Rajasthan

The present day state of Rajasthan is the largest state in the country and has been the home of human settlements since the days of the Harappan Civilisation. It has seen the rule of many dynasties and especially the various kingdoms of Rajput kings from which it derives its medieval name – Rajputana or literally the land of the Rajputs, a warrior-ruling class of people. It is famous around the world for its many forts and palaces. Its capital city Jaipur is also known as the ‘pink city’ for its buildings are mostly rose coloured. The original city was fortified and built according to a combination of astrology and astronomy by Sawai Jai Singh in the 18th century. The state is also known for the vast stretch of the Thar or the Great Indian Desert that covers its topography on the western side. The Aravalli Range of Hills runs from the north-east of the state to the south-west. It shares an international border with Pakistan in the north.

State capital: Jaipur http://www.mospi.gov.in/sites/default/files/statistical_year_book_india_2015/Table%202.1_5.xls
Population: 68,621,012 http://censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/paper2/data_files/India2/Table_2_PR_Cities_1Lakh_and_Above.pdf
Largest city: Jaipur http://censusindia.gov.in/2011Census/C-16_25062018_NEW.pdf, pg 13
Official language: Hindi http://rajasthan.gov.in/index.php/home/about-rajasthan/state-symbols/
State created: 1956

Chief Minister

Bhajanlal Sharma

Bahujan Samaj Party
Bharatiya Janata Party
Independents
Bharat Adivasi Party
Indian National Congress
Other Parties
Bharatiya Janata Party
Indian National Congress
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Rashtriya Loktantrik Party
Bharat Adivasi Party

200 Total Seats

Vidhan Sabha

25 Total Seats

Lok Sabha

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The glittering prizes: career incentives and bureaucrat performance: Bertrand, Marianne, Burgess, Robin, Chawla, Arunish and Xu, Guo (2019)

Economics, Government
30/06/2019 — Review of Economic Studies
Five notions of Haq: exploring vernacular rights cultures in Southern Asia: Madhok, Sumi (2009)

Gender
26/06/2019 — Gender Institute, London School of Economics and Political Science
Book review: how solidarity works for welfare: subnationalism and social development in India by Prerna Singh: Padhair, Janak N. (2016)

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26/06/2019 — LSE Review of Books
Equality, one stitch at a time: Herndon, Jay (2017)

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26/06/2019 — South Asia @ LSE
What constrains business?: the role of the 'single widow' in Gujarat, India: D'Souza, Errol (2011)

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24/06/2019 — International Growth Centre, London, UK

State Facts & Figures

Governor

Name	Kalraj Mishra http://rajbhawan.rajasthan.gov.in/content/rajbhawan/en.html
DOB	01/07/1941 http://rajbhawan.rajasthan.gov.in/content/rajbhawan/en.html
Date of appointment	09/09/2019 http://rajbhawan.rajasthan.gov.in/content/rajbhawan/en.html

Chief Minister

Name	Bhajanlal Sharma https://rajasthan.gov.in/pages/sm/department-page/142677/876
Party	Bharatiya Janata Party https://rajasthan.gov.in/pages/sm/department-page/142677/876
Seat share	115 https://results.eci.gov.in/AcResultGenDecNew2023/partywiseresult-S20.htm
Vote share (per cent)	41.7 https://results.eci.gov.in/AcResultGenDecNew2023/partywiseresult-S20.htm

Leader of Opposition

Name	Tika Ram Jully https://assembly.rajasthan.gov.in/Containers/Members/MemberBioData.aspx
Party	Indian National Congress https://assembly.rajasthan.gov.in/Containers/Members/MemberBioData.aspx
Number of seats	70 https://results.eci.gov.in/AcResultGenDecNew2023/partywiseresult-S20.htm
Vote share (per cent)	39.5 https://results.eci.gov.in/AcResultGenDecNew2023/partywiseresult-S20.htm

