Churu, December 11: Results of the high-stake electoral battle in Churu district, along with all other parts of Rajasthan which went to assembly polls on December 7, 2018, will be declared today by the Election Commission of India (ECI). Stay tuned below for the live news updates of early trends and results emerging from the following six constituencies: Sadulpur, Taranagar, Sardarshahar, Churu, Ratangarh and Sujangarh.
Sadulpur: The seat was won by the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) in 2013. The party has fielded its sitting MLA Manoj Kumar Nyangali to take on Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s Ram Singh Kaswan and Congress candidate Krishna Poonia. Check here the latest trends and results emerging from the constituency.
Taranagar: The BJP, which wrested the seat in the last elections, replaced its sitting MLA Jainarayan with Rakesh Jangir. He is being challenged by Congress candidate Narendra Budania and BSP's Alisher Khan. Check the live results here.
Sardarshahar: Here, the Congress had fielded its sitting legislator and 5-time MLA from the seat, Bhanwar Lal Sharma. He is being challenged by BJP leader Ashok Kumar. Check the live result updates here.
Churu: From this assembly segment, the BJP had fielded its current MLA Rajendra Singh Rathore -- who has represented the constituency 5 times -- to take on Congress' Rafique Mandelia, the son of former legislator Haji Maqbool Mandelia. Check the latest result from the constituency here.
Ratangarh: Here, the BJP had denied ticket to the sitting MLA and Minister Rajkumar Rinwa, and instead fielded Abhinesh Maharshi. He is being challenged by Congress candidate Bhanwarlal Pujari. Check the outcome of the poll battle here.
Sujangarh: From the reserved constituency of Sujangarh, the BJP had refielded its incumbent MLA Khemaram. The Congress and BSP had issued tickets to Bhanwarilal Meghwal and Sitaram, respectively. Check the results and updates here.
In the Churu district, the BJP had won four out of the six constituencies in 2013, whereas, the Congress and an independent candidate had bagged one each. The stats were predicted to change in this round of the elections, with pollsters expecting an edge for the Congress.