Jaipur: Rahul Kaswan fought the Churu Lok Sabha battle for the first time on a Congress ticket and against Devendra Jhajahriya who fought on BJP ticket. The voting percentage was 62.98 per cent in Churu during the Lok Sabha polls 2024. Churu Lok Sabha constituency went to polls in the first phase of Lok Sabha elections 2024 on April 19.
Elections were held in two phases in Rajasthan. The first phase of voting for 12 seats including Churu was held on April 19, while the second phase of voting was held on April 26 for 13 Lok Sabha seats.
Several exit polls results predict that while BJP will win maximum number of seats in the state of Rajasthan. Although BJP is expected to suffer a setback, a reasonable improvement is expected in Congress' performance as far as seat share is concerned.
Assembly segments
The Churu seat comprises 8 Assembly segments including Nohar, Bhadra, Sadulpur, Taranagar, Sardarshahar, Churu, Ratangarh, Sujangarh. The constituency is a general seat. The BJP, the INC are the main parties in the constituency.
The Churu seat comprises 8 Assembly segments | FPJ
Rahul Kaswan (Congress) vs Devendra Jhajahriya (BJP) | FPJ
Although BJP has had a strong hold in Churu since ages, the fact that Rahul Kaswan switched to Congress after being unhappy over BJP's move to nominate Paralympian Devendra Jhajahriya to fight in Churu may prove tricky for the BJP.
Meanwhile, Paralympian Devendra Jhajahriya, is yet another Jat candidate nominated making BJP's position strong as Churu has has always been dominated by Jats. Besides, time will tell if Jhajaria's strong campaign having a single message: "Support him to fortify Prime Minister Narendra Modi's" backed by Prime Minister Modi's extensive campaign rally in support of Jhajaria in Churu push BJP closer to victory.
BJP holding Churu since 30 years
Churu has been a BJP stronghold holding the constituency for 30 years. 2019 Lok Sabha Elections saw a remarkable victory of BJP's Rahul Kaswan with a margin of 334,402 votes. Rahul Kaswan was polled 792,999 votes with a vote share of 60.00 %. INC Rafique Mandelia who was the runner-up managed to secure 458,597 votes (34.46 %).
Past four Churu Lok Sabha Election Results | FPJ
Past four general elections results | FPJ
In the 2014 Lok Sabha Elections, BJP's Rahul Kaswan again presented victory and got 595,756 votes with a vote share of 52.63%. BSP candidate Abhinesh Maharshi was the runner-up securing 301,017 votes (26.59 %) Rahul Kaswan won the election with a margin of 294,739 votes.