Vidhan Sabha

Vote share 2023
Name of party with largest vote share	Bharatiya Janata Party https://results.eci.gov.in/AcResultGenDecNew2023/partywiseresult-S20.htm
Name of party with second largest vote share	Indian National Congress https://results.eci.gov.in/AcResultGenDecNew2023/partywiseresult-S20.htm
Name of party with third largest vote share	Independents https://results.eci.gov.in/AcResultGenDecNew2023/partywiseresult-S20.htm
Name of party with fourth largest vote share	Rashtriya Loktantrik Party https://results.eci.gov.in/AcResultGenDecNew2023/partywiseresult-S20.htm
Name of party with fifth largest vote share	Bahujan Samaj Party https://results.eci.gov.in/AcResultGenDecNew2023/partywiseresult-S20.htm
Voter turnout, per cent (2023)	74.6 https://ceorajasthan.nic.in/State_Assembly_Election_2023/AGE2023VoterTurnout.pdf
Voter turnout, per cent (2018)	74.7 https://eci.gov.in/statistical-report/statistical-reports/
Voter turnout, per cent (2013)	75.6 https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3411-rajasthan-2013/
Vote share 2018
Name of party with largest vote share	Indian National Congress https://eci.gov.in/files/file/9645-statistical-data-of-rajasthan-la-2018/
Name of party with second largest vote share	Bharatiya Janata Party https://eci.gov.in/files/file/9645-statistical-data-of-rajasthan-la-2018/
Name of party with third largest vote share	Independents https://eci.gov.in/files/file/9645-statistical-data-of-rajasthan-la-2018/
Name of party with fourth largest vote share	Bahujan Samaj Party https://eci.gov.in/files/file/9645-statistical-data-of-rajasthan-la-2018/
Name of party with fifth largest vote share	Rashtriya Loktantrik Party https://eci.gov.in/files/file/9645-statistical-data-of-rajasthan-la-2018/
Vote share 2013
Name of party with largest vote share	Bharatiya Janata Party https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3411-rajasthan-2013/
Name of party with second largest vote share	Indian National Congress https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3411-rajasthan-2013/
Name of party with third largest vote share	Independents https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3411-rajasthan-2013/
Name of party with fourth largest vote share	National People's Party https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3411-rajasthan-2013/
Name of party with fifth largest vote share	Bahujan Samaj Party https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3411-rajasthan-2013/
Number of female MLAs (2023)	23 https://assembly.rajasthan.gov.in/Containers/Members/WomenWise.aspx
Number of scheduled caste constituencies (2023)	34 https://assembly.rajasthan.gov.in/Containers/Members/ReservedSeats.aspx
Number of scheduled tribe constituencies (2023)	25 https://assembly.rajasthan.gov.in/Containers/Members/ReservedSeats.aspx
Number of scheduled caste MLAs (2018)	34 https://assembly.rajasthan.gov.in/Containers/Members/ReservedSeats.aspx
Number of scheduled tribe MLAs (2018)	25 https://assembly.rajasthan.gov.in/Containers/Members/ReservedSeats.aspx

