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Assembly constituency no.47 Amber (अंबर in Hindi), is an Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) seat in the Central region and Jaipur district, of the state of Rajasthan, which is in the North West region of India (Bharat). Amber is part of the 6. Jaipur Rural (General) Lok Sabha (Parliamentary) constituency. This constituency can be categorised as: General; Rural constituency.


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Location

The geographic coordinates of Amber is: 27°07'53.4"N 75°40'57.0"E. Amber shares its borders with eight other Assembly constituencies in the state of Rajasthan. The other Rajasthan Assembly constituencies adjacent to Amber are: Shahpura, Chomu, Phulera, Jhotwara, Vidhyadhar Nagar, Hawa Mahal, Adarsh Nagar, Jamwa Ramgarh. This constituency shares an inter-state/international border with: no other state.

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Amber Assembly election results

2023
PartyParty votes polledVotes %Candidate name
INC1,08,914--
Prashant Sharma
Winner
Margin:
(%)
Winner
BJP99,822--Satish Poonia
RLTP4,326--Vinod Jat
IND2,585--Raj Kumar Sharma
IND2,202--Om Prakash Saini
AAP1,412--P S Tomar
IND1,343--Ravinder Kumar Yadav
NOTA1,106--None of the Above
IND1,010--Hem Chand Saini
BSP879--Mukesh Kumar Sharma
2018
2013
2008

Election results

In the 2018 Rajasthan Assembly elections, Satish Poonia of BJP won in this seat defeating Prashant Sharma of INC by a margin of 13,276 which was 6.66% of the total votes cast for the seat. BJP had a vote share of 46.69% in 2018 in this seat.

In 2013, Navin Pilania of NPEP emerged victorious in this seat beating Satish Poonia of BJP by a margin of 329 votes which was 0.2% of the total votes polled in the constituency. NPEP had a vote share of 31.22% in the seat.

In the 2008 elections, Ganga Sahay of INC won this seat beating Naveen Pilania of BJP by a margin of 3,797 votes which was 3.01% of the total votes polled in the constituency. BJP had a vote share of 42.16% in the seat.

Demographic profile

Amber Assembly constituency has an estimated Scheduled Caste population of 14.98% and an estimated Scheduled Tribe population of 12.77%, according to the report of the Delimitation Commission of 2008. The estimated literacy level of the district in which this constituency falls in is 75.51%, according the Census of India, 2011.

In the 2023 Rajasthan Assembly elections, there were a total of 2,87,180 eligible electors in the constituency, of which 1,50,188 were male and 1,36,992 female and registered voters were of the third gender.
The electorate sex ratio in Amber in 2023 was 912 female voters for every 1,000 male voters.

In the 2018 Assembly polls, there were a total of 2,47,549 eligible electors, of which 1,29,934 were male, 1,17,615 female and 373 electors of the third gender.

In the 2013 Rajasthan Assembly elections, there were a total of 2,07,147 eligible electors, of which 1,09,840 were male, 97,307 female and 0 voters of the third gender.

In the 2008 Assembly polls, there were a total of 1,83,981 eligible electors, of which 96,731 were male, 87,250 female and 0 electors of the third gender.

The number of service voters in Amber in 2018 was 373. In 2013, there were 194 service voters registered in the constituency and 148 in 2008.


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Poll dates

Amber Assembly constituency went to the polls in Phase 1 on Saturday, November 25, 2023, in the Rajasthan Assembly elections 2023. The counting of votes is on Sunday, December 3, 2023. In the 2018 elections this seat voted in Phase 1 on Friday, December 07, 2018 and the results were declared on Tuesday, December 11, 2018. In the 2013 polls this constituency voted in Phase 1 on Sunday, December 01, 2013 and the results were declared on Sunday, December 08, 2013. In 2008, Amber voted in Phase 1 on Thursday, December 04, 2008 and the results were declared on Monday, December 08, 2008.

Extent

Assembly constituency no.47. Amber comprises of the following areas of Jaipur district in the Central region of Rajasthan: Tehsil Amber including Ward No 53 of Municipal Corporation, Jaipur.

This constituency covers an approximate area of 928 square kilometers and the geographic coordinates of Amber is: 27°07'53.4"N 75°40'57.0"E.

A total of eight Assembly constituencies in the state of Rajasthan share borders with Amber constituency, which are: Shahpura, Chomu, Phulera, Jhotwara, Vidhyadhar Nagar, Hawa Mahal, Adarsh Nagar, Jamwa Ramgarh. This constituency shares an inter-state/international border with no other state.

Voter turnout

According to Election Commission of India data, in the 2023 Rajasthan Assembly elections, the estimated voter turnout in this seat was %. In 2018 this seat registered a turnout of 80.69%, while it was 79.06% in 2013 and 68.56% in 2008. The estimated turnout in 2023 was % compared to the 2018 turnout.

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First Published: November 03, 2023, 12:02 IST

Last Updated: March 15, 2024 at 12:09 PM IST

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47. Amber

CONSTITUENCY DETAILS
Reservation status:General
State:Rajasthan
District(s):Jaipur
Region (State):Central
Lok Sabha constituency:Jaipur Rural
2023 ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS
Voter turnout (%):77.56
Total voters:287180
Male voters:150188
Female voters:136992
Electorate gender ratio:912
Poll phase:1
Number of candidates:15

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