Last Updated: October 22, 2023, 10:19 IST
File photo of Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot and former CM Vasundhara Raje. (Credits: PTI)
Polling for the 200-member Rajasthan Assembly will be held on November 25 and the counting of votes will be taken up on December 3
Rajasthan is all set for a tight contest between the Congress and the BJP to elect the 200-member Legislative Assembly in the state in a month. While the Congress is fighting to retain power in the state, the BJP is expected to give a tough contest to the ruling party.
The Rajasthan elections have been dominated by the Congress and the BJP, with both the parties alternatively ruling the state.
Rajasthan Election 2023
Polling for the 200-member Rajasthan Assembly will be held on November 25 and the counting of votes will be taken up on December 3. The BJP, which is looking to wrest power from the Congress in the desert state, has so far announced candidates for 124 candidates.
| Election Name: | Rajasthan Election 2023 |
| Current Term Ending Date: | January 14, 2024 |
| Total Seats: | 200 |
| Current Ruling Government: | Congress |
| Current Chief Minister Rajasthan: | Ashok Gehlot |
| Major Opposition Party: | BJP |
| Rajasthan Election Dates 2023: | November 25 |
| Majority seats: | 101 |
| Rajasthan Election Result Date 2023: | December 3 |
Rajasthan Election 2023 Polling and Result Dates
Rajasthan Election 2023 Polling Date: November 25
Rajasthan Election 2023 Result Date: December 3
Rajasthan Election Timeline
Date of Issue of Gazette Notification: October 30, 2023 (Monday)
Last Date of Making Nominations: November 6, 2023 (Monday)
Date for Scrutiny of nominations: November 7, 2023 (Tuesday)
Last Date for Withdrawal of Candidatures: November 9, 2023 (Thursday)
Date of Poll: November 25, 2023 (Saturday)
Date of Counting: December 3, 2023 (Sunday)
Date before which election shall be Completed: December 5, 2023 (Tuesday)
Rajasthan Election Key Issues 2023: What Matters to Voters?
Several issues like exam paper leak, crime against women and employment are key segments which are expected to dominate the voters’ preference.
Rajasthan’s examination paper leaks have almost become a norm. In the last 5 years, there has been at least 14 instances when examination papers were leaked impacting around 1 crore youths.
Crime against women has been a recurrent problem with Union Minister Anurag Thakur alleging, “A total of 33,000 cases pertain to sexual assault on women in Rajasthan, but the Gandhi family remains silent.”
Chhattisgarh 2018 Results
Congress- 68
BJP- 15
BSP+ – 7
Others- 0
Major Political Parties and Alliances
The politics in Rajasthan has revolved around the Congress and the BJP with each party taking turns to rule the state in alternative elections. However, the BSP is another significant party which got 6 seats in the 2018 assembly polls.
This time, AIMIM has also fielded three candidates and more names are expected to be announced in the coming days. AIMIM, which has a following among Muslim voters, fielded candidates from the Hawa Mahal constituency in Jaipur, Fatehpur in Sikar and Kaman in Bharatpur.
Key Contests and Battleground Constituencies
Some of the prominent seats in the assembly elections are:
- Jhalrapatan seat: Jhalrapatan seat is the traditional seat of former Rajasthan chief minister Vasundhara Raje, who is also contesting from the constituency this election.
- Jhotwara: BJP’s Jaipur Rural MP Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore is contesting from the Jhotwara seat in Rajasthan. However, he has received opposition from a section of leaders within the party.
- Sardarpura: This VVIP seat is represented by CM Ashok Gehlot, who has fought from this constituency several times.
- Tonk: This is the constituency of former Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot.
- Taranagar: Rajendra Rathore, the BJP’s leader in the Assembly, has also been given a ticket from Taranagar.
There are several prominent candidates in this election, all eyes are on these five faces: Ashok Gehlot, Sachin Pilot, Vasundhara Raje, Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore and Diya Kumari.
While Sachin Pilot has been challenging Gehlot within the party for the CM’s chair, Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore and Diya Kumari are speculated to challenge Raje, for the CM’s chair, especially at a time when the BJP is fighting without a CM face.
