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Ram Singh Kasba – BJP candidate for Churu Lok Sabha seat

Apr 29

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Ram Singh Kaswan of BJP for Churu, Rajasthan

Ram Singh Kasba of BJP for Churu, Rajasthan

Ram Singh Kasba will contest the Lok Sabha Elections as the  BJP candidate from the Churu Parliamentary constituency.

Ram Singh – Two Time Winner from Churu

Ram Singh has been retaining the seat for the past two general Elections. In Last General Election he  defeated former Lok Sabha speaker and senior Congress leader Balram Jakhar in the Churu by over 29,000 votes.

In this elections he will contest against Congress’s candidate Rafique Mandelia, who is a relative of Churu MLA Maqbool Mandelia.

Personal and Educational Profile

He was born on 10 August 1945 at village Kalri in Churu district in the family of Hindu Jat of Kaswan clan. He is son of Deep Chand Kaswan who has been a former MP from Churu.

He has done B.A from Doonger College and LLB from Rajasthan University. He worked extensively for resolving problems of development in both rural and urban areas. His profession is Agriculturist, Political and Social Worker and Advocate.

Churu Parliamentary Constituency

A constituency in the north of Rajasthan, this Jat stronghold will feature an interesting contest this time. Jats are touted as Congress supporters, but this is  not really the case. They generally support whoever benefits their community most. And the displeasure of the Jats for Ashok Gehlot is legendary. So, a consolidation of Jat votes in favor of the Congress is unlikely.

In the last two Lok Sabha elections, the BJP has been winning consecutively. The Congress however, won in 1996 and 1998. However, with each election, the BJP has been growing steadily. In the Assembly elections, the BJP won five, the Congress two, and an independent one. The BSP put up a fairly impressive show in two constituencies, to the detriment of the Congress.

By the same token, the independent who won ended up taking the BJP vote in that constituency, so even if the BJP is unable to repeat its Assembly performance, it is likely that the BJP will have an advantage here. The total BJP vote was about 30,000 more than the Congress vote.

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Buta Singh will contest Lok Sabha Elections from Jalore as an Independent Candidate

Apr 23

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Buta Singh - Independent Candidate from Jalore Lok Sabha Parliamentary Constituency

Buta Singh - Independent Candidate from Jalore Lok Sabha Parliamentary Constituency

Senior Congress leader and former MP Buta Singh will fight Lok Sabha election from Jalore, Rajasthan as an Independent Candidate after the Congress party refused him a ticket.

Buta Singh‘s Migration from Punjab

Buta Singh migrated to Rajasthan from Punjab during the spurt in terrorist activity in his home State. He had won the Jalore seat three times on Congress ticket and once as an Independent.

Mr. Buta Singh’s sudden interest in Jalore, a Lok Sabha seat comprising the districts of Jalore and Sirohi, seems to stem from the potential in the seat for a candidate other than the nominees of the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party.

The congress party has already declared Sandhya Chaudhary, an OBC representative from Jalore and BJP has nominated Devji Patel from Jalore Seat.

A view on Buta Singh Profile

Born in Jalandhar on March 21, 1934 to the late Bir Singh and Beant Kaur, Buta Singh was educated at Mumbai’s Guru Nanak Khalsa College. He was awarded a BA (Honours) and went on to complete his masters. His profile at the Lok Sabha lists his profession as ‘agriculturist and journalist.’

Buta Singh married the late Manjit Kaur in 1964 and has two sons – Sweety and Lovely and a daughter. His sons exercise more power in present day Bihar than the governor.

About Jalore Lok Sabha constituency

Jalore Lok Sabha constituency is located in west Rajasthan. The conversion of Jalore into a general seat has displaced sitting BJP MP Sushila Bangaru Laxman, who got the saffron party ticket in 2004.

