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Rajasthan Ka Ek hi Singh – Bhairon Singh Shekhawat – Former Vice-President of India

Mar 5

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Bhairon Singh Shekhawat, who is popularly lauded by the millions of his supporters as “Rajasthan Ka Ek hi Singh”,  is one of the oldest BJP leaders in India.

Bhairon Singh Shekhawat

Personal Life of Bhairon Singh Shekhawat

Bhairon Singh Shekhawat was born on October 23,1923 at Khachariyawas of Sikar district  in Rajasthan. His father’s name was Shri Devi Singh Shekhawat and his mother was Shrimati Banne Kanwar.

He was forced by poverty to quit his education before completing high school. He then found a job of a police constable. He became an RSS functionary from a young age.

He is married to Shrimati Suraj Kanwar and they have a daughter Shrimati Ratan Kanwar who is married to Shri Narpat Singh Rajvi, senior BJP leader of Rajasthan and a former cabinet minister in the Govt of Rajashan.

Political Career of Bhairon Singh Shekhawat

In 1952, he quit his job to contest the first Assembly elections as a Bharatiya Jana Sangh candidate. The party won surprisingly on nine seats and Shekhawat was one of them. He served as the Chief Minister of Rajasthan state three times, from 1977 to 1980, 1990 to 1992, and 1993 to 1998.

In 2002, he became the 12th Vice-President of India when he defeated the opposition candidate, Sushil Kumar Shinde by a margin of 149 votes out of the 750 votes polled.

In July 2007, Shekhawat fought President elections as an independent candidate backed by National Democratic Allianceas a popular Presidential candidate next to Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam; but lost to United Progressive Alliance-Left backed candidate Pratibha Patil.

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Rajasthan Lok Sabha Election Results

May 17

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The final results of the 2009 Lok Sabha Elections have been declared in 24/25 constituencies in Rajasthan.

There was a problem in one of the EVM machine in Tonk – Sawai Madhopur constituency and because of that the results were not declared till late in the evening. In the first couting of votes, Mr Namo Narain Meena has secured a win with a very low margin of 317 votes.

The final results havnt been declared yet as BJP Candidate Kirori Singh Bainsla is not happy with the overall couting and demands recounting.

The Tonk Sawai Madhopur is a tough battleground this time. Col. Bainsla, who  led the violent Gujjar agitation in Rajasthan in 2007 is contesting against the union minister and Congress nominee Namo Narayan Meena. This battle is a direct Gurjjar-Meena poll battle. Bainsla’s inclusion in the BJP aimed at wooing the Gujjar vote, estimated at around seven per cent of the electorate in the state.

Final Tally of Elections Results in Parliamentary Constituencies in Rajasthan

S.No. Constituency Name Elected Candidae Party Victory Margin Votes
1. Ajmer Sachin Pilot INC 76135
2. Alwar Jitendra Singh INC 156619
3. Banswara (ST) Tarachand Bhagora INC 199418
4. Barmer Harish Choudhary INC 119106
5. Bharatpur (SC) Ratan Singh INC 81454
6. Bhilwara Dr C P Joshi INC 135368
7. Bikaner (SC) Arjun Ram Meghwal BJP 19575
8. Chittorgarh (Dr.) Girija Vyas INC 72778
9. Churu Ram Singh Kaswan BJP 12440
10. Dausa (ST) Kirodi Lal IND 137759
11. Ganganagar (SC) Bharat Ram Meghwal INC 140668
12. Jaipur Mahesh Joshi INC 16099
13. Jaipur Rural Lal Chand Kataria INC 52237
14. Jalore Devji Patel BJP 49805
15. Jhalawar – Baran Dushyant Singh BJP 52841
16. Jhunjhunu Sheesh Ram Ola INC 65332
17. Jodhpur Chandresh Kumari INC 98329
18. Karauli – Dholpur (SC) Khiladi Lal Bairwa INC 29723
19. Kota Ijyaraj Singh INC 83093
20. Nagaur Dr Jyoti Mirdha INC 155137
21. Pali Badri Ram Jakhar INC 196717
22. Rajsamand Gopal Singh INC 45890
23. Sikar Mahadev Singh INC 149426
24. Tonk – Sawai Madhopur Namo Narain INC Final Results Not Out. 1st Couting Margin-317
25. Udaipur (ST) Raghuvir Singh Meena INC 164925

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Congress Announced List of 18 Candidates for Lok Sabha Elections from Rajasthan

Mar 23

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First list of 15 candidates from Bharatiya Janata Party was announced almost a fortnight ago. The Congress today announced a list of 18 Lok Sabha candidates for Rajasthan.  There are eight new faces in the list and two re-nominations for sitting MPs.

