Counting of votes for the Lok Sabha elections commenced today morning across various states and Union Territories. The Lok Sabha has 543 members, but counting is being conducted for 542 seats after BJP’s Mukesh Dalal from Surat was elected unopposed.
The Barmer constituency in the state of Rajasthan went to polls on April 26 and is one of the most interesting constituencies to watch out for in Rajasthan. The contest is between BJP and Congress who are facing tough competition from an Independent candidate, Ravindra Singh Bhati.
There are a total of 11 candidates in the fray including, Kailash Choudhary from the BJP, Ummeda Ram Beniwal from the Congress, and Independent candidate Ravindra Singh Bhati.
As for the previous two elections, in 2014, BJP’s Sona Ram defeated Congress Harish Choudhary and Independent candidates Jaswant Singh and Rama Ram. In the 2019 General Elections, BJP won the seat again with 846,526 votes and defeated Congress party’s Manvendra Singh.
– Congress Party’s Ummeda Ram Beniwal is leading by 42706 votes in Barmer so far. Independent candidate Ravindra Singh Bhati has secured 113934 votes while Kailash Choudhary from the BJP has got 54394 votes.
– Congress Party’s Ummeda Ram Beniwal is leading by 23113 votes in Barmer so far. Independent candidate Ravindra Singh Bhati has secured 282095 votes while Kailash Choudhary from the BJP has got 130989 votes.
– Congress Party’s Ummeda Ram Beniwal leading by 27313 votes against Independent candidate Ravindra Singh Bhati and BJP’s Kailash Choudhary.
– Congress party’s Ummeda Ram Beniwal leading by over 1 lakh votes against Independent candidate Ravindra Singh Bhati and BJP’s Kailash Choudhary.
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