Tonk-Sawai Madhopur is one of the key Lok Sabha constituencies of Rajasthan. The voting for the parliamentary polls 2019 on this seat will take place in the fourth phase on April 29. This constituency came into existence in 2008 as a part of the implementation of delimitation of parliamentary constituencies. Currently, it comprises of eight assembly seats -Gangapur City, Bamanwas, Sawai Madhopur, Khandar, Malpura, Niwai, Tonk and Deoli–Uniara. The seat is not reserved for any category and its constituency number is 12. 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 Congress has fielded Namonarayan, while the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has given the ticket to Sukhbir Singh Jaunapuria from Tonk-Sawai Madhopur. The last date of filing nominations for the seat was April 9. The scrutiny of nomination papers took place on April `10. Meanwhile, the last date of withdrawal of candidature was April 12. Lok Sabha Elections 2019 Phase II: List of States And Constituencies Voting On April 18.

Details of Tonk-Sawai Madhopur Lok Sabha Constituency:

Issue of Notification April 2
Last date for filing nomination April 9
Scrutiny of nomination April 10
Last date for withdrawal of candidature April 12
Date Of Poll April 29
Date of Result May 23

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In 2014 election, BJP candidate Sukhbir Singh Jaunapuria defeated Congress candidate Mohammed Azharuddin by a margin of over one lakh votes. Meanwhile, in 2009 elections, Namo Narain Meena had bagged the seat on the Congress ticket.

List of States And Constituencies That Will Vote On April 29 In Phase IV

State (No. of seats voting in this phase) Constituencies
Bihar (5) Darbhanga, Ujiarpur, Samastipur, Begusarai, Munger
Jammu And Kashmir (1) Anantnag
Jharkhand (3) Chatra, Lohardaga, Palamu
Madhya Pradesh (6) Siddhi, Shahdol, Jabalpur, Mandla, Chhindwara, Balaghat
Maharashtra (17) Nandurbar, Dhule, Dindori, Nashik, Palghar, Bhiwandi, Kalyan, Thane, Mumbai North, Mumbai North-West, Mumbai North-East, Mumbai North-Central, Mumbai South -Central, Mumbai South, Maval, Shirur, Shirdi
Odisha (6) Mayurbhanj, Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Jagatsinghpur
Rajasthan (13) Tonk-Sawai Madhopur, Ajmer, Pali, Jodhpur, Barmer, Jalore, Udaipur, Banswara, Chittorgarh, Rajsamand, Bhilwara, Kota, Jhalawar-Baran
Uttar Pradesh (13) Shahjahanpur, Kheri, Hardoi, Misrikh, Unnao, Farrukhabad, Etawah, Kannauj, Kanpur, Akbarpur, Jalaun, Jhansi, Hamirpur
West Bengal (8) Baharampur, Krishnanagar, Ranaghat, Bardhaman Purba, Bardhaman - Durgapur, Asansol, Bolpur, Birbhum

On March 10, the Election Commission of India announced dates for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. The elections will take place in seven phases, and the results will be declared on May 23. The polls will be held in 1,035,918 polling stations across the country compared to 928,000 set up during the last Lok Sabha election in 2014.

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