Lok Sabha

Voter turnout, per cent (2024)	61.53 https://elections24.eci.gov.in/docs/BnS4hhbvK9.pdf
Voter turnout, per cent (2019)	66.34 https://eci.gov.in/files/file/9997-final-voter-turnout-of-phase-1-and-phase-2-of-the-lok-sabha-elections-2019/
Voter turnout, per cent (2014)	63.1
Voter turnout, per cent (2009)	48.4
Vote share 2024
Name of party with largest vote share	Bharatiya Janata Party https://results.eci.gov.in/PcResultGenJune2024/partywiseresult-S20.htm
Name of party with second largest vote share	Indian National Congress https://results.eci.gov.in/PcResultGenJune2024/partywiseresult-S20.htm
Name of party with third largest vote share	Communist Party of India (Marxist) https://results.eci.gov.in/PcResultGenJune2024/partywiseresult-S20.htm
Name of party with fourth largest vote share	Rashtriya Loktantrik Party https://results.eci.gov.in/PcResultGenJune2024/partywiseresult-S20.htm
Name of party with fifth largest vote share	Bahujan Samaj Party https://results.eci.gov.in/PcResultGenJune2024/partywiseresult-S20.htm
Vote share 2019
Name of party with largest vote share	Bharatiya Janata Party https://lokdhaba.ashoka.edu.in/data-vis?et=GE&st=Rajasthan&var=PartyStats&viz=tvoteShareChart&opt=AAAP%2CABJS%2CAIIC%28S%29%2CAIIC%28T%29%2CAPoI%2CBJP%2CBJS%2CBKD%2CBLD%2CBMUP%2CBSP%2CBhSMP%2CCPI%2CCPM%2CDDP%2CHMS%2CICJ%2CICS%2CIDP%2CINC%2CINC%28I%29%2CINC%28U%29%2CIND%2CINLD%2CJD%2CJNP%2CJNP+%28JP%29%2CJNP%28S%29%2CJP%2CJS%2CLKD%2CLKD+%28B%29%2CLPSP%2CMUL%2CNCO%2CNCP%2CNOTA%2CPSP%2CRJVP%2CRLTP%2CRMGLMP%2CRPI%2CRRP%2CSAD%28M%29%2CSAP%2CSHS%2CSOC%2CSP%2CSSP%2CSWA%2CVHP%2Cnuzp
Name of party with second largest vote share	Indian National Congress https://lokdhaba.ashoka.edu.in/data-vis?et=GE&st=Rajasthan&var=PartyStats&viz=tvoteShareChart&opt=AAAP%2CABJS%2CAIIC%28S%29%2CAIIC%28T%29%2CAPoI%2CBJP%2CBJS%2CBKD%2CBLD%2CBMUP%2CBSP%2CBhSMP%2CCPI%2CCPM%2CDDP%2CHMS%2CICJ%2CICS%2CIDP%2CINC%2CINC%28I%29%2CINC%28U%29%2CIND%2CINLD%2CJD%2CJNP%2CJNP+%28JP%29%2CJNP%28S%29%2CJP%2CJS%2CLKD%2CLKD+%28B%29%2CLPSP%2CMUL%2CNCO%2CNCP%2CNOTA%2CPSP%2CRJVP%2CRLTP%2CRMGLMP%2CRPI%2CRRP%2CSAD%28M%29%2CSAP%2CSHS%2CSOC%2CSP%2CSSP%2CSWA%2CVHP%2Cnuzp
Name of party with third largest vote share	Rashtriya Loktantrik Party https://lokdhaba.ashoka.edu.in/data-vis?et=GE&st=Rajasthan&var=PartyStats&viz=tvoteShareChart&opt=AAAP%2CABJS%2CAIIC%28S%29%2CAIIC%28T%29%2CAPoI%2CBJP%2CBJS%2CBKD%2CBLD%2CBMUP%2CBSP%2CBhSMP%2CCPI%2CCPM%2CDDP%2CHMS%2CICJ%2CICS%2CIDP%2CINC%2CINC%28I%29%2CINC%28U%29%2CIND%2CINLD%2CJD%2CJNP%2CJNP+%28JP%29%2CJNP%28S%29%2CJP%2CJS%2CLKD%2CLKD+%28B%29%2CLPSP%2CMUL%2CNCO%2CNCP%2CNOTA%2CPSP%2CRJVP%2CRLTP%2CRMGLMP%2CRPI%2CRRP%2CSAD%28M%29%2CSAP%2CSHS%2CSOC%2CSP%2CSSP%2CSWA%2CVHP%2Cnuzp
Name of party with fourth largest vote share	Bahujan Samaj Party https://lokdhaba.ashoka.edu.in/data-vis?et=GE&st=Rajasthan&var=PartyStats&viz=tvoteShareChart&opt=AAAP%2CABJS%2CAIIC%28S%29%2CAIIC%28T%29%2CAPoI%2CBJP%2CBJS%2CBKD%2CBLD%2CBMUP%2CBSP%2CBhSMP%2CCPI%2CCPM%2CDDP%2CHMS%2CICJ%2CICS%2CIDP%2CINC%2CINC%28I%29%2CINC%28U%29%2CIND%2CINLD%2CJD%2CJNP%2CJNP+%28JP%29%2CJNP%28S%29%2CJP%2CJS%2CLKD%2CLKD+%28B%29%2CLPSP%2CMUL%2CNCO%2CNCP%2CNOTA%2CPSP%2CRJVP%2CRLTP%2CRMGLMP%2CRPI%2CRRP%2CSAD%28M%29%2CSAP%2CSHS%2CSOC%2CSP%2CSSP%2CSWA%2CVHP%2Cnuzp
Name of party with fifth largest vote share	Ambedkarite Party of India https://lokdhaba.ashoka.edu.in/data-vis?et=GE&st=Rajasthan&var=PartyStats&viz=tvoteShareChart&opt=AAAP%2CABJS%2CAIIC%28S%29%2CAIIC%28T%29%2CAPoI%2CBJP%2CBJS%2CBKD%2CBLD%2CBMUP%2CBSP%2CBhSMP%2CCPI%2CCPM%2CDDP%2CHMS%2CICJ%2CICS%2CIDP%2CINC%2CINC%28I%29%2CINC%28U%29%2CIND%2CINLD%2CJD%2CJNP%2CJNP+%28JP%29%2CJNP%28S%29%2CJP%2CJS%2CLKD%2CLKD+%28B%29%2CLPSP%2CMUL%2CNCO%2CNCP%2CNOTA%2CPSP%2CRJVP%2CRLTP%2CRMGLMP%2CRPI%2CRRP%2CSAD%28M%29%2CSAP%2CSHS%2CSOC%2CSP%2CSSP%2CSWA%2CVHP%2Cnuzp
Vote share 2014
Name of party with largest vote share	Bharatiya Janata Party
Name of party with second largest vote share	Indian National Congress https://eci.gov.in/files/file/2824-state-wise-seat-won-and-valid-votes-polled-by-political-party/
Name of party with third largest vote share	Independent
Name of party with fourth largest vote share	Bahujan Samaj Party
Name of party with fifth largest vote share	Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Vote share 2009
Name of party with largest vote share	Indian National Congress
Name of party with second largest vote share	Bharatiya Janata Party https://eci.gov.in/files/file/2851-party-wise-state-wise-seat-won-and-votes-polled-lok-sabha-2009/
Name of party with third largest vote share	Independents
Name of party with fourth largest vote share	Not available from ECI
Name of party with fifth largest vote share	Not available from ECI
Number of female MPs (2019)	3 https://lokdhaba.ashoka.edu.in/data-vis?et=GE&st=Rajasthan&var=ConstMap&viz=winnerGenderMap&seg=&an=17
Numer of scheduled caste constituencies (2019)	4 https://lokdhaba.ashoka.edu.in/data-vis?et=GE&st=Rajasthan&var=ConstMap&viz=winnerCasteMap&an=17
Number of scheduled tribe constituencies (2019)	3 https://lokdhaba.ashoka.edu.in/data-vis?et=GE&st=Rajasthan&var=ConstMap&viz=winnerCasteMap&an=17
Number of scheduled caste MPs (2019)	N/A
Number of scheduled tribe MPs (2019)	N/A
Number of female MPs (2014)	1
Numer of scheduled caste constituencies (2014)	4 http://www.indiavotes.com/ac/info?stateac=14&eid=268
Number of scheduled tribe constituencies (2014)	3 http://www.indiavotes.com/ac/info?stateac=14&eid=268
Number of scheduled caste MPs (2014)	4 https://rajassembly.nic.in/reservedseats.asp
Number of scheduled tribe MPs (2014)	3 https://rajassembly.nic.in/reservedseats.asp
Number of MPs with criminal charges	4 https://adrindia.org/content/lok-sabha-elections-2019-analysis-criminal-background-financial-education-gender-and-other
Number of MPs with serious criminal charges	1 https://adrindia.org/content/lok-sabha-elections-2019-analysis-criminal-background-financial-education-gender-and-other
Number of MPs with declared assets (over 1 Crore)	20 https://adrindia.org/content/lok-sabha-elections-2019-analysis-criminal-background-financial-education-gender-and-other

