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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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Polling Updates Live on Election Commission Website – Bookies Betting Big on Congress to Win

May 15

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Indian General Election Results to Be Announced on Saturday 16, 2009

The whole nation is waiting eagerly for the election results that are scheduled for Saturday 16, 2009. There is a sense of suspense and enthusiasm among the citizens.

Counting of votes will commence at 8 am on Saturday for all the 25 seats in Rajasthan State. The Election Commission has made the accessibility of the election updates easier than ever before. Now you can just visit the Election Commission of Rajasthan website (http://ceorajasthan.nic.in/) or Call at the Call Centers to get updated trends and results.

According to state chief electoral officer, all the counting stations of the state have been connected to Internet and the EC staff will keep updating the information at completion of each round of counting.

The position of all the recognized seven national parties in the state will be shown separately at the website, enabling the viewer to check the contemporary position of the party candidates in trends and results. The position of other candidates will also be displayed separately.

Arrangements For Secure and Safe Counting in Pink City

The counting for two seats Jaipur and Jaipur Rural will be held at the Commerce College and Rajasthan College respectively. Special measures have been taken to ensure security during the process and special entry passes and routes have been provided to the officials.

Fire brigade, an ambulance and security personal in big numbers will be deputed at the counting station. The officials included in the process are instructed to report at the counting station two hours before the process of counting begins.

As many as 2,704 counting tables are setup at the counting centers in all constituencies. While the maximum of 24 counting tables are setup for Jhotwara Assembly segment of Jaipur constituency, a minimum of 10 such tables are set up for several smaller segments.

Congress may Emerge as the Largest Party

Whatever may be the outcome of the Lok Sabha elections in Rajasthan, the punters are betting on Congress emerging as the single largest party, according to bookies in Rajasthan.

If one goes by present odds being offered in the betting market, then the Congress is likely to win 140 to 145 seats and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), 125 to 130 seats.

The betting market in Rajasthan is considered huge and as per rough estimates, it deals at over Rs.500-600 crores.

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Rajasthan Lok Sabha Elections – A SnapShot on Polling across 25 Parliamentary Constituencies

May 8

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The fourth round of polling on Thursday saw an average turnout of 50%  for  25 Lok Sabha constituencies in Rajasthan.

Highest 62 per cent polling  in Sriganganagar

According to Electoral Office, the highest polling was reported at 62 per cent in Sriganganagar. Nearly 49 per cent of the voters exercised their franchise in Jaipur and Jaipur Rural constituencies, while the turnout was the lowest at 37 per cent in Jalore.

Polling, which was generally slow in the morning, picked up later in the day. A marginal decline in temperature encouraged people to come out and vote. A total of 346 candidates were in the fray expecting support from 37,059,892 voters in the State.

The 42,702 polling booths across the State included six mobile booths in Jaisalmer district.

Prominent candidates whose poll fortune locked in EVMs

Prominent candidates whose poll fortune were locked in EVMs include Congress leader Sachin Pilot from Ajmer Lok Sabha seat, Union Minister Sis Ram Ola (Jhunjhunu), Gujjar leader Kirori Singh Bainsla and Union Minister Namo Narayan Meena (SawaiMadhopur-Tonk ), Girija Vyas (Chittorgarh), Manvendra Singh, sitting BJP MP from Barmer and son of Jaswant Singh, and saffron nominee Dushyant Singh, son of former chief minister Vasundhara Raje, in Jhalawar-Baran.

Re-Polling on 14 booth across the State – Some Mishaps

There were about 14 booths across the State where the polling process was disrupted due to various malpractices, necessitating re-polling. The dates for re-polling will be decided after a comprehensive scrutiny on Friday.

These polling stations are situated in the Tonk-Sawai Madhopur, Bharatpur, Karauli-Dholpur, Pali, Jhalawar-Baran, Dausa and Nagaur constituencies.

One person was killed and another injured in firing by security personnel at a mob that tried to capture a polling booth at Olwara village in Sawai Madhopur district.

An independent candidate Kirorilal Meena received minor injuries when unidentified persons pelted stones at his convoy near Bhadarej village polling booths, 15km from Dausa district headquarters.

