Polling for Karanpur assembly seat in Rajasthan is being held today. The election on Karanpur seat in Sriganganagar district was adjourned due to Congress ca𝓰ndidate Gurmeet Singh Koonar's death.
The election on Karanpur seat in Sriganganagar district was adjourned due to Congress candidate Gurmeet Singh Koonar's death
Polling for Karanpur assembly seat in Rajasthan is being held today. The election on Karanpur seat in Sriganganagar district was adjourned due to Congress ca𝓰ndidate Gurmeet Singh Koonar's death.
Surendra Pal Singh TT, the BJP nominee💙 for this seat, has already been sworn in as a minister. He was inducted as a minister of state (independent charge) in Bhajanlal Sharma’s government on December 30 last year, a move opposed by the Congress.
While rules say that non-legislators can be𒆙 included as ministers with the condition that they get elected within six months, former chief minister and senior Congress leader Ashok Gehlot had called it a clear violation of the code of conduct and a🐬n attempt to influence the voters there.
The Congress has fielded Koonar's son R🌳upinder Si𒊎ngh.
The voting began at 7 am and♐ will conclude at 6 pm, while the result will be declared on January 8, officials said.
Chief Electoral Officer Praveen G൲upta said that voting would be held in 249 polling stations in Kaꦦranpur.
There are 2.40 lakh voters in Karanpur assembly constituency, including 1,25,850 men, 1,14,9🐬66 women and 10 transgender voters, he said and added that 180 service voters are also registered.
As many as🔯 12 candidates are contesting the election in Karanpur.
The elections in 199 out of 200 assembly seats in the state were held on November 🃏25, andไ the December 3 results led to a clean sweep for the Bharatiya Janata Party.
The BJP won 115 seats while the Congre♛ss managed to bag 69 seats.