General Information

Rajasthan Demographic Details Administrative Setup Category of Constituencies Electorate	General Information
	Vidhan Sabha Elections - 1998 Election Calendar Polling Booths Voting Arrangements Nominations Party-wise Contestants Candidates per Constituency Election Arrangements Counting Arrangements

Rajasthan - Political Structure
Rajasthan is the second largest state of India. The state consists of 32 districts which are divided into 25 Lok Sabhas and further subdivided into 200 Vidhan Sabhas.

General

	1991	1998 (Estimated)
Population (in lacs)	440.06	522.72
Male	230.43	273.43
Female	209.63	249.29

Rural	339.39	393.16
Urban	100.67	129.56

S. Caste	76.04	81.08
S. Tribe	54.75	65.03
Density of Population	129	153
Percentage of Urban Population	22.88	24.78

Total Geographical Area : 3.42 Lac Sq. Km.
Literacy Rate : 38.55
Male : 54.99
Female : 20.44

Administrative Setup

	1991	1998
Divisions	6	6
Districts	27	32
Sub-Division HQ	90	100
Tehsils	213	229
Villages	37889	39810
Municipal Towns	214	183

Category of Constituencies

	Parliamentary	Assembly
Total	25	200
General	18	143
S.C.	4	33
S.T.	3	24

Electorate (in lacs)

	Parliament Election (1998)	Assembly Election (1998)
Total	297.40	301.20
Male	156.71	158.74
Female	140.69	142.46
Urban	70.04	70.52
Rural	227.36	230.68
S.C.	48.81	49.36
S.T.	34.67	35.32

Calendar for Vidhan Sabha Election - 1998

Event	Date
Announcement of Election Programme	26.09.98
Date of Notification	30.10.98
Last date for making Nominations	06.11.98
Date of scrutiny on Nominations	07.11.98
Last date for withdrawal of candidates	09.11.98
Date of Poll	25.11.98
Date of Counting	28.11.98

Polling Booths

	Nos.
Total Polling Booths	40832
Hyper sensitive Booths	5242
Sensitive Booths	5356
Mobile Booths (for the first time)*	3
Exclusive for Women	675
Exclusive for Weaker Section	215
Electorate per Polling Station	737

* in Shiv Assembly Constituency of Barmer District.

Voting Arrangements

	Assembly	Polling Stations
Normal Ballot Paper System	195*	39754
Electronic Voting Machine	5	1079

* 192 now, due to election countermanded in 3 seats (Kumbhalgarh, Bheem, Mundwa)

Nominations

	1993	1998
Nomination filed	5480	2569
Rejected	233	355
Withdrawal	2810	786
Contesting Candidates	2437	1439*
%age of Contesting Women Candidates	2.95	4.79

* 1422 now, due to election countermanded in 3 seats (Kumbhalgarh, Bheem, Mundwa)

Party-wise Contestants

	Male	Female	Total
National Parties
BSP	107	3	110
BJP	189	8	197
INC	184	16	200
CPI	18	2	20
CPM	14	-	14
JD	66	3	69
SAP	35	4	39
Regd. Unrecognised Parties	177	8	185
Independents	580	25	605
Total	1370	69	1439

Candidates per Constituency

Assembly Election	Nos.
1985	8
1990	16
1993	13
1998	7

Election Arrangements

	Nos.
Zonal & Area Magistrate	9524
Deployment of Force (Persons)	78140
Force per Polling Station	2
Manpower for Polling (Persons)	2.25 Lacs
Manpower per Polling Station	5

Counting Arrangements

	Nos.
Counting Centres	34
Counting Rooms used	518
Counting Tables	4521