Kirrori Bainsla from BJP for Tonk-Swai Madhopur Parliamentary Constituency

Kirori Bainsla from BJP for Tonk-Swai Madhopur Parliamentary Constituency

The Bharatiya Janata Party has nominated Gujjar leader Kirori Singh Bainsla for the newly-formed Tonk-Sawai Madhopur Lok Sabha seat from Rajasthan.

Col. Bainsla  -  Led the violent Gujjar agitation in Rajasthan

Col. Bainsla Bainsla,  led the violent Gujjar agitation in Rajasthan in 2007 and 2008 resulting in 70 deaths in police firing during the Vasundhara Raje regime.

The agitation was called off after the Raje government promised to grant reservation to Gujjars in Rajasthan under a special category of nomadic tribes.

Direct Gurjjar-Meena Poll Battle

Bainsla will take on union minister and Congress nominee Namo Narayan Meena and this battle will be a direct Gurjjar-Meena poll battle. Bainsla’s inclusion in the BJP now aims at wooing the Gujjar vote, estimated at around seven per cent of the electorate in the state.

About Newly-formed Tonk-Sawai Madhopur Constituency

The constituency, comprising areas from the former Tonk Lok Sabha constituency, reserved for the Scheduled Castes, and former Sawai Madhopur seat, reserved for the Scheduled Tribes, is now a general seat after the latest delimitation exercise.

A View On Bainsla’s Family

Bainsla, a former army officer  has a daughter who works with the Income Tax department in Goa, two sons in the Army and one son in a private mobile firm.

Other Three Candidate Announced By BJP

The BJP also announced candidates for three other constituencies —Jaipur Rural, Dausa and Jhunjhunu. While sitting MLA from Shahpura, Rao Rajendra Singh, will contest from Jaipur Rural, former minister Ram Kishore Meena will try his luck in Dausa. In Jhunjhunu, Dashrath Singh will be the BJP candidate.

With this, both BJP and Congress have announced candidates in all the 25 seats.