singh
Colonel Manvendra Singh Jasol (born 19 May 1964) is an Indian politician. He is a member of the Indian National Congress. He joined Congress on 17 October 2018. He was the member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India from 2004-2009 representing the B ...
has also contested a few times from here.
Vidhan Sabha segments
Presently, Barmer Lok Sabha constituency comprises Eight
Vidhan Sabha
The State Legislative Assembly, or Vidhan Sabha, or also Saasana Sabha, is a legislative body in the states and union territories of India. In the 28 states and 3 union territories with a unicameral state legislature, it is the sole legislati ...
(legislative assembly) segments. These are:
Members of Lok Sabha
Election Results
2019 Lok Sabha Elections
2004 Lok Sabha Elections
1962 Lok Sabha
* Tan Singh (Ram Rajya Parishad) : 100,395 votes
* Onkar Singh (INC) : 82,684
See also
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Barmer district
Barmer District is a district in Rajasthan state of India. It is located in the western part of Rajasthan state forming a part of the Thar Desert. Barmer is the third largest district by area in Rajasthan and fifth largest district in India. Oc ...
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Ladakh (Lok Sabha constituency)
Ladakh Lok Sabha seat is the only Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituency of the union territory of Ladakh, India. It is the largest such constituency in India, in terms of area, with a total area of . The number of electors (voters) in the con ...
and
Kachchh (Lok Sabha constituency)
Kachchh Lok Sabha constituency (formerly Kutch Lok Sabha constituency) is one of the 26 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Gujarat state in western India. Kachchh is the third largest constituency in India, with an area of 45,652 km2 ...
, noted for their large area
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List of Constituencies of the Lok Sabha
The Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India, is made up of Members of Parliament ( MPs). Each MP, represents a single geographic constituency. There are currently 543 constituencies while maximum seats will fill up to 550 (after ar ...
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Barmer district
Lok Sabha constituencies in Rajasthan
Barmer, Rajasthan