Tonk Lok Sabha constituency

Tonk was a Lok Sabha constituency in Rajasthan state in India.^[1] It was abolished following the delimitation of parliamentary constituencies in 2008.

Tonk
Former Lok Sabha constituency
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	North India
State	Rajasthan
Established	1952
Abolished	2008

Members of Parliament

• 1952: Manikya Lal Varma, Indian National Congress
• 1957: Heera Lal Shastri, Indian National Congress
• 1962: Jamnalal Bairwa, Swatantra Party
• 1967: Jamnalal Bairwa, Swatantra Party
• 1971: Ram Kanwar Bairwa, Swatantra Party
• 1977: Ram Kanwar Bairwa, Janata Party
• 1980: Banwari Lal Bairwa, Indian National Congress
• 1984: Banwari Lal Bairwa, Indian National Congress
• 1989: Gopal Pacherwal, Janata Dal
• 1991: Ram Narain Bairwa, Bharatiya Janata Party
• 1996: Shyam Lal Bansiwal, Bharatiya Janata Party
• 1998: Dowaraka Prasad Bairwa, Indian National Congress
• 1999: Shyam Lal Bansiwal,^[2] Bharatiya Janata Party
• 2001: Kailash Meghwal, Bharatiya Janata Party (By-elections)
• 2004: Kailash Meghwal, Bharatiya Janata Party

Election results

2004

2004 Indian general elections: Tonk^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Kailash Meghwal	315,717	53.12	−0.13
	INC	Nand Kishore Bairwa	257,205	43.27	−1.02
	BSP	Ram Babu Raiger	21,436	3.61	+2.51
Majority			58,512	9.85	−0.11
Turnout			594,358	46.52	−1.48
	BJP hold		Swing	-0.13

See also

• List of former constituencies of the Lok Sabha
• Tonk district
• Tonk-Sawai Madhopur (Lok Sabha constituency)