Rajasthan, the desert state of India is voting today. Polling is being done for 13 seats in the state in this phase of a total 25 parliamentary seats. The voting schedule runs from 7 AM to 6 PM in phase 4 of Lok Sabha elections 2019.
The constituencies that will vote are- Ajmer, Barmer, Banswara, Bhilwara, Chittorgarh, Jalore, Jodhpur Jhalawar-Baran, Kota, Pali, Rajsamand, Tonk-Sawai Madhopur, and Udaipur.
According to PIB, 115 candidates are contesting for the 13 Lok Sabha seats in Rajasthan for phase 4 elections. As per the data available made available, 25776993 voters, including 13300801 males, 12476052 females and 140 third gender voters will cast their votes in Phase 4. 28182 Polling stations have been set up in place for smooth conduct of polls in this Phase.
Rajasthan to witness major fights in Phase 4
Rajasthan is a pivotal state in the Lok Sabha Election 2019 as Congress had wrested it from BJP in the Assembly elections of December 2018. While Congress is hoping to repeat its win this time too, the BJP which had won all the 25 seats in 2014 is expecting to sweep Rajasthan in these elections as well.
It would be interesting to see if the BJP can reverse the 2018 election losses in the state of Rajasthan.
In Jodhpur, the key contestants in the fray are Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) Gajendra Singh Shekhawat who will fight against Vaibhav Gehlot, son of Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, belonging to Congress party. BJP’s Shekhawat had beaten Chandresh Kumari of Congress by a margin of over four lakh votes in 2014 Lok Sabha elections.
While the BJP is fielding 13 candidates, the Congress is also fielding 13 candidates, Bahujan Samaj Party with 10 candidates, Indian Peoples Green Party- 2 candidates, Ambedkarite Party of India- 7 candidates, Rashtriya Kranti Party- 1 candidate, Shivsena- 4 candidates, Indian Indira Congress (R)- 1 candidate, Proutist Sarva Samaj- 2 candidates, Bhartiya Tribal Party- 4 candidates, Bahujan Mukti Party- 3 candidates, Rashtriya Rashtrawadi Party- 1 candidate, Communist Party of India- 2 candidates, Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Red Star- 1 candidate, Marxist Communist Party of India (United)- 1 candidate, Satya Bahumat Party- 2 candidate, Right to Recall Party- 2 candidate, Rashtriya Krantikari Samajwadi Party- 1 candidate, Aarakshan Virodhi Party- 1 candidate, Bhartiya Kisan Party- 1 candidate.
Voting for the remaining12 seats will be done in the 5th phase in the state on May 6.