The Congress has so far done a good job in choosing a mix of experienced heavyweights and first timers in the Lok Sabha election. While Joshi who lost assembly election by one vote recently has been named from Bhilwara, GirijaVyas will be contesting from Chittorgarh and Union Minister Sis Ram Ola from JhunJhunu. Young MP Sachin Pilot has been moved to Ajmer this time.

Ex-Indian captain Mohammad Azharuddin, a new face on election forefront, wish to contest from Tonk seat, which is yet to be decided. Party leader Mahesh Joshi has been fielded from Jaipur, Chandresh Kumar from Jodhpur, a constituency once represented by Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot.


High Representation of Women in Congress list from Rajasthan

The Congress party has given high representation to women in its first list of 18 candidates  for the Lok Sabha elections in Rajasthan by nominating as many as five of them. The chosen ones include seasoned women leaders such as Chandresh Kumari and Girija Vyas, both former national presidents of the Mahila Congress, and Jyoti Mirdha, the granddaughter of the veteran farmers’ leader, the late Nathuram Mirdha.

There are seven out of the total 25 Lok Sabha seats in Rajasthan where candidates have yet to be announced by the Congress. The party has not nominated Union Minister of State for Forest and Environment, Namonarain Meena and sitting MP from Alwar, Karan Singh Yadav.

Mr. Meena wants a ticket from Dausa but Kirorilal Meena, former BJP leader who is now supporting the Congress Government in Rajasthan, has staked a claim for the seat. Namonarain Meena’s present constituency—Sawai Madhopur– has become a general seat after delimitation.

Below is a Consolidated list of Congress Candidates for Lok Sabha Elections from Rajasthan

Ganganagar (SC) Bharatram Meghwal, Bikaner (SC) Rewatram Panwar, Jhunjhunu Sis Ram Ola, Jaipur Mahesh Joshi, Alwar Jitendra Singh, Bharatpur Ratan Singh, Ajmer Sachin Pilot, Nagaur Smt Jyoti Mirdha, Pali Badri Ram Jakhar, Jodhpur Smt. Chandresh Kumari, Barmer Harsih Choudhary, Jalore Smt Sandhya Choundhary, Udiapur-ST Raghuvir Singh Meena, Banswara-ST Tarachand Bhagora, Chittorgarh Ms Girija Vyas, Rajsamand Gopal Singh Idwa, Bhilwara Dr. C.P. Singh Jhalawar-Baran Smt Urmila Jain.

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Rajasthan State Elections Announced

Oct 15

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About Elections

Election can not be viewed as an isolated event, but is a part of a holistic process for promoting democratic governance. Greater public information & outreach capacity, transparency, capacity building and empowerment of the citizens are the key areas which are being emphasized by the  Election  Department. Upgrading and cleaning of Electoral Rolls is a continuous  process

Election Commission has announced to hold crucial assembly election in five states including Chattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh (MP), Rajasthan, Mizoram and Delhi next month. The assembly elections in these five states are prelude to general elections that are set to be held next year.

Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) is the ruling party in three out of the five state assemblies that are going to polls. These are bigger and populous state that may decide the fate of the two parties in the forthcoming Parliamentary elections later next year. BJP has won several assembly elections in a row including in Karnataka where BJP came to power for the fist time.

For the Congress party winning these assembly elections would be very crucial as it will reflect as to whether Congress party can hope of returning to power in the parliamentary election and also how it is able to bargain with its alliance partners in UPA.

Elections in Rajasthan

The polls in Rajasthan will be held on  December 4. According to sources as per the final polls, there are  3,62,19,481 eligible voters in Rajasthan.

The state of Rajasthan will go to the polls in 2008 to elect 200 legislators, as declared by the Election Commission of India. The voting and vote counting dates have not been finalized yet. The last Rajasthan assembly elections were held in 2003 where the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), led by Vasundhara Raje had claimed a comfortable victory.

Policies by BJP in Rajasthan – For This Polls

In Rajasthan, the BJP party is expected to consider a proposal which will bar those who have failed to win thrice, consecutively, and those who had lost the previous election by a margin of more than 25,000 votes, from being given a ticket for the forthcoming elections.

Those MLAs who constituencies have been redrawn considerably on account of the delimitation process too are unlikely to be considered. This would mean that as many as 50% new faces will figure in the forthcoming assembly election line up. The party proposes to announce an initial list of candidates in the third week of October.

In the last assembly election in Rajasthan, the BJP secured its victory by a margin of 4%. This means that the BJP will need to be extremely careful while considering the winning potential of its candidates. There will also be some reworking to accommodate new caste alliances and reinforce existing ones. The BSP, which is expected to contest all 200 seats, is expected to play a spoiler and the BJP is banking on the party to cut into the Congress vote base.

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