Rajya Sabha

Seats for State	10
Female MPs	0

Vidhan Parishad (2017)

Total Seats
Seat Share
Name of party with largest seat share	N/A
Name of party with second largest seat share	N/A
Name of party with third largest seat share	N/A
Name of party with fourth largest seat share	N/A
Name of party with fifth largest seat share	N/A

Demographics

Gender ratio, females per 1,000 males (2011)	928 https://m.rbi.org.in/Scripts/PublicationsView.aspx?id=18126
Gender ratio, females per 1,000 males (2001)	921 https://m.rbi.org.in/Scripts/PublicationsView.aspx?id=18126
Largest religion	Hinduism http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-01.html
Largest minority religion	Islam http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-01.html
Scheduled caste population, rank of 31 states	8 http://socialjustice.nic.in/writereaddata/UploadFile/HANDBOOK%20Social%20Welfare%20Statistice%202016.pdf
Scheduled caste population, per cent	17.83 http://socialjustice.nic.in/writereaddata/UploadFile/HANDBOOK%20Social%20Welfare%20Statistice%202016.pdf
Top 3 languages	Hindi, Punjabi, Bhilodi http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16.html
Decadal growth rate, per cent (2011)	21.3 https://m.rbi.org.in/Scripts/PublicationsView.aspx?id=18125
Urban population (2011)	17,048,000 https://m.rbi.org.in/Scripts/PublicationsView.aspx?id=18124
Urban population (2001)	13,214,000 https://m.rbi.org.in/Scripts/PublicationsView.aspx?id=18124
Rural population (2011)	51,500,000 https://m.rbi.org.in/Scripts/PublicationsView.aspx?id=18798
Rural population (2001)	43,293,000 https://m.rbi.org.in/Scripts/PublicationsView.aspx?id=18798
Population density, per sq. km (2011)	200 https://m.rbi.org.in/Scripts/PublicationsView.aspx?id=18128
Population density, per sq. km (2001)	165 https://m.rbi.org.in/Scripts/PublicationsView.aspx?id=18128
Human Development Index (2019)	0.628 https://globaldatalab.org/shdi/shdi/IND/?levels=1%2B4&interpolation=1&extrapolation=0&nearest_real=0&years=2019
Cellular Subscriptions, millions (2017)	66 https://www.coai.com/

