The 200-member Rajasthan Assembly will go to polls on November 25 and the counting of votes will be taken up on December 3.
Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has announced the Congress' seven 'guarantees' if it retains power in the state -
An annual honorarium of Rs 10,000 to women head of family,
Cooking gas cylinders at Rs 500 to 1.05 crore families,
Purchase of dung from cattle rearers at Rs 2 per kg,
Law for old pension scheme for government employees,
Laptop or tablet to students taking admission in government colleges,
Insurance cover up to Rs 15 lakh per family to compensate losses due to natural calamity and
School education in English medium.
The party has announced its candidates for 198 seats, out of a total of 200. One seat -- Bharatpur has been left for the Rashtriya Lok Dal. The Congress candidate from Rajasthan's Karanpur assembly constituency, Gurmeet Singh Koonar, died at the AIIMS in Delhi last week. He was 75.
Koonar, who was the sitting MLA from Karanpur, was admitted to the Geriatric Medicine Ward of the All India Institute Of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Delhi on November 12.
Koonar died of sepsis with septic shock and renal disease, according to the death certificate issued by the hospital. He was also suffering from hypertension. He had been fielded by the party from the seat against BJP leader Surendra Pal Singh.
Citing Section 52 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, an Election Commission (EC) official explained that if a candidate fielded by a recognised state or national party dies before a poll, then the returning officer 'adjourns' the poll on that seat 'to a date to be notified later'.
According to Section 52 (2) of the Act, the EC then asks the recognised political party, whose candidate has died, to nominate another candidate within seven days of being asked to do so.
An official of the election office in Rajasthan told PTI that "the election on the Karanpur seat will be adjourned due to the demise of the candidate. A fresh date of polling will be notified by the Election Commission."
Congress has fielded Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot from Sardarpura and his former deputy Sachin Pilot from Tonk. The party has fielded Archana Sharma from Malviya Nagar and Pushpendra Bharadwaj from Sanganer.
Speaker C P Joshi will contest from his Nathdwara assembly seat and Congress state unit president Govind Singh Dotasra from Lachhmangarh. Former minister Harish Chaudhary will contest from Baytoo and minister Mamata Bhupesh from Sikrai-SC seat.
Rajasthan Election 2023: Congress Candidate List
SR NO | NAME OF CONSITUENCY | NAME OF CANDIDATES |
---|---|---|
1 | SADULSHAHAR | JAGDISH CHANDRA JANGID |
2 | GANGANAGAR | ANKUR MANGLANI |
3 | KARANPUR | - |
4 | SURATGARH | DUNGAR RAM GEDAR |
