Rajasthan · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2018
Satish Poonia of Bharatiya Janata Party won the Amber Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Rajasthan in the 2018 state assembly election, securing 93,132 votes (47.10% vote share). The runner-up was Prashant Sharma (Indian National Congress) with 79,856 votes.
A total of 15 candidates contested this assembly seat. State Assembly elections elect Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) using India's First-Past-The-Post (FPTP) system, and the party or alliance winning a majority of seats forms the state government. Full candidate-wise vote breakdown, vote shares, and constituency information are shown below.
| Position | Candidate Name | Votes | Votes% | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Satish Poonia | 93132 | 47.10% | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2 | Prashant Sharma | 79856 | 40.40% | Indian National Congress |
| 3 | Navin Pilaniya | 15994 | 8.10% | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 4 | Ramji Lal Yadav | 1547 | 0.80% | Communist Party Of India (Marxist) |
| 5 | Lal Chand Sharma | 1537 | 0.80% | Independent |
| 6 | Pooran Chand Verma | 1470 | 0.70% | Ambedkarite Party Of India |
| 7 | Natwar Singh | 1401 | 0.70% | Independent |
| 8 | Mohan Lal Sharma | 687 | 0.40% | Independent |
| 9 | Gauru Singh Deval | 579 | 0.30% | Independent |
| 10 | Vinod Meena | 383 | 0.20% | Shiv Sena |
| 11 | Afzal Khan | 361 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 12 | Hem Chand Saini | 271 | 0.10% | Aam Aadmi Party |
| 13 | Karishan Kumar Choudhary | 231 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 14 | Ramesh Kumar Sharma | 196 | 0.10% | Bharatiya Yuva Shakti |
| 15 | Ramesh Chand Meena | 161 | 0.10% | Panch Party |
The Amber constituency is part of the Rajasthan Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2018 Assembly election, 15 candidates contested for this seat. Satish Poonia (Bharatiya Janata Party) emerged as the winner securing 93,132 votes.
State Assembly elections in India determine which party or coalition forms the state government. The party or alliance winning a majority of Assembly seats in a state gets to form the government and appoint the Chief Minister. Unlike Lok Sabha elections which are held simultaneously across India, each state follows its own election cycle, typically every five years.
How to read this data: The candidate table above shows all contestants ranked by position. The vote percentage column shows each candidate's share of the total votes polled in this constituency. The bar chart visualizes the top candidates' vote counts for quick comparison.