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General Assembly Elections of Rajasthan - Congress Candidates List

The Election Commission has announced 4th December, 2008 as the day for holding general assembly elections of Rajasthan. The term of the Legislative Assembly (LA) of Rajasthan is expiring on 14th January, 2009. As per Article 324 of the Constitution of India and Section 15 of Representation of the People Act, 1951, it is mandatory on the part of Election Commission to hold general elections to constitute the new Legislative Assembly of Rajasthan within a period of six months before the expiry of the present term.

The last Rajasthan assembly elections were held in 2003 where the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), led by Vasundhara Raje had claimed a comfortable victory.

Congress ‘generational shift’ in Rajasthan

In an apparent bid to bring about a ‘generational shift’ — a buzzword in the party since the induction of Rahul Gandhi as AICC general secretary 13 months ago — in its leadership, the Congress has denied tickets to several old leaders in the forthcoming Assembly elections in Rajasthan.

But true to the tradition in the grand old party, the baton of leadership has gone to the kin of those denied tickets — from former chief minister Jagannath Pahadia to his son Sanjay Pahadia in Weir Assembly constituency; from former state minister Ramnarayan Choudhury to his daughter Rita Kumari on Mandawa seat from former state minister Tayyab Hussain to his daughter Zahida on Kaman seat, and from former minister Khet Singh Rathore to his nephew Umed Singh Rathore in Shergarh.

The list of Congress candidates for 116 seats, released by the Central Election Committee on Wednesday, also included a relative of President Pratibha Patil’s husband Devi Singh Shekhawat — Vijendra Singh for Udaipurwati Assembly constituency. All of them will debut in an Assembly election. Union Minister Sis Ram Ola’s son Brijendra Singh Ola, who had lost thrice in the Assembly elections, was given party ticket yet again for Jhunjhunu Assembly constituency.

Electoral Rolls in Rajasthan

General Elections in Rajasthan will be conducted on the basis of the electoral rolls revised with reference to 1st January, 08 as the qualifying date and prepared in accordance with constituencies newly delimited by the Delimitation Commission. In Rajasthan, the total number of electors is 3,62,19,481.

Presently, the EPIC coverage in Rajasthan is 84.63%. There are 42,212 polling stations in Rajasthan. Vote counting will take place on December 08, 2008.

We would keep you updated with the political trends in our state on this blog as we have kept you busy with the travel blogs everyday. These election capsules will be published as and when some happening news comes our way.

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