Susheela  won from Jalore Lok Sabha constituency by defeating Buta Singh of the Congress party in the last general elections. He secured 48.98 per cent of total valid votes, while Buta Singh got 43.01 per cent votes.

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Mahavir Bhagora – BJP Candiate for Udaipur Parliamentary Constituency

Apr 23

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Mahaveer Bhagora - BJP Candidate for Udaipur Parliamentary Constituency

Mahaveer Bhagora - BJP Candidate for Udaipur Parliamentary Constituency

Mahavir Bhagora will contest the  2009 Lok Sabha Elections of India as the  BJP candidate from the Udaipur Parliamentary Constituency (Rajasthan State).

Mahavir Bhagora waved wades of currency notes in the Lok Sabha

BJP MP Mahavir Bhagora from Salumber, waved wades of currency notes in the Lok Sabha during the confidence motion debate in July 2008.

He has been shifted from Salumbar (Scheduled Tribe) to Udaipur (Scheduled Tribe). This shift to Udaipur is in the wake of delimitation of constituencies while sitting MP and former Union minister Subhash Mehariya has again been fielded from Sikar.

In Udaipur Mahavir Bhagora will contest against Raghuvir Singh Meena who belong to Congress Party

Educational Qualification

Mahaveer Bhagora (born 17 April 1947 at Vill Badla Kherwara, Distt. Udaipur)  has done M.A. in Social Work & Diploma in Community Development From Udaipur School of Social Work Rajasthan Vidyapeeth, Udaipur.

About Udaipur constituency

A constituency that has been significantly altered post-delimitation, it is now a mixture of the old Udaipur and Salumber, and is now reserved for Scheduled Tribes. The old Udaipur had a habit of changing hands between the Congress and the BJP, while Salumber was a Congress stronghold which the BJP snatched away in 2004.

Its new status as a Scheduled Tribe constituency has meant that both the Congress and the BJP candidates have had to migrate away.

The assembly elections present a rather bleak scenario for the BJP. Of the eight segments, the BJP has two while the Congress has six.

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Jyoti Mirdha – Congress Candidate for Nagaur Parliamentary Constituency of Rajasthan

Apr 21

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Jyoti Mirdha is the Congress candidate for Nagaur parliamentary constituency in general elections 2009.  She is a doctor by profession and is the grand daughter of veteran Congress leader Nathuram Mirdha.

An Epicentre of Jat Politics

Nagaur is known as the epicentre of Jat politics and the region has great regard for the late Nathuram Mirdha.

A legend in the farming community, the late Nathuram Mirdha had served the Nagaur seat for decades and won the seat when the Congress lost most of the seats in north India in 1977.

A medical doctor by profession, Jyoti is expected to rekindle her grandfather charisma in the Marwar heartland.  Party sources feel, she will be able to read the pulse of the voters pretty well, since she is well acquainted with the Congress culture. Her father-in-law Krishna Gehlaut is also a Congress leader in Haryana.

BJP  has fielded Bindu Choudhary against Jyoti Mirdha

The BJP has nominated zila pramukh Bindu Choudhary, who switched from the Congress, against Jyoti Mirdha.

Both of them are Jats, both come from illustrious backgrounds and both have their votebanks. The BJP nominee is the daughter of two time MP, Ram Raghunath. If the Jat votes get divided, then the others will determine the outcome. That would depend on party management of the polls.

About Nagaur

Nagaur Parliamentary constituency is located in the middle of Rajasthan.  It is situated amidst seven districts namely Bikaner, Churu, Sikar, Jaipur, Ajmer, Pali, Jodhpur. Nagaur is the fifth largest district in Rajasthan with a vast terrain spreading over 17,718 sq. K.M.

In 2004 elections, Bhanwar Singh Dangawas of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won from Nagaur Parliamentary constituency defeating Ramraghunath of the Congress party. Bhanwar Singh Dangawas secured 45.08 per cent of the total valid votes, while Ramraghunath got 33.89 per cent votes.

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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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