Elections will be held in two phases in Rajasthan. Voting in 13 constituencies will be held in the first phase on April 29. The remaining 12 constituencies will vote on May 5. The votes will be counted on May 23.
The fight for Jaipur Rural seat, one of Rajasthan’s 25 Lok Sabha seats, will be between two Olympians -- BJP leader and sitting MP Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore and Congress’s Krishna Poonia.
Mumbai, India - February 21, 2017: People cast their vote during the BMC elections at Ghodapdeo in Mumbai, India, on Tuesday, February 21, 2017. (Photo by Anshuman Poyrekar/Hindustan Times)(Anshuman Poyrekar/HT PHOTO)
In 2014 Lok Sabha polls, Rathore defeated Congress veteran CP Joshi by more than 3 lakh votes.
This time Poonia, MLA from Sadulpur, will take on Rathore. She is an international gold medal-winning discus thrower, three times Olympics participant and Padma Shri awardee.
Elections will be held in two phases in Rajasthan. Voting in 13 constituencies will be held in the first phase on April 29. The remaining 12 constituencies will vote on May 5. The votes will be counted on May 23.
Rajasthan goes to polls in two phases on April 29 and May 6. The votes will be counted on May 23.