# Khanpur, Rajasthan Assembly constituency

Khanpur is one of the 200 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Rajasthan state in India.
It is part of Jhalawar district.

## Birth and extent of the constituency

The constituency was created by The Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1951. It had its first election in 1951. As of the latest delimitation in 2008, it consists of Khanpur tehsil and parts of Jhalrapatan tehsil (including Mandawar, Ratlai, Salawad, Bakani, Reechwa ILRCs and Gagron and Govindpura Patwari Circles of Jhalawar ILRC).

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Year | Member | Party |
| 1951 | Bhairav Lal | Indian National Congress |
| 1962 | Prabhu Lal Senter | Independent politician |
| 1967 | H. Chandra | Bharatiya Jana Sangh |
| 1967 (By Poll) | S.Kumari | Bharatiya Jana Sangh |
| 1972 | Gauri Shanker | Indian National Congress |
| 1977 | Bhairav Lal | Janata Party |
| 1980 | Prithvi Singh | Indian National Congress |
| 1985 | Harish | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 1990 | Chaturbhuj | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 1993 | Bharat Singh | Indian National Congress |
| 1998 | Minakshee Chandrawat | Indian National Congress |
| 2003 | Narendra Nagar | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2008 | Anil Jain | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2013 | Narendra Nagar | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2018 | Narendra Nagar | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2023 | Suresh Gurjar | Indian National Congress |

## Election results
### 2023

2023 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election: Khanpur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Suresh Gurjar | 101,045 | 49.76% | +4.08% |
| | BJP | Narendra Nagar | 92,620 | 45.61% | −1.31% |
| | AAP | Deepesh Kumar | 2,634 | 1.30% | +0.57% |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 2,106 | 1.04% | −0.28% |
| | BSP | Sanju | 1,778 | 0.88% | −0.08% |
| | Independent | Ajay Kumar | 1,665 | 0.82% | N/A |
| | Independent | Kanhaiya Lal | 1,216 | 0.60% | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,425 | 4.15% | +2.91% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,03,064 | 82.16% | +1.64% |
| | INC gain from BJP | INC gain from BJP | Swing | 2.91 | |

### 2018

2018 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election: Khanpur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Narendra Nagar | 85,984 | 46.92% | +1.17% |
| | INC | Suresh Gurjar | 83,719 | 45.68% | +19.08% |
| | Independent | Arjun Singh Gaur | 5,534 | 3.02% | N/A |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 2,415 | 1.32% | −0.46% |
| | BSP | Mohan Lal | 1,756 | 0.96% | −0.05% |
| | AAP | Nandkishor Sharma | 1,334 | 0.73% | N/A |
| | Independent | Pramod Kumar Tiwari | 1,334 | 0.73% | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,269 | 1.24% | −17.91% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,83,254 | 80.52% | −0.48% |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | 17.91 | |

### 2013

2013 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election: Khanpur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Narendra Nagar | 73,955 | 45.75% | −3.00% |
| | INC | Sanjay Gurjar | 42,999 | 26.60% | −18.35% |
| | NPP | Anil Jain | 33,624 | 20.80% | N/A |
| | Independent | Anil Kumar | 5,324 | 3.29% | N/A |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 2,874 | 1.78% | +1.78% |
| | BSP | Ramswaroop Bairwa | 1,639 | 1.01% | −1.26% |
| | Independent | Rajesh Singhvi | 1,220 | 0.75% | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 30,956 | 19.15% | +15.35% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,61,835 | 81.00% | +10.61% |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | 15.35 | |

### 2008

2008 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election: Khanpur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Anil | 63,664 | 48.75% | +10.67% |
| | INC | Meenakshi Chandrawat | 58,709 | 44.95% | +14.45% |
| | BSP | Mohan Lal Bhil | 2,959 | 2.27% | N/A |
| | ABCD | Ramswaroop Bairwa | 2,807 | 2.15% | N/A |
| | JD(S) | Ram Pratap | 1,015 | 0.78% | N/A |
| | BJSH | Arvind Singh | 532 | 0.41% | N/A |
| | BBP | Nathu Lal | 473 | 0.36% | N/A |
| | SP | Abdul Farid Khan | 441 | 0.34% | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,955 | 3.80% | −3.78% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,30,600 | 70.39% | +0.71% |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | 3.78 | |