Set for the second leg under a searing heat is Rajasthan

Jaipur: In advance of Friday’s elections, the political atmosphere is becoming even more heated as the sun rises over Rajasthan’s vast desert.

Thirteen seats will be used for voting, and as a result, the state has been the focus of fierce campaigning, with prominent politicians from major parties going above and beyond to secure victory.

Because of the candidates’ stakes, five to eight prominent seats have drawn public attention.

Gajendra Singh Shekhawat of the BJP is engaged in a heated race with Congressman Karan Singh Uchiarada for the Jodhpur seat. Shekhawat, who won the seat in both 2014 and 2019, will have a difficult opponent in Uchiarada, a fellow Rajput.

Another hotly contested seat is Kota-Bundi Lok Sabha, where the BJP’s Om Birla, a two-time winner, is up against a strong challenge from Prahlad Gunjal, a Gurjar who recently defected to the Congress and has the support of former chief minister Vasundhara Raje.

BJP state president CP Joshi is facing off against Congresswoman Anjana Udaylal and BSP candidate Meghwal Radheshyam for the Chittorgarh seat. The presence of breakaway BJP MLA Chandrabhan Singh Akya, who is fiercely anti-Joshi and has substantial grassroots support, complicates Joshi’s campaign even further.

The two leading candidates in Rajsamand are Congressman Damodar Gurjar and BJP’s Mahima Singh Mewar. The seat has always been seen as secure for the BJP, but the abrupt nomination of Damodar Gurjar by the Congress has given the contest a fresh twist. Congress had first selected Sudarshan Rawat, but he subsequently withdrew. Gurjar, who had been fielded in Bhilwara initially, was subsequently transferred to this seat.

Since tailor Kanhaiyalal was killed, religion has been more important in the Udaipur constituency. The leading candidates are Tarachand Meena of the Congress and Mannalal Rawat of the BJP, with the latter potentially losing votes.

There is noticeable polarization in the Gurjar-Meena vote in the fight between BJP’s Sukhbir Singh Jonapuria and MLA Harish Meena for the Tonk-Sawai Madhopur seat. The BAP’s official candidate, Arvind Damor, has refused to withdraw, while Congress has unexpectedly supported Rajkumar Rot, the party’s nominee, in the Banswara-Dungarpur constituency.

The Congress is represented in Ajmer by veteran dairy chairman Ramchandra Choudhary, while the BJP has nominated MP Bhagirath Chaudhary for reelection. The Jat movement influences Bharatpur’s electoral climate. There are around 5 lakh Jat voters in the region. There are also around 3.50 lakh Jatav voters in the area. This community is home to Congressman Sanjana, although BJP candidate Ramswaroop Koli previously won the Bayana seat.

The Barmer-Jaisalmer seat is up for grabs, with three candidates. The rise in prominence of an independent candidate named Ravindra Singh Bhati has alarmed Congressman Umedaram Beniwal and BJP’s Kailash Chaudhary.

The sons of two previous chief ministers, Vaibhav Gehlot and Dushyant Singh, who are running from Jalore-Sirohi and Jhalawar, respectively, are also present in the election battlefield.

The strength of Dushyant Singh’s opponents has also come under scrutiny after his fifth attempt to win the seat from Jhalawar.

tense 13-seat battle

polls for each of the state’s 25 seats will conclude after this phase; In the first phase, elections were held in 12 seats.

VOTER

200 AC segments in total

2,80,78,399 voters in total

26,837 votes for services

1,44,48,966 voters are men.

1,36,02,272 women cast ballots.

Voters of third gender: 324

Voters who are new (18–19 years old): 8,66,325

3,22,829 voters are disabled.

3,01,742 voters above 85 years old