5 | RAISINGHNAGAR - SC | SOHAN LAL NAYAK |
6 | ANUPGARH - SC | SHIMLA DEVI NAYAK |
7 | SANGARIA | ABHIMANYU POONIA |
8 | HANUMANGARH | VINOD KUMAR CHAUDHARY |
9 | PILIBANGA - SC | VINOD GOTHWAL |
10 | NOHAR | AMIT CHACHAN |
11 | BHADRA | AJEET BENIWAL |
12 | KHAJUWALA - SC | GOVIND RAM MEGHWAL |
13 | BIKANER WEST | DR. BULAKI DAS KALLA |
14 | BIKANER EAST | YASHPAL GEHLOT |
15 | KOLAYAT | BHANWAR SINGH BHATI |
16 | LUNKARANSAR | DR RAJENDRA MOOND |
17 | DUNGARGARH | MANGALARAM GODARA |
18 | NOKHA | SUSHILA DUDI |
19 | SADULPUR | KRISHNA POONIA |
20 | TARANAGAR | NARENDRA BUDANIA |
21 | SARDARSHAHAR | ANIL KUMAR SHARMA |
22 | CHURU | RAFIQ MANDELIA |
23 | RATANGARH | PUSARAM GODARA |
24 | SUJANGARH - SC | MANOJ MEGHWAL |
25 | PILANI - SC | PEETRAM KALA |
26 | SURAJGARH | SHARWAN KUMAR |
27 | JHUNJHUNU | BRIJENDRA SINGH OLA |
28 | MANDAWA | RITA CHOUDHARY |
29 | NAWALGARH | DR. RAJKUMAR SHARMA |
30 | UDAIPURWATI | BHAGWAN RAM SAINI |
31 | KHETRI | MANISHA GURJAR |
32 | FATEHPUR | HAKAM ALI |
33 | LACHHMANGARH | GOVIND SINGH DOTASRA |
34 | DHOD - SC | JAGDISH DANODIA |
35 | SIKAR | RAJENDRA PAREEK |
36 | DANTA RAMGARH | VIRENDRA SINGH |
37 | KHANDELA | MAHADEV SINGH |
38 | NEEM KA THANA | SURESH MODI |
39 | SRIMADHOPUR | DEEPENDRA SINGH |
40 | KOTPUTLI | RAJENDRA SINGH YADAV |
41 | VIRATNAGAR | INDRAJ SINGH GURJAR |
42 | SHAHPURA | MANISH YADAV |
43 | CHOMU | DR SHIKHA MEEL BARALA |
44 | PHULERA | VIDHYADHAR CHOUDHARY |
45 | DUDU - SC | BABU LAL NAGAR |
46 | JHOTWARA | ABHISHEK CHOUDHARY |
47 | AMBER | PRASHANT SHARMA |
48 | JAMWA RAMGARH - ST | GOPAL LAL MEENA |
49 | HAWA MAHAL | R.R. TIWARI |
50 | VIDHYADHAR NAGAR | SITARAM AGARWAL |
51 | CIVIL LINES | PRATAP SINGH KHACHRIYAWAS |
52 | KISHAN POLE | AMIN KAGZI |
53 | ADARSH NAGAR | RAFEEQ KHAN |
54 | MALVIYA NAGAR | DR ARCHANA SHARMA |
55 | SANGANER | PUSHPENDRA BHARDWAJ |
56 | BAGRU - SC | GANGA DEVI VERMA |
57 | BASSI - ST | LAXMAN MEENA |
58 | CHAKSU - SC | VED PRAKASH SOLANKI |
59 | TlJARA | IMRAN KHAN |
60 | KISHANGARH BAS | DEEPCHAND KHERIA |
61 | MUNDAWAR | LALIT KUMAR YADAV |
62 | BEHROR | SANJAY YADAV |
63 | BANSUR | SHAKUNTALA RAWAT |
64 | THANAGAZI | KANTI PRASAD MEENA |
65 | ALWAR RURAL - SC | TlKARAM JULIE |
66 | ALWAR URBAN | AJAY AGARWAL |
67 | RAMGARH | ZUBER KHAN |
68 | RAJGARH-LAXMANGARH - ST | MANGE LAL MEENA |
69 | KATHUMAR - SC | SANJANA JATAV |
70 | KAMAN | ZAHIDA KHAN |
71 | NAGAR | WAJIB ALI |
72 | DEEG -KUMHER | VISHVENDRA SINGH |
73 | BHARATPUR | LEFT FOR RLD |
74 | NADBAI | JOGENDRA AWANA |
75 | WEIR - SC | BHAJAN LAL JATAV |
76 | BAYANA - SC | AMAR SINGH JATAV |
77 | BASERl - SC | SANJAY KUMAR JATAV |
78 | BARI | PRASHANT SINGH PARMAR |
79 | DHOLPUR | SHOBA RANIKUSHWAH |
80 | RAJAKHERA | ROHIT BOHRA |
81 | TODABHIM • ST | GHANSHYAM MEHAR |
82 | HINDAUN - SC | ANITA JATAV |
83 | KARAULI | LAKHAN SINGH MEENA |