Economy

GSDP (constant) (Rs. in Crore)	11,98,348 https://prsindia.org/budgets/states/rajasthan-budget-analysis-2021-22
GSDP growth rate, per cent (2021-22)	10% https://prsindia.org/budgets/states/rajasthan-budget-analysis-2021-22
Ease of doing business state rank (2019)	8 https://www.rbi.org.in/Scripts/PublicationsView.aspx?id=20117
Unemployement rate per 1,000 (2012)	12 https://data.gov.in/major-indicator/state-wise-unemployment-rate-1000
Worker population, per cent (2011)	43.6 https://www.censusindia.co.in/states/rajasthan

Agriculture

Most produced crop	Wheat http://mospi.nic.in/statistical-year-book-india/2017/177
Second most produced crop	Oilseeds http://mospi.nic.in/statistical-year-book-india/2017/177
Third most produced crop	Coarse Cereals http://mospi.nic.in/statistical-year-book-india/2017/177

Policy

Infant Mortality Rate 2019-2021, per 1,000 births	30.3 http://rchiips.org/nfhs/NFHS-5_FCTS/Rajasthan.pdf
Maternal mortality rate, per 100,000 live births (2014-2016)	199 http://niti.gov.in/content/maternal-mortality-ratio-mmr-100000-live-births
Life expectancy (women), years (2016)	70.1 https://www.healthdata.org/sites/default/files/files/policy_report/2017/India_Health_of_the_Nation%27s_States_Report_2017.pdf
Life expectancy (men), years (2016)	65.5 https://www.healthdata.org/sites/default/files/files/policy_report/2017/India_Health_of_the_Nation%27s_States_Report_2017.pdf
Leading cause of death & disability (2016)	Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease https://www.healthdata.org/sites/default/files/files/policy_report/2017/India_Health_of_the_Nation%27s_States_Report_2017.pdf
Literacy Rate, per cent (2011)	66.11 https://www.census2011.co.in/census/state/rajasthan.html
Literacy Rate, per cent (2001)	60 https://www.census2011.co.in/census/state/rajasthan.html
Population below poverty line, per cent (2012)	14.7 http://niti.gov.in/state-statistics ; Tendulkar Poverty Line (combined)
Population below poverty line, per cent (2005)	34.4 http://niti.gov.in/state-statistics ; Tendulkar Poverty Line
Police pendency rate of crimes against women, per cent	7.2 http://ncrb.gov.in/StatPublications/CII/CII2016/pdfs/Crime%20Statistics%20-%202016.pdf
Court pendency rate of crimes against women, per cent	87.4 http://ncrb.gov.in/StatPublications/CII/CII2016/pdfs/Crime%20Statistics%20-%202016.pdf
Mean temperature rise, celsius (1951-2010)	http://www.imd.gov.in/section/climate/StateLevelClimateChangeMonoFinal.pdf ; page 138
Police trust, of 22 states (2018)	22 https://www.lokniti.org/media/upload_files/Report%20Police%20Survey.pdf
Perception of police independence, of 22 states (2018)	8 https://www.lokniti.org/media/upload_files/Report%20Police%20Survey.pdf
Perception of police discrimination, of 22 states (2018)	4 https://www.lokniti.org/media/upload_files/Report%20Police%20Survey.pdf
Fear of police, of 22 states (2018)	6 https://www.lokniti.org/media/upload_files/Report%20Police%20Survey.pdf

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The glittering prizes: career incentives and bureaucrat performance: Bertrand, Marianne, Burgess, Robin, Chawla, Arunish and Xu, Guo (2019)

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Book review: how solidarity works for welfare: subnationalism and social development in India by Prerna Singh: Padhair, Janak N. (2016)

Equality, one stitch at a time: Herndon, Jay (2017)

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Five notions of Haq: exploring vernacular rights cultures in Southern Asia: Madhok, Sumi (2009)

Book review: how solidarity works for welfare: subnationalism and social development in India by Prerna Singh: Padhair, Janak N. (2016)

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