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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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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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General Assembly Elections of Rajasthan – Congress Candidates List

Nov 4

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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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