Sapotra Assembly constituency

Sapotra is a constituency of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly covering the Sapotra Tehsil in the Karauli district of Rajasthan, India.

Sapotra
Constituency No. 84 for the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	North India
State	Rajasthan
District	Karauli
LS constituency	Karauli–Dholpur
Established	1951
Total electors	2,49,633 (2018)
Reservation	ST
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Hansraj Meena
Party	Bhartiya Janta Party
Elected year	2023

Sapotra is one of eight assembly constituencies in the Karauli–Dholpur (Lok Sabha constituency). Currently this seat is represented by Indian National Congress candidate Ramesh Chand Meena, who won in last assembly election of 2018 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election by defeating Bharatiya Janta Party candidate Golma Devi Meena by a margin of 14,104 votes.

Geographical scope

The constituency comprises parts of Sapotra Tehsil, Mandrail Tehsil, Karauli Tehsil (Partly) (1) ILRC Maholi (2) ILRC Kailadevi

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election	Member	Party
1951	Dharam Chand		Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad
Constituency abolished
1967	Ram Kumar		Bharatiya Jana Sangh
1972			Indian National Congress
1977	Rangji Meena		Janata Party
1980			Bharatiya Janata Party
1985	Rishikesh		Indian National Congress
1990	Prabhu Lal Patel
1993	Rangji Meena		Bharatiya Janata Party
1998	Kamala		Indian National Congress
2003	Sukh Lal		Bharatiya Janata Party
2008	Ramesh Chand Meena		Bahujan Samaj Party
2013			Indian National Congress
2018
2023	Hansraj Meena		Bharatiya Janata Party

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Election Results

2018

In 2018, Sapotra legislative assembly constituency had total 2,49,633 electors. Total number of valid vote was 1,70,763. Indian National Congress candidate Ramesh Chand Meena won and became MLA from this seat third time continuously. He secured total 76,399 votes. Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Golma Devi Meena stood second with total 62,295 votes. He lost by 14,104 votes.

2018 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election: Sapotra

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Ramesh Chand Meena	76,399	44.74	7.91
	BJP	Golma Devi Meena	62,295	36.48	4.01
	BSP	Hansraj Meena	22,831	13.37	7.01
	API	Jagdish	2,063	1.21	1.21
		Remaining 9 Candidates	4,915	2.88
	NOTA	None Of The Above	2,260	1.32	1.93
Majority			14,104	8.26	3.90
Turnout			1,70,763	68.41	1.47
	INC hold		Swing	7.91

2013 Assembly Election Result

In 2013, Sapotra legislative assembly constituency had total 2,13,158 electors. Total number of valid vote was 1,42,681. Indian National Congress candidate Ramesh Chand Meena won and became MLA from this seat. He secured total 52,555 votes. Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Rishikesh stood second with total 46,323 votes. He lost by 6,232 votes.

2013 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election: Sapotra

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Ramesh Chand Meena	52,555	36.83	11.37
	BJP	Rishikesh	46,323	32.47	11.01
	NPP	Vijaylaxmi Meena	23,447	16.43	16.43
	BSP	Jaldhari	9,079	6.36	26.28
		Remaining 4 Candidates	6,644	4.57
	NOTA	None Of The Above	4,633	3.25	3.25
Majority			6,232	4.36	2.82
Turnout			1,42,681	66.94	3.46
	INC gain from BSP		Swing	4.19

2008 Assembly Election Result

In 2008, Sapotra legislative assembly constituency had total 1,82,827 electors. Total number of valid vote was 1,16,062. Bahujan Samaj Party candidate Ramesh Chand Meena won and became MLA from this seat. He secured total 37,878 votes. Indian National Congress candidate Mukhraj stood second with total 29,549 votes. He lost by 8,329 votes.

2008 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election: Sapotra

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BSP	Ramesh Chand Meena	37,878	32.64
	INC	Mukhraj	29,549	25.46
	BJP	Shakuntala	24,912	21.46
	Independent	Brij Lal Meena	9,837	8.48
		Remaining 9 Candidates	13,886	11.96
Majority			8,329	7.18
Turnout			1,16,062	63.48
	BSP gain from BJP		Swing