Jaipur Rural is one of the 25 Lok Sabha constituencies of Rajasthan. The voting for the parliamentary polls 2019 on this seat will take place in the Fifth phase on May 6. Currently, it comprises eight assembly seats - Kotputli, Viratnagar, Shahpura, Phulera, Jhotwara, Amber, Jamwa Ramgarh and Bansur. The seat is not reserved for any category and its constituency number is 6. Lok Sabha Elections 2019 Schedule: Voting In 7 Phases From April 11 to May 19, Counting And Results On May 23; Check All Dates For General Elections.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has fielded Union Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore from Jaipur Rural seat, while the Congress has given the ticket to Krishna Poonia. The last date of filing nominations for the seat was April 18. The scrutiny of nominations papers took place on April `20. Meanwhile, the last date of withdrawal of candidature was April 22. Lok Sabha Elections 2019 Phase V: List of States And Constituencies Voting On May 6.
Details of Jaipur Rural Lok Sabha Constituency:
Issue of Notification | April 10 |
Last date for filing nomination | April 18 |
Scrutiny of nomination | April 20 |
Last date for withdrawal of candidature | April 22 |
Date Of Poll | May 6 |
Date of Result | May 23 |
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In 2014 elections also, Rathore had won from Jaipur Rural Lok Sabha Constituency defeating Congress candidate CP Joshi with a margin of over three lakh votes. In 2009 elections, Lal Chand Kataria had won the seat on the Congress ticket.
List of States And Constituencies That Will Vote On May 6 In Phase V
State (No. of seats voting in this phase) | Constituencies |
Bihar (5) | Sitamarhi, Madhubani, Muzaffarpur, Saran, Hajipur |
Jammu and Kashmir (2) | Anantnag, Ladakh |
Jharkhand (4) | Kodarma, Ranchi, Khunti, Hazaribagh |
Madhya Pradesh (7) | Tikamgarh, Damoh, Khajuraho, Satna, Rewa, Hoshangabad, Betul |
Rajasthan (12) | Ganganagar, Bikaner, Churu, Jhunjhunu, Sikar, Jaipur Rural, Jaipur, Alwar, Bharatpur, Karauli-Dholpur, Dausa, Nagaur |
Uttar Pradesh (14) | Dhaurahra, Sitapur, Mohanlalganj, Lucknow, Rae Bareli, Amethi, Banda, Fatehpur, Kaushambi, Barabanki, Faizabad, Bahraich, Kaiserganj, Gonda |
West Bengal (7) | Bangaon, Barrackpur, Howrah, Uluberia, Sreerampur, Hooghly, Arambag |
The Election Commission of India on March 10 announced the dates for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. The general elections will take place in seven phases between April 11 and May 19, and the results will be declared on May 23. Along with Lok Sabha Elections, voting will also take place in this phase for Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim and Odisha Assembly Elections 2019.
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