Barmer Lok Sabha constituency
Lok Sabha constituency in Rajasthan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Barmer Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 25 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Rajasthan state in western India. It is the second largest parliamentary constituency covering an area of 71,601 km2,[3] over twice the size of Belgium. Jaisalmer and Barmer, the third and fifth largest districts in India, both fall under this Lok Sabha seat.
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Barmer RJ-17 | |
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Lok Sabha constituency | |
Constituency details | |
Country | India |
Region | North India |
State | Rajasthan |
Assembly constituencies | Jaisalmer Sheo Barmer Baytoo Pachpadra Siwana Gudha Malani Chohtan |
Established | 1952 |
Total electors | 22,06,237[1] |
Reservation | None |
Member of Parliament | |
18th Lok Sabha | |
Incumbent | |
Party | Indian National Congress |
Elected year | 2024 |
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Former Defense Minister Jaswant Singh contested from this seat as a rebel BJP candidate in 2014. His son Manvendra Singh has also contested a few times from here.