# Tonk Assembly constituency

Tonk is a constituency of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly covering the city of Tonk in the Tonk district of Rajasthan, India.
Tonk is one of eight assembly constituencies in the Tonk–Sawai Madhopur (Lok Sabha constituency). Since 2008, this assembly constituency is numbered 96 amongst 200 constituencies.
Currently this seat belongs to the INC candidate Sachin Pilot, the former Deputy Chief Minister of Rajasthan who won in 2018 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election by defeating BJP candidate Yunus Khan, who was the transport minister in Vasundhara Raje government, by a margin of 54,179 votes.

## Geographical scope

The constituency comprises parts of Tonk tehsil and Todaraisingh tehsil (Partly) – (I) ILRC Khareda (II) ILRC Lamba Kalan.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| # | Member of Legislative Assembly | Party | From | To | Comment |
| 01 | Ram Ratan | Indian National Congress | 1951 | 1957 | two seat |
| 02 | Lalu Ram | Indian National Congress | 1951 | 1957 | two seat |
| 03 | Narayan Singh | Indian National Congress | 1957 | 1962 | two seat |
| 04 | Lalu Ram | Indian National Congress | 1957 | 1962 | two seat |
| 05 | Radha Krishan | Swatantra Party | 1962 | 1967 | |
| 06 | D. Vyas | Indian National Congress | 1967 | 1970 | |
| 07 | S.Prasad | NCJ | 1970 | 1972 | By election |
| 08 | Ajit Singh | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 1972 | 1977 | |
| 09 | Ajit Singh | Janata Party | 1977 | 1980 | |
| 10 | Mahaveer Prasad | Bharatiya Janata Party | 1980 | 1985 | |
| 11 | Zakiya Imam | Indian National Congress | 1985 | 1990 | |
| 12 | Mahaveer Prasad | Bharatiya Janata Party | 1990 | 1993 | |
| 13 | Mahaveer Prasad | Bharatiya Janata Party | 1993 | 1998 | |
| 14 | Zakiya Imam | Indian National Congress | 1998 | 2003 | |
| 15 | Mahaveer Prasad | Bharatiya Janata Party | 2003 | 2008 | |
| 16 | Zakiya Imam | Indian National Congress | 2008 | 2013 | |
| 17 | Ajit Singh Mehta | Bharatiya Janata Party | 2013 | 2018 | |
| 18 | Sachin Pilot | Indian National Congress | 2018 | 2023 | Former Deputy Chief Minister |
| 19 | Sachin Pilot | Indian National Congress | 2023 | Incumbent | |

## Elections Result
### 2018

In 2018, Tonk legislative assembly constituency had total 2,24,106 electors. Total number of valid vote was 1,71,566. Indian National Congress candidate Sachin Pilot won and became MLA from this seat. He secured total 1,09,040 votes. Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Yunus Khan stood second with total 54,861 votes. He lost by 54,179 votes.
2018 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election: Tonk :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Sachin Pilot | 109,040 | 63.56 | 48.25 |
| | BJP | Yunus Khan | 54,861 | 31.98 | 14.98 |
| | BSP | Mohd Ali | 1,785 | 1.04 | 0.31 |
| | None of the Above | None of the Above | 1,485 | 0.87 | 1.04 |
| | SS | Panchu | 1,221 | 0.71 | 0.71 |
| | | Remaining 5 Candidates | 3,154 | 1.85 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 54,179 | 31.58 | 10.26 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,71,566 | 76.56 | 1.52 |
| | INC gain from BJP | INC gain from BJP | Swing | 16.60 | |

### 2013 Assembly Election Result

In 2013, Tonk legislative assembly constituency had total 1,89,707 electors. Total number of valid vote was 1,42,351. Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Ajit Singh Mehta won and became MLA from this seat. He secured total 66,845 votes. Independent candidate Saud Saidi stood second with total 36,502 votes. He lost by 30,343 votes.
2013 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election: Tonk :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | BJP | Ajit Singh Mehta | 66,845 | 46.96 |
| | Independent | Saud Saidi | 36,502 | 25.64 |
| | INC | Zakiya Imam | 21,645 | 15.21 |
| | Independent | Shiv Pratap | 10,366 | 7.28 |
| | None of the Above | None of the Above | 2,715 | 1.91 |
| | NCP | Ajmal Khan | 1,216 | 0.85 |
| | CPI(M) | Akhatar Jung | 1,145 | 0.80 |
| | BSP | Mahesh Joshi | 1,036 | 0.73 |
| | JD(U) | Ram Prasad | 881 | 0.62 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 30,343 | 21.32 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,42,351 | 75.04 |
| | BJP gain from INC | BJP gain from INC | Swing | |