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BJP Nominate Gujjar leader Kirori Singh Bainsla for Tonk-Sawai Madhopur Parliamentary Constituency

Apr 17

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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.

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Arjun Meghwal – BJP Candidate for Bikaner Parliamentary Constituency

Apr 15

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Arjun Meghwal - An IAS turned Politician - BJP Candidate for Bikaner Parliamentary Constituency

Arjun Meghwal - An IAS turned Politician - BJP Candidate for Bikaner Parliamentary Constituency

Arjun Meghwal is the  BJP candidate for Bikaner Parliamentary Constituency (Rajasthan State) in the General Elections India 2009.

Why he got ticket  from Bikaner?

1. In this elections, Bikaner Constituency has been reserved for scheduled caste after delimitation and Dharmendra, who won in last election is from Other Backward caste (OBC).

2. Arjun have blessing hands of senior party leaders.

3. Arjun Meghwal is also unruffled by the fact that Bollywood actor Dharmendra, the last BJP MP from the constituency, was hugely unpopular with the people as he visited them just three times in his five-year tenure.

Arjun Meghwal’s Profile

Arjun Meghwal is a law graduate and an IAS officer in tax department. He  was born in Kishni Deri village, which is barely five kilometers from Bikaner.

He has administration skills  that might work in his favour in upcoming general elections.

In December 2008, during the assembly elections, Arjun who was Collector at Churu, was accused by Congress to be working hand-in-glove with the BJP and was transferred midway through the polls.

About Bikaner constituency

This constituency in the northwest of Rajasthan, has now been reserved for Scheduled Castes, so both the Congress and the BJP had to go hunting for new candidates. It also ensured that the sitting MP, the yesteryear Bollywood hero, Dharmendra of the BJP, was denied a ticket from the constituency.

Of the previous four elections, the Congress has won this twice and the BJP twice. The surprising thing about this constituency is that the victory margin generally tends to be handsome for whoever wins.

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Manvendra Singh – BJP candidate for Barmer Parliamentary Constituency of Rajasthan

Apr 10

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Manvendra Singh - BJP Candidate from Barmer Constituency Rajasthan

Manvendra Singh - BJP Candidate from Barmer Constituency Rajasthan

Manvendra Singh is the BJP candidate for Barmer Parliamentary Constituency of Rajasthan State in General Elections India 2009.

Manvendra Singh Profile

Manvendra is son of Jaswant Singh, the former Finance Minister of India.

He was elected to Lok Sabha member by defeating Sona Ram of the Indian National Congress in 2004 .  Presently he  represents the Barmer constituency of Rajasthan and is an active member of  Defense and Industry Committees and Local Area Development department .

Academic Qualifications

Born in 1964 in Jodhpur, he completed his schooling from Mayo College and has an MA, having studied at Hampshire College, Amherst, Massachusetts and the School of Oriental and African Studies, London.

Journalist by Profession

He is a journalist by profession and was a columnist for Indian Express before entering politics. He is also a captain in the Territorial Army and he is fond of footbal game.

Jaswant Singh nominated from Darjeeling Parliamentary constituency

Senior BJP leader  Jaswant Singh (father of Manvendra Singh)  filed his nomination from Darjeeling Parliamentary constituency. Jaswant Singh, who hails from Rajasthan, decided to contest from Darjeeling, after the Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJM) supported his candidature.

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