Arjun Meghwal wins Bikaner Lok Sabha seat in Rajasthan by 5,711 votes

Arjun Ram Meghwal, Union minister for Law and Justice has won in Rajasthan’s Bikaner constituency in the Lok Sabha election 2024 by 5,711 votes

Arjun Ram Meghwal, Union minister for Law and Justice, has won by a margin of 5,711 votes and defeated Congress candidate Govindram Meghwa from Rajasthan’s Bikaner constituency, reported the Election Commission of India. He earned a total of 5,66,737 votes in the constituency.

Union minister of state (I/C) for law & justice Arjun Ram Meghwal was addressing a press conference after the verdict. (Arjun Ram Meghwal | Official X account)

The last time a non-BJP candidate won in the Bikaner Lok Sabha Constituency was in 1999 when Rameshwar Lal Dudi of the Congress defeated Rampratap Kasania of the BJP.

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In 2019 Arjun Ram Meghwal defeated Congress candidate Madan Gopal Meghawal with a 59.82% vote share. The runner-up had a vote share of 35.8%

Meghwal's win in the 2024 election, marks the fourth time he will be entering the Lok Sabha from Bikaner. He had previously won in 2014 and 2009 also, both victories against Congress candidates.

A former bureaucrat in the Rajasthan government Bikaner-born Meghwal started his political journey after voluntary retirement in 2009. He was the BJP's chief whip in the Lok Sabha in 2014.

The constituency, which is reserved for Scheduled Caste candidates, recorded a voting percentage of 53.96 in the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections.

According to data from the Election Commission as of 10:36 am, the NDA alliance was emerging as the biggest bloc in the Lok Sabha, with leads or wins in 292 seats. A party or an alliance requires 273 seats for a majority in the lower house of Parliament.

The Lok Sabha polls for 543 seats were held in seven phases starting from April 19, with the last phase on June 1. The Bharatiya Janata Party is seeking a rare third term at the Centre with Narendra Modi as Prime Minister.