Jaipur. 69 candidates are in the fray in the by-elections being held on 7 assembly seats of Rajasthan, in which the main contest is between BJP, Congress and regional parties. Under this by-election, voting will be held on Dausa, Jhunjhunu, Deoli Uniara, Ramgarh, Khinvsar, Salumbhar and Chaurasi assembly seats. A total of 19 lakh 36 thousand 533 voters will exercise their franchise, out of which 10 lakh 4 thousand 283 are male and 9 lakh 32 thousand 243 are female voters.

More than 9 thousand security personnel were deployed

The administration has made stringent preparations regarding security arrangements. More than 9 thousand security personnel have been deployed, while 43 companies of Central Security Force and 17 companies of RAC are engaged in election security. Out of a total of 1915 polling stations, 604 have been declared sensitive, on which central forces have been deployed. Apart from this, CCTV surveillance is being done at 53 checkpoints, and 12 interstate police checkpoints have been set up.

The prestige of Congress and BJP is at stake

This by-election can prove to be a big test for the BJP, as the party had only one of these seats. Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma has himself taken charge of the election strategy. Congress, which has won 11 seats in the Lok Sabha elections 2024, is also under pressure to repeat its success in the assembly elections. At the same time, regional parties like Rashtriya Loktantrik Party (RLP) and Bharat Adivasi Party (BAP) are trying to maintain their political existence.

A triangular contest is seen on these three seats

Particularly, a triangular contest can be seen in Dausa, Khinvsar, and Chaurasi seats. In Dausa, there is a direct contest between BJP and Congress, where the reputation of veteran leaders like Kirori Lal Meena and Sachin Pilot is at stake. In Khinvsar, there is a contest between RLP's Kanika Beniwal, BJP's Revant Ram, and Congress's Ratan Chaudhary. The election results on these seats can decide the direction of the state's politics.

There is a triangular contest on these 5 seats

Jhunjhunu - Rajendra Bhambu (BJP) - Amit Ola (Congress) - Rajendra Gudha (Independent)

Khinvsar- Revant Ram (BJP)- Ratan Choudhary (Congress)- Kanika Beniwal (RLP)

Chaurasi- Karilal Nanoma (BJP)- Mahesh Roat (Congress)- Anil Katara (BAP)

Salumbhar - Shanta Devi (BJP) - Reshma Meena (Congress) - Jitesh Katara (BAP)

Deoli Uniara- Rajendra Gurjar (BJP)- KC Meena (Congress)- Naresh Meena (Independent)

There is a competition between BJP and Congress on these 2 seats

Dausa - Jagmohan Meena (BJP) - Deendayal Bairwa (Congress)

Ramgarh - Sukhwant Singh (BJP) - Aryan Zuber Khan (Congress)

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