# Bhopalgarh Assembly constituency

Bhopalgarh Assembly constituency is one of constituencies of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly in the Pali (Lok Sabha constituency). Senior Congress leaders like Paras Ram Maderna used to contest election from this seat Also during the first election in 1967 Ram Singh Bishnoi contested from this constituency.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Year | Name | Party |
| 1967 | Parasram Maderna | Indian National Congress |
| 1972 | Parasram Maderna | Indian National Congress |
| 1977 | Parasram Maderna | Indian National Congress |
| 1980 | Parasram Maderna | Indian National Congress |
| 1985 | Narain Ram Bera | Lok Dal |
| 1990 | Parasram Maderna | Indian National Congress |
| 1993 | Ramnarain Dudi | Indian National Congress |
| 1998 | Parasram Maderna | Indian National Congress |
| 2003 | Mahipal Maderna | Indian National Congress |
| 2008 | Kamsa Meghwal | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2013 | Kamsa Meghwal | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2018 | Pukhraj Garg | Rashtriya Loktantrik Party |
| 2023 | Geeta Barwar | Indian National Congress |

## Election results
### 2023

2023 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election: Bhopalgarh (SC) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Geeta Barwar | 86,224 | 42.53 | |
| | RLP | Pukhraj Garg | 61,926 | 30.55 | −5.17 |
| | BJP | Kamsa Meghwal | 49,540 | 24.44 | +0.52 |
| | Abhinav Rajasthan Party | Ramparsad Bawari Ratkuria | 1,211 | 0.6 | |
| | BSP | Ranjeet Chouhan | 1,090 | 0.54 | |
| | PGP | Subhash | 890 | 0.44 | |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 1,848 | 0.91 | −0.46 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 24,298 | 11.98 | +9.39 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,02,729 | | |
| | INC gain from RLP | INC gain from RLP | Swing | | |

### 2018

2018 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election: Bhopalgarh (SC) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | RLP | Pukhraj Garg | 68,386 | 35.72 | |
| | INC | Bhanwarlal Balai | 63,424 | 33.13 | |
| | BJP | Kamsa Meghwal | 45,802 | 23.92 | −33.33 |
| | Abhinav Rajasthan Party | Gumanram | 5,560 | 2.90 | |
| | Independent | Setharam | 2,285 | 1.19 | |
| | BSP | Ramsukh | 2,281 | 1.19 | |
| | Independent | Rampal Parihar | 1,088 | 0.57 | |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 2,632 | 1.37 | −0.35 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,962 | 2.59 | −20.57 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,91,458 | 68.72 | +4.35 |
| | RLP gain from BJP | RLP gain from BJP | Swing | | |

### 2013

2013 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election: Bhopalgarh (SC) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Kamsa Meghwal | 88,521 | 57.25 | +15.08 |
| | INC | Omprakash | 52,711 | 34.09 | |
| | BSP | Jaga Ram | 3,899 | 2.52 | |
| | Independent | Allaram | 2,338 | 1.51 | |
| | Independent | Shanta Kumari | 1,773 | 1.15 | |
| | Independent | Beera Ram | 1,074 | 0.69 | |
| | NPP | Sarwan Ram | 996 | 0.64 | |
| | Jago Party | Lekhraj | 648 | 0.42 | |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 2,666 | 1.72 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 35,810 | 23.16 | +19.23 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,54,626 | 64.35 | +11.65 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | | |

### 2008

2008 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election: Bhopalgarh (SC) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Kamsa Meghwal | 48,311 | 42.17 | |
| | INC | Heera Devi | 43,810 | 38.24 | |
| | Independent | Ram Avtar Baori | 9,658 | 8.43 | |
| | BSP | Sanjeev Kumar | 7,607 | 6.64 | |
| | BBP | Shivdan Meghwal | 2,507 | 2.19 | |
| | LJP | Geeta Meghwal | 1,828 | 1.60 | −0.76 |
| | Independent | Durga Ram Meghwal | 835 | 0.73 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,501 | 3.93 | −0.15 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,14,556 | 52.70 | −13.12 |
| | BJP gain from INC | BJP gain from INC | Swing | | |

### 2003

2003 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election: Bhopalgarh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Mahipal Maderna | 43,659 | 35.76 | |
| | BJP | Narayan Ram Bera | 38,675 | 31.68 | |
| | Rajasthan Samajik Nyaya Manch | Dhanna Ram | 19,261 | 15.78 | |
| | BSP | Pradeep Gehlot | 17,605 | 14.42 | |
| | LJP | Geeta Meghwal | 2,876 | 2.36 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,984 | 4.08 | −18.63 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,22,076 | 65.82 | −0.56 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | | |

