Jaipur: The Congress has officially announced its candidates for the upcoming by-polls on seven assembly seats in Rajasthan. The list, released by the All India Congress Committee (AICC) late Wednesday night, features Amit Ola, son of sitting MP Brijendra Ola, contesting from Jhunjhunu and Aryaan Khan running for the Ramgarh seat, which became vacant after his father Zubair Khan's passing.
Deendayal Bairwa will represent the party from Dausa, while Kastoor Chand Meena, Ratan Choudhary, Mahesh Roat, and Reshma Meena have been nominated for Deoli-Uniara, Khinvsar, Chorasi, and Salumbar, respectively.
Notably, the Congress has opted not to form an alliance with any regional party for these by-polls, a departure from their strategy in the Lok Sabha elections. In contrast, the BJP has already announced candidates for six of the seven seats, with the exception of Chorasi.
The deadline for filing nominations is October 25, Voting for the seven assembly seats, Jhunjhunu, Dausa, Deoli-Uniara, Khinvsar, Chorasu, Salumbar, and Ramgarh will take place on November 13, with results expected on November 23. Four of these seats were previously held by the Congress, while one each was held by the BJP and the Bharat Adivasi Party (BAP).
The by-polls are necessitated by the deaths of siting MLAs, including Congress' Zubair Khan in Ramgarh and BJP's Amritlal Meena in Salumbar. Additionally, five constituencies require by-polls because their MLAs were elected as MPs in the recent Lok Sabha elections. Currently, the Rajasthan assembly has 200 seats, with the BJP holding 114, the Congress 65, and the remainder divided among smaller parties and independent members.
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