Rajasthan Assembly Election Result 2023 LIVE updates: All eyes on BJP vs Congress battle

Important seats to watch out in Rajasthan 

1. Sardarpura - Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot is contesting the election from the Sardarpura constituency which has been a stronghold for Congress. He will be defending his seat against BJP's Mahendra Singh Rathore.

In 2018, Gehlot won the Sardarpura seat by securing 45,990 votes against the BJP's Shambhu Singh.

2. Jhalrapatan - Two time Rajasthan CM and BJP candidate Vasundhara Raje is contesting from Jhalrapatan, which she has represented since 2003. Raje was appointed the CM for the first time after she defeated Congress candidate and Sachin Pilot's mother Rama Pilot.

She again was appointed as the CM after the BJP won 163 seats out of 200 in 2013 and Raje won against Meenakshi Chandrawat by a margin of more than 60,000 votes. She also secured her constituency against Manvendra Singh despite BJP's loss in 2018.

Raje is being challenged by Congress party's Ramlal Chauhan in 2023.

3. Tonk - Sachin Pilot is the sitting MLA from Tonk and he is being challenged by the BJP's Ajit Singh Mehta. Pilot won the constituency by defeating BJP's Yoonus Khan by a margin over over 54, 179 votes. The constituency is said to have a considerably high population of Gujjars, Meenas and Muslims.

4. Jhotwara - BJP has fielded Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore from Jhotwara constituency which was won by Congress in 2018. The Olympian-turned-politican will be contesting against Congress party's Abhishek Choudhary.

In 2018, Jhotwara was won by Lal Chanda Kataria who defeated BJP's Rajpal Singh Shekhawat by a margin over 10,747 votes.

5. Nathdwara - Nathdwara is up for grabs between BJP candidate and the descendant of Maharana Pratap Singh, Vishwaraj Singh Mewar and Congress candidate CP Joshi.

Joshi is the current speaker of Rajasthan assembly and he defeated BJP's Mahesh Pratap Singh by a margin of 16,940 seats in 2018.

6. Churu - Churu has been a stronghold for the BJP as it has won four out of five assembly elections in 1998, 2003, 2013 and 2018.

For 2023, the BJP has fielded Harlal Saharan against Congress candidate Rafiz Mandelia. In 2018, Rajendra Rathore of the BJP won by a margin of 1,461 votes against Mandelia, who gave a tough competition to the BJP. 

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