There were reports of technical snags in the electronic voting machines at several places and 168 of them had to be replaced during the day.

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BJP Candidate Subhash Maharia Against Congress Mahadev Khandela and CPM Amraram for Sikar Parliamentary Constituency

May 5

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BJP Candidate Subash Maharia for Sikar Lok Sabha Seat - General Elections 2009

BJP Candidate Subash Maharia for Sikar Lok Sabha Seat - General Elections 2009

Subhash Maharia will contest the  2009 Lok Sabha Elections as the  BJP candidate from the Sikar Parliamentary Constituency. He  will contest against Mahadev Khandela of Congress party and Amraram who belongs to CPM.

Subash’s Profile

Subhash is a former union minister of state in rural development in Government of India and was a member of 12th, 13th and 14th Lok Sabha from Sikar in Rajasthan.

He was born on 29 September 1957 in village Kudan in the Sikar District, Rajasthan in the family of Brijmohan Maharia, a Hindu Jat of Maharia gotra. He graduated from S.K. College in Sikar. He is an athlete and represented his state and university in many competitions. He married Sushma Maharia on 12 December 1980. They have a son and a daughter.

Sikar Lok Sabha Elections – Some facts

Amraram - Congress Candidate for Sikar Lok Sabha Seat - General Elections 2009

Amraram - MCP Candidate for Sikar Lok Sabha Seat - General Elections 2009

Sikar is known as ‘The heartland of the Jats’. This constituency usually features Jat strongmen fighting each other from different parties. This time is no different either. However, the picture has been compounded here with the Meena and the Gujjar vote.

BJP has been winning this seat continuously from last three elections. The last time the Congress won this seat was in 1996.

The State Assembly Elections in December showed some curious things in this constituency. Of the eight constituencies, the Congress won five, the CPM two, and the BJP one. The Congress vote was well above the BJP vote in the region.

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Ijayraj Singh for Kota Lok Sabha Seat – The Richest of All Election Candidates in Rajasthan

May 5

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Congressman Ijayraj Singh - Richest of All Election Candidates in Rajasthan

Congressman Ijayraj Singh - Richest of All Election Candidates in Rajasthan

Ijayraj Singh will contest the  2009 Lok Sabha elections as the  Congress candidate from the Kota Parliamentary Constituency.

The Kota Lok Sabha seat is currently represented by the BJP. They have fielded Shyam Sharma against Ijyeraj Singh.

BJP has been winning in Kota since 1989 barring the 1998 election.

Ijayraj Singh – Prince of Kota Royal Family

44 year old Ijyeraj Singh is son of the former ruler Brij Raj Singh. He has a MBA degree from Columbia University, which he has earned with distinction. He has a four-year work experience in UK and Delhi and now manages his sprawling estate.

Richest Candidate from Rajasthan

Ijayraj Singh has emerged as the richest royal in the poll fray in the state. In the affidavit accompanying his nomination, Ijayraj has declared  assets worth Rs 18 crore. Next on the list of royals is Chandresh Kumari, with net assets of Rs 13.3 crore.

An Interesting Battle between Ijayraj Singh and Shyam Sharma

Election mood in Kota is very vibrant. It’s a place which enjoys every bit of electioneering. You would find so many hoardings, catchy slogans and raging debates on poll issues.

BJP Kota Candidate Shyam Sharma

BJP Kota Candidate Shyam Sharma

The BJP candidate Shyam Sharma, a former engineer with the PWD, who runs a charitable hospital in Kota is trying to impress voters with his image of easy accessibility and grass root worker.

Ijayraj Singh has a good reputation among the voters. During his election campaign  in rural areas, his charisma played a powerful role in wooing the voters. Besides this, his neat and clean image is also playing a vital role.

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Congress Candidate Ratan Singh to Fight against Padam Singh, Mohar Singh and Khemchand Koli from Bharatpur

May 4

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Congress Candidate Ratan Singh for Bharatpur Lok Sabha seat

Congress Candidate Ratan Singh for Bharatpur Lok Sabha seat

Congress candidate Ratan Singh will contest the  2009 Lok Sabha elections from the Bharatpur Parliamentary Constituency.

