Rajasthan · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2018
Sandeep Sharma of Bharatiya Janata Party won the Kota South Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Rajasthan in the 2018 state assembly election, securing 82,739 votes (49.10% vote share). The runner-up was Rakhi Gautam (Indian National Congress) with 75,205 votes.
A total of 18 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 | Sandeep Sharma | 82739 | 49.10% | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2 | Rakhi Gautam | 75205 | 44.70% | Indian National Congress |
| 3 | Manmohan Joshi | 2180 | 1.30% | Independent |
| 4 | Ravindra Singh (SINTU BANA) | 1960 | 1.20% | Bharatiya Yuva Shakti |
| 5 | Kunj Bihari Singhal (K.B.) | 1639 | 1.00% | Aam Aadmi Party |
| 6 | Naved Akhtar | 983 | 0.60% | Social Democratic Party Of India |
| 7 | Ram Charan | 718 | 0.40% | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 8 | Yugal Kishor | 683 | 0.40% | Independent |
| 9 | Nayan Kalra | 439 | 0.30% | Bharatiya Rashtravadi Samanta Party |
| 10 | Manish Sharma | 400 | 0.20% | Bharat Vahini Party |
| 11 | Acharya Dhanraj Sharma | 347 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 12 | Tejpal | 309 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 13 | Sharad Kumar Dixit | 254 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 14 | Ashutosh Sharma | 142 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 15 | Ramesh Singh Tanwar | 129 | 0.10% | Naya Bharat Party |
| 16 | Rajan Rajguru | 123 | 0.10% | Abhinav Rajasthan Party |
| 17 | Anil Kumar Gupta | 94 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 18 | Abdul Aziz Pathan | 81 | 0.10% | Independent |
The Kota South constituency is part of the Rajasthan Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2018 Assembly election, 18 candidates contested for this seat. Sandeep Sharma (Bharatiya Janata Party) emerged as the winner securing 82,739 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.