On Friday, twelve out of 25 Lok Sabha seats in Rajasthan are set to go to polls in the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections. Among the 114 candidates vying for victory, a Union minister is notably in the fray.
First Phase of Lok Sabha Elections Begins in Rajasthan with 12 Seats in Contention
The constituencies where polling will be conducted include Churu, Nagaur, Ganganagar, Jhunjhunu, Bikaner, Sikar, Jaipur Rural, Jaipur, Alwar, Bharatpur, Karauli-Dholpur, and Dausa. The voting will take place from 7 am to 6 pm.
According to chief electoral officer Praveen Gupta, a significant number of 2.54 crore voters are expected to exercise their franchise in the first phase on Friday.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) secured all 25 seats in Rajasthan
In the previous 2014 elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) secured all 25 seats in Rajasthan independently. However, in 2019, the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) clinched 25 seats, with the BJP winning 24 seats and the Rashtriya Loktantrik Party (RLP) securing one seat.
Among the key constituencies, Nagaur is poised for a closely contested battle. It will witness a face-off between the Rashtriya Loktantrik Party (RLP) candidate and former MP Hanuman Beniwal, in alliance with Congress, against BJP candidate and former Congress MP Jyoti Mirdha.
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