Ratan Singh (Born in village Sundrawali, Bharatpur) has done B.E. in Mechanical from M.B.M. Engineering College, Jodhpur. He worked as Additional Chief Engineer in the PHED in water works. After retirement, he has recently plunged into politics.

He will be contesting against BSP’s Mohar Singh, a former central government officer, Dr Padam Singh of the SP who has served as an additional director of the Indian Council for Medical Research and BJP’s Khemchand Koli.

Bharatpur Parliamentary Constituency

Bharatpur has always bucked the general trend.  There is a Congress government in the state  but there are six BJP MLAs from here.

Of the previous four Lok Sabha elections, the BJP had won here thrice and the Congress once. In the Bayana seat, however, the BJP has been winning continuously from 1989.

In the last Legislative Assembly, the BJP has seven of the eight segments, and the Congress has one. The BJP vote is comfortably above the Congress vote.

There are about 23% SC voters, 10,000 ST votes, a sizable Meo populace in constituencies like Meev, Nagar and about half of Deeg, about 50,000 Kolis and some Gujjars.

There is also a likely possibility of BSP upsetting all possible equations as Bharatpur shares a border with Uttar Pradesh.

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Tarachand Bhagora – Congress candidate from Banswara Parliamentary Constituency

May 1

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Congress candidate Tarachand Bhagora for Banswara Lok Sabha seat

Congress candidate Tarachand Bhagora for Banswara Lok Sabha seat

Tarachand Bhagora is the Congress candidate for the  Banswara Lok Sabha seat in Rajasthan. He will contest against Hakru Maida who belongs to BJP Party.

He was elected as Member of eleventh Lok Sabha from Dungarpur Rajasthan in the year 1996.

Educational and Social Profile

Tarachand Bhagora has worked as  Member and General-Secretary of Dungarpur Tribal Vikas Parishad and Scheduled Castes and  Scheduled Tribes Council. He has been involoved in various social upliftment activities during his political career.

Mr Bhagora  was born 1 January 1954 at Ratanpura, Dungarpur and has done M.A in political science from Rajasthan University.

Banswara Lok Sabha Seat – A Snapshot

Banswara is another Congress stronghold in Mewar. This seat was seized in 2004 by the BJP when things were going its way. It will be tough for BJP to retain this seat.

In the previous four Lok Sabha elections, it was only in 2004 that the BJP actually managed to snatch it from the Congress. All other times,  the Congress has won here and usually with very convincing margins.

Of the eight assembly segments, the Congress holds six, the JD(U) one and and independent one. The BJP’s performance in the recent assembly elections were absolutely dismal. The Congress vote was about one and a half lakh more than the BJP-JD(U) vote.

The BJP has denied a ticket to the sitting MP, Dhan Singh Rawat, and has fielded Mr. Hakru Maida. It will take a miracle for him to overcome the anti-incumbency generated by his predecessor. Mr. Rawat contested the just concluded assembly elections and lost by about 25000 votes in his home constituency.

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Chandresh Kumari – Congress candidate for Jodhpur Lok Sabha Seat

Apr 28

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Congress Candidate for Jodhpur Lok Sabha seat - Chandresh Kumari

Congress Candidate for Jodhpur Lok Sabha seat - Chandresh Kumari

Congressian Chandresh Kumari will contest from Jodhpur Parliamentary Constituency. She has returned to her native place to face the heat and dust of electioneering leaving behind the cool environs of the land of apples, Himachal Pradesh.

Chandresh Kumari -  Sister of Gajsingh – A  former ruler of Jodhpur

Sister of former ruler of Jodhpur, Gajsingh and former national president of Mahila Congress, Chandresh Kumari locks horns with BJP’s sitting MP Jaswant Singh Bishnoi.

Political Career

Being a senior party person, three time MLA from Himachal Pradesh, three term minister and having experience of serving one term each in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, Chandresh Kumari seemed the right face to the party to avert BJP’s bid for a hat-trick.

Why She is Nominated From Jodhpur ?

