Barmer
Constituency No. 17 · General
Assembly segments in this district
- Sheo
- Barmer
- Baytoo
- Gudamalani
- Chohtan
Barmer District
Rajasthan
Barmer district is one of the districts of Rajasthan. Its administrative headquarters is at Barmer. It covers 28,387 sq km and had a population of 14,88,000 at the 2011 census, a density of 52 people per square kilometre. Electorally it is covered by 1 Lok Sabha constituency and 5 assembly segments.
District Headquarters
Barmer
Area
28,387 sq km
Population
14.88 Lakh
(2011)
Population Density
52 /km²
Literacy Rate
56.53%
Sex Ratio
902
per 1,000 males
Barmer District Overview
Census 2011Key demographic and social figures for Barmer district.
Total Population
14.88 Lakh
Male Population
7.80 Lakh
Female Population
7.08 Lakh
Rural Population
13.81 Lakh
Urban Population
1.07 Lakh
Scheduled Caste
2.41 Lakh
Scheduled Tribe
98,200
Literacy Rate
56.53%
Population Density
52 /km²
Sex Ratio
902
females per 1,000 males
Male literacy 70.86%Female literacy 40.63%
District Administration
Administrative structure of Barmer district.
8
Tehsils
8
Blocks
70
Nyay Panchayats
280
Gram Panchayats
1,420
Villages
- Headquarters
- Barmer
- Languages
- Marwari, Rajasthani, Hindi
- Census Year
- 2011
- Coordinates
- 25.75° N, 71.38° E
Lok Sabha Constituencies Covering Barmer
(1)A district can be covered by several Lok Sabha constituencies, and a constituency can reach into more than one district.
Primary
Assembly Constituencies Covering Barmer
(5)Assembly constituencies form the segments within Lok Sabha constituencies.
No. 134 · Barmer
RB
Ravindra Singh Bhati
Independent
MLA
No. 135 · Barmer
JC
Jewant Ram Choudhary
Independent
MLA
No. 136 · Barmer
HC
Harish Chaudhary
Indian National Congress
MLA
No. 139 · Barmer
KV
K.K. Vishnoi
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA
No. 140 · Barmer
AM
Aduram Meghwal
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA
Your Representatives from Barmer
(6)Members of Parliament and of the Legislative Assembly representing Barmer district.
- RBRavindra Singh BhatiIndependentMLASheo · No. 134
- JCJewant Ram ChoudharyIndependentMLABarmer · No. 135
- HCHarish ChaudharyIndian National CongressMLABaytoo · No. 136
- KVK.K. VishnoiBharatiya Janata PartyMLAGudamalani · No. 139
- AMAduram MeghwalBharatiya Janata PartyMLAChohtan · No. 140
Election History
Lok SabhaBarmer · No. 17
- 202418th Lok SabhaINCUmmeda Ram BeniwalVotes 7,04,676Vote share 42.61%Margin 1,18,119
- 1. Ummeda Ram Beniwal · INC7,04,676 (42.61%)
- 2. Ravindra Singh Bhati · Independent5,86,557 (35.47%)
- 3. Kailash Choudhary · BJP2,86,720 (17.34%)
- 201917th Lok SabhaBJPKailash ChoudharyVotes 8,46,526Vote share 59.52%Margin 3,23,808
- 1. Kailash Choudhary · BJP8,46,526 (59.52%)
- 2. Manvendra Singh · INC5,22,718 (36.75%)
- 3. Ramesh Kumar · BSP18,210 (1.28%)
- 201416th Lok SabhaBJPSona Ram ChoudharyVotes 5,20,551Vote share 40.09%Margin 71,909
- 1. Sona Ram Choudhary · BJP5,20,551 (40.09%)
- 2. Jaswant Singh · Independent4,48,642 (34.55%)
- 3. Harish Chaudhary · INC2,20,881 (17.01%)
Political Geography
Understanding the administrative and electoral structure.
Quick Navigation
Barmer District at a Glance
- State
- Rajasthan
- Headquarters
- Barmer
- Area
- 28,387 sq km
- Population
- 14.88 Lakh
- Population density
- 52 per km²
- Sex ratio
- 902 per 1,000 males
- Literacy rate
- 56.53%
- Languages
- Marwari, Rajasthani, Hindi
- Tehsils
- 8
- Blocks
- 8
- Gram panchayats
- 280
- Villages
- 1,420
- Lok Sabha seats
- 1
- Assembly segments
- 5
- Census year
- 2011
Sources & data
- Census of India (2011)
- Election Commission of India
- Government of Rajasthan
Compiled from public records
Figures are as complete as the underlying records.