### 1998

1998 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election: Bhopalgarh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Parasram Maderna | 57,312 | 54.81 | |
| | BJP | Bhairaram Chaudhary | 33,566 | 32.10 | |
| | BSP | Mana Ram | 11,622 | 11.12 | |
| | BKD(J) | Sohan Ram | 1,645 | 1.57 | |
| | Independent | Fagloo Ram | 415 | 0.40 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 23,746 | 22.71 | +5.28 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,04,560 | 66.38 | +6.74 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | | |

### 1993

1993 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election: Bhopalgarh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Ramnarayan Dudi | 35,915 | 41.85 | |
| | JD | Narayan Ram Bera | 20,960 | 24.42 | −22.11 |
| | BJP | Braham Singh Parihar | 19,742 | 23.00 | |
| | Independent | Sumer Singh Gajsinghpura | 6,545 | 7.63 | |
| | Independent | Prem Raj Parihar | 703 | 0.82 | +0.35 |
| | Independent | Manohar Singh Bhati | 479 | 0.56 | |
| | Independent | Pema Ram Mali | 454 | 0.53 | |
| | Independent | Ladu Ram Jakhad | 423 | 0.49 | |
| | Independent | Hirta Ram Phiroda | 246 | 0.29 | |
| | Independent | Sangram Singh | 190 | 0.22 | |
| | Socialist Party (Lohia) | Gordhan Ram | 163 | 0.19 | +0.01 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14,995 | 17.43 | +14.25 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 85,820 | 59.64 | −7.33 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | | |

### 1990

1990 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election: Bhopalgarh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Parasram Maderna | 43,330 | 49.71 | +0.40 |
| | JD | Narayan Ram Bera | 40,556 | 46.53 | −3.68 |
| | Independent | Dhanna Ram Meghwal | 2,560 | 2.94 | |
| | Doordarshi Party | Prem Raj Parihar | 413 | 0.47 | |
| | Independent | Madan Lal Jatiya | 154 | 0.18 | |
| | Socialist Party (Lohia) | Gordhan Choudhary | 154 | 0.18 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,774 | 3.18 | +2.28 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 87,167 | 66.97 | −0.70 |
| | INC gain from LKD | INC gain from LKD | Swing | | |

### 1985

1985 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election: Bhopalgarh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LKD | Narayan Ram Bera | 37,546 | 50.21 | +3.33 |
| | INC | Parasram Maderna | 36,870 | 49.31 | −2.68 |
| | Independent | Ashok Kumar Vaishnav | 358 | 0.48 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 676 | 0.90 | −4.21 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 74,774 | 67.67 | +7.25 |
| | LKD gain from INC | LKD gain from INC | Swing | | |

### 1980

1980 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election: Bhopalgarh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC(I) | Parasram Maderna | 29,052 | 51.99 | +1.32 |
| | JP(S) | Narayan Ram Bera | 26,199 | 46.88 | |
| | Independent | Gordhan Choudhary | 630 | 1.13 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,853 | 5.11 | +3.77 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 55,881 | 60.42 | −6.10 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | | |

### 1977

1977 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election: Bhopalgarh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Parasram Maderna | 26,558 | 50.67 | −30.79 |
| | JP | Bhairaram Chaudhary | 25,856 | 49.33 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 702 | 1.34 | −64.49 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 52,414 | 66.52 | +0.80 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | | |

### 1972

1972 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election: Bhopalgarh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Parasram Maderna | 43,323 | 81.46 | +24.36 |
| | Independent | Jaswant Singh Chaudhary | 8,315 | 15.63 | |
| | Socialist | Prakash Chandra | 865 | 1.63 | |
| | Independent | Karna Ram | 453 | 0.85 | |
| | Independent | Mangal Prakash | 230 | 0.43 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 35,008 | 65.83 | +50.54 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 53,186 | 65.72 | −2.28 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | | |

### 1967

1967 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election: Bhopalgarh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Parasram Maderna | 26,104 | 57.10 | |
| | SWA | R. Singh | 19,113 | 41.81 | |
| | Independent | J. R. Joshi | 499 | 1.09 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,991 | 15.29 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,716 | 68.00 | |
| | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) |