With the inclusion of a sizeable Rajput population in Jodhpur Lok Sabha constituency after delimitation, the Congress decided to field Chandresh Kumari to mobilise Rajput votes in its favour. Ms Kumari is banking on Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, who is personally campaigning in the constituency to ensure her victory.

Having left Jodhpur nearly 40 years ago after getting married to Aditya Deb Katoch of Himachal Pradesh at the age of 24, Chandresh Kumari is now trying her best to woo voters in their local dialect.

The BJP candidate, on the other hand, is non-controversial and has no opponents inside the party.  He can count completely on the votes of the Bishnoi community, which numbers about 1.5 lakh, along with a good part of the Rajput vote, even if it gets split to an extent because of Chandresh Kumari.

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Lalchand Kataria – Congress candidate from Jaipur Rural Parliamentary Constituency

Apr 27

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Lal Chand Kataria - Congress Candidate for Jaipur Rural Parliamentary Constituency

Lal Chand Kataria - Congress Candidate for Jaipur Rural Parliamentary Constituency

Lalchand Kataria will contest the  2009 Loksabha Elections as the  Congress candidate from the Jaipur Rural Parliamentary Constituency. He will contest against Rao Rajendra Singh who belongs to BJP Party and Sukhveer Singh  who is contesting as Independent.

He was announced candidate for Jaipur Rural seat after Divya Singh denied to fight the elections.

Divya Singh, whose name began doing the rounds, did not show inclination in contesting from the seat. Her husband Vishvendra Singh, who in the last assembly polls switched sides from the BJP, was being projected as a probable.

Lalchand Kataria  lost in the last Assembly Election

Lalchand Kataria, a Jat leader, lost in the last assembly election from Jhotwara last year.  Mr Kataria from Jaipur Rural,  is being seen to please the Jat lobby that was maximum voters in Jaipur region.

Lalchand Kataria, a 42 years old has done Higher Secondary and have been worked as a MLA from Amer Jaipur.

About Jaipur Rural Constituency

This is a new constituency that has been carved out after delimitation, so there is no precedent in the Lok Sabha.  Meenas will be a major vote bank in this region.

The Assembly polls tell a strange story. One would have assumed that the BJP would have done badly in the region dominated by the Meenas. Nevertheless, of the eight assembly segments, the BJP won five, the Congress two, and an independent won one.

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Sis Ram Ola – The Oldest candidate from Jhunjhunu Parliamentary Constituency in Rajasthan

Apr 26

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Sis Ram Ola - Oldest Congress Candidate from Jhunjhunu

Sis Ram Ola - Oldest Congress Candidate from Jhunjhunu

Sis Ram Ola is contesting the  2009 Loksabha Elections as the  Congress candidate from the Jhunjhunu Parliamentary Constituency in Rajasthan State. Ola has been representing this constituency since 1996.

Sheesh Ram has been active for the last fifty years as a Gandhian constructive worker from the time of the Quit India Movement. He has always mingled with the villagers and had remained their friend, philosopher and guide.

He had served twice in the state cabinet of Rajasthan in the capacity of a minister, had tried to bring water to the desert and has done pioneering work in the field of education.

In this election he will contest against Dashrath Singh who belongs to BJP Party.

Political and Personal  Profile

Sis Ram Ola by profession is an Agriculturist, Defense Personnel, Political & Social Worker. He was born on 30th July 1927 to father Shri Choudhary Mangla Ram at Ardawata, Distt. Jhunjhunu (Rajasthan). He married Sheobai and have two sons and one daughter.

He was a Member of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly from 1957 to 1990, and from 1980 to 1990 he was a Cabinet Minister in the Government of Rajasthan. From 1993 to 1996, he was again a Member of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly. In 1996, he was elected to the 11th Lok Sabha and  worked as  Union Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilizers  from 1996 to 1997 and Union Minister of State for Water Resources from 1997 to 1998.

He was re-elected to the 12th Lok Sabha in 1998, the 13th Lok Sabha in 1999, and the 14th Lok Sabha in 2004. He was Union Cabinet Minister of Labour and Employment from May 23, 2004 to November 27, 2004

Sis Ram Ola was the recipient of the Padma Shri award in 1968 for social work.

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