84 | SAPOTRA - ST | RAMESH CHAND MEENA |
85 | BANDIKUI | GAJRAJ KHATANA |
86 | MAHUWA | OM PRAKASH HUDLA |
87 | SIKRAI - SC | MAMTA BHUPESH |
88 | DAUSA | MURARI LAL MEENA |
89 | LOLSOT - ST | PARSADI LAL MEENA |
90 | GANGAPUR | RAMKESH MEENA |
91 | BAMANWAS - ST | INDRA MEENA |
92 | SAWAI MADHOPUR | DANISH ABRAR |
93 | KHANDAR - SC | ASHOK BAIRWA |
94 | MALPURA | GHASILAL CHOUDHARY |
95 | NIWAl - SC | PRASHANT BAIRWA |
96 | TONK | SACHIN PILOT |
97 | DEOLI - UNIARA | HARISH CHANDRA MEENA |
98 | KISHANGARH | VIKASH CHOUDHARY |
99 | PUSHKAR | NASEEM AKHTAR INSAF |
100 | AJMER NORTH | MAHENDRA SINGH RALAWATA |
101 | AJMER SOUTH - SC | DROPDI KOLI |
102 | NASIRABAD | SHIV PRAKASH GURJAR |
103 | BEAWAR | PARAS PANCH JAIN |
104 | MASUDA | RAKESH PAREEK |
105 | KEKRI | DR. RAGHU SHARMA |
106 | LADNUN | MUKESH BHAKAR |
107 | DEEDWANA | CHETAN SINGH CHOUDHARY |
108 | JAYAL - SC | MANJU DEVl |
109 | NAGAUR | HARENDRA MIRDHA |
110 | KHINWSAR | TEJPAL MIRDHA |
111 | MERTA - SC | SHIVRATAN VALMIKI |
112 | DEGANA | VlJAYPAL MIRDHA |
113 | MAKRANA | JAKIR HUSSIAN GESAWAT |
114 | PARBATSAR | RAMNIWAS GAWARIA |
115 | NAWAN | MAHENDRA CHOUDHARY |
116 | JAITARAN | SURENDRA GOYAL |
117 | SOJAT - SC | NIRANJAN ARYA |
118 | PALI | BHEEMRAJ BHATI |
119 | MARWAR JUNCTION | KHUSHVEER SINGH |
120 | BALI | BADRI RAM JAKHAR |
121 | SUMERPUR | HARI SHANKAR MEWARA |
122 | PHALODI | PRAKASH CHHANGANI |
123 | LOHAWAT | KISHNARAM BISHNOI |
124 | SHERGARH | MEENA KANWAR |
125 | OSIAN | DIVYA MADERNA |
126 | BHOPALGARH - SC | GEETA SARWAR |
127 | SARDARPURA | ASHOK GEHLOT |
128 | JODHPUR | MANISHA PANWAR |
129 | SOORSAGAR | SHAHJAD KHAN |
130 | LUNI | MAHENDRA VISHNOI |
131 | BILARA - SC | MOHAN LAL KATARIA |
132 | JAISALMER | ROOPARAM MEGHWAL |
133 | POKARAN | SALEH MOHAMMAD |
134 | SHEO | AMEEN KHAN |
135 | BARMER | MEWARAM JAIN |
136 | BAYTOO | HARISH CHOUDHARY |
137 | PACHPADRA | MADAN PRAJAPAT |
138 | SIWANA | MANVENDRA SINGH |
139 | GUDHA MALANI | SONA RAM CHOUDHARY |
140 | CHOHTAN - SC | PADMARAM MEGHWAL |
141 | AHORE | SAROJ CHOUDHARY |
142 | JALORE - SC | RAMILA MEGHWAL |
143 | BHINMAL | DR SAMARJEET SINGH |
144 | SANCHORE | SUKHRAM VISHNOI |
145 | RANIWARA | RATAN DEWASI |
146 | SIROHI | SANYAM LODHA |
147 | PINDWARA-ABU - ST | LEELARAM GARASIA |
148 | REODAR - SC | MOTIRAM KOLi |
149 | GOGUNDA - ST | DR. MANGILAL GARASIYA |
150 | JHALOD·ST | HEERA LAL DARANGI |
151 | KHERWARA - ST | DR. DAYARAM PARMAR |
152 | UDAIPUR RURAL - ST | DR. VIVEK KATARA |
153 | UDAIPUR | GOURAV VALLABH |
154 | MAVLI | PUSHKAR LAL DANG! |
155 | VALLABHNAGAR | PREETI GAJENDRA SINGH SHAKTAWAT |
156 | SALUMBER - ST | RAGHUVEER SINGH MEENA |
157 | DHARIAWAD - ST | NAGRAJ MEENA |
158 | DUNGARPUR - ST | GANESH GOGHRA |
158 | DUNGARPUR - ST | GANESH GOGHRA |
159 | ASPUR - ST | RAKESH ROAT |
160 | SAGWARA - ST | KAILASH KUMAR BHEEL |
