Rajasthan · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2018
Kalicharan Saraf of Bharatiya Janata Party won the Malviya Nagar Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Rajasthan in the 2018 state assembly election, securing 70,221 votes (49.00% vote share). The runner-up was Dr. Archana Sharma (Indian National Congress) with 68,517 votes.
A total of 22 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 | Kalicharan Saraf | 70221 | 49.00% | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2 | Dr. Archana Sharma | 68517 | 47.80% | Indian National Congress |
| 3 | Dr. Bharat Lal Gupta | 888 | 0.60% | Aam Aadmi Party |
| 4 | Saroj Bairwa | 619 | 0.40% | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 5 | Dinesh Mittal | 485 | 0.30% | Independent |
| 6 | Rajesh Kumar Sharma | 471 | 0.30% | Independent |
| 7 | Abhishek Sanghi Alias Bittu Jain | 295 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 8 | Pradeep Kumar | 211 | 0.20% | Republican Party Of India (A) |
| 9 | Shankar Lal Agarwal | 211 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 10 | Kapur Chandra | 191 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 11 | Kapoor Chand Bairwa | 176 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 12 | Alok Gupta | 173 | 0.10% | Bharat Vahini Party |
| 13 | Bhagwan Das Alias Naresh Sarsop | 161 | 0.10% | Janata Dal (United) |
| 14 | Sangram Singh Nathawat | 130 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 15 | Trilok Tiwari | 124 | 0.10% | Jago Party |
| 16 | Ravi Kumar Verma (MEGHWAL) | 112 | 0.10% | Ambedkarite Party Of India |
| 17 | Samay Singh | 93 | 0.10% | Bhartiya Kisan Party |
| 18 | Harish Bairwa | 84 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 19 | Sukhdev Sharma | 78 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 20 | Kanhaiya Lakhera | 66 | 0.10% | Bharatiya Yuva Shakti |
| 21 | Shila Choudhary | 62 | 0.00% | Peoples Party Of India (Democratic) |
| 22 | Dr. Santosh Kumar Agarwal | 42 | 0.00% | Independent |
The Malviya Nagar constituency is part of the Rajasthan Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2018 Assembly election, 22 candidates contested for this seat. Kalicharan Saraf (Bharatiya Janata Party) emerged as the winner securing 70,221 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.