Congress, BJP announce candidates for Rajasthan bypolls
The Hindu
Polling to be held at Vallabhnagar, Dhariawad on October 30
The ruling Congress and the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday announced candidates for the by-elections to two Assembly constituencies in Rajasthan. The by-elections at Vallabhnagar in Udaipur district and Dhariawad in Pratapgarh district were necessitated following the death of incumbent MLAs.
The Congress has fielded the deceased MLA Gajendra Singh’s wife Preeti Shaktawat from Vallabhnagar, and Nagraj Meena, who had contested the Assembly election five times in the past, from the reserved Dhariawad seat. The polling will be held on October 30.
The BJP has given ticket to Rajput leader Himmat Singh Jhala, who wields a considerable influence on the community, in Vallabhnagar, and Khet Singh Meena, district president of the Scheduled Tribe Morcha, who has the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh’s backing, in Dhariawad.
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