161 | CHORASI - ST | TARACHAND BHAGORA |
162 | GHATOL - ST | NANALAL NINAMA |
163 | GARHl- ST | SHANKAR LAL CHARPOTA |
164 | BANSWARA - ST | ARJUN SINGH BAMANIYA |
165 | BAGIDORA - ST | MAHENDRA JEET SINGH MALVIYA |
166 | KUSHALGARH - ST | RAMILA KHADIA |
167 | KAPASAN - SC | SHANKAR LAL BAIRWA |
168 | BEGUN | RAJENDRA SINGH BIDHURI |
169 | CHITTORGARH | SURENDRA SINGH JADAWAT |
170 | NIMBAHERA | UDAI LAL ANJANA |
171 | BARI SADRI | BADRI LAL JAT |
172 | PRATAPGARH - ST | RAMLAL MEENA |
173 | BHIM | SUDARSHAN SINGH RAWAT |
173 | BHIM | SUDARSHAN SINGH RAWAT |
174 | KUMBHALGARH | YOGENDRA SINGH PARMAR |
175 | RAJSAMAND | NARAYAN SINGH BHATI |
176 | NATHDWARA | C P JOSHI |
177 | ASIND | HANGAMI LAL MEWARA |
178 | MANDAL | RAMLAL JAT |
179 | SAHARA | RAJENDRA TRIVEDI |
180 | BHILWARA | OM NARAYANIWAL |
181 | SHAHPURA • SC | NARENDRA KUMAR RAIGAR |
182 | JAHAZPUR | DHIRAJ GURJAR |
183 | MANDALGARH | VIVEK DHAKAR |
184 | HINDOLI | ASHOK CHANDNA |
185 | KESHORAIPATAN - SC | C L PREM! BAIRWA |
186 | BUNDI | HARIMOHAN SHARMA |
187 | PIPALDA | CHETAN PATEL |
188 | SANGOD | BHANU PRATAP SINGH |
189 | KOTA NORTH | SHANTI DHARIWAL |
190 | KOTA SOUTH | RAKHI GAUTAM |
191 | LADPURA | NAIMUDDIN GUDDU |
192 | RAMGANJ MANDI - SC | MAHENDRA RAJORIA |
193 | ANTA | PRAMOD JAIN BHAYA |
194 | KISHANGANJ - ST | NIRMALA SAHARIA |
195 | BARAN-ATRU - SC | PANACHAND MEGHWAL |
196 | CHHABRA | KARAN SINGH RATHORE |
197 | DAG - SC | CHETRAJ GEHLOT |
198 | JHALRAPATAN | RAM LAL CHOUHAN |
199 | KHANPUR | SURESH GURJAR |
In the first week of November, Congress released its seventh list of 21 candidates for the Rajasthan assembly elections, fielding state Parliamentary Affairs Minister Shanti Dhariwal from the Kota North seat.
The party has denied a ticket to Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot's confidant and Rajasthan Tourism Development Corporation Chairman Dharmendra Rathore.
Dhariwal and Rathore were among the three senior state leaders against whom the party's disciplinary committee had issued notices after they did not attend a meeting of the Congress Legislature Party in the state and held a parallel meeting of MLAs instead last year at Dhariwal's residence.
The meeting was seen as a move to determine Gehlot's successor as chief minister as he was in the race for the Congress president post. Rathore was seeking a ticket from the Ajmer North constituency. The Congress fielded Mahendra Singh Ralawata from the seat.
Mahesh Joshi, the third leader who was issued a notice by the party's disciplinary committee, has already been denied a ticket for the Assembly polls. RR Tiwari has been fielded from Hawa Mahal in his place.
Rajasthan has never re-elected a government since 1998, alternating between the Congress and the BJP
(With PTI inputs)
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