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Rajasthan Lok Sabha Election 2024: Kota Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 25 Lok Sabha constituencies, consisting of eight assembly segments in Rajasthan. The Kota seat was considered a Congress stronghold before it was breached by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the 2014 Lok Sabha polls.
The Kota constituency is represented by Lok Sabha Speaker and sitting MP BJP Om Birla who won the seat twice since the 2014 polls.
In the 2019 Lok Sabha Elections, Om Birla retained the Kota seat when he defeated Congress’ Ramnarain Meena by a margin of 2,79,677 votes in tightly-contested electoral battle. Amid a nearly 70 percent turnout in the constituency, Birla secured 8,00,051 votes while Meena received 5,20,374 votes.
Elections for the Kota Lok Sabha constituency will be held on April 26, 2024– Phase 2 of Lok Sabha polls– while votes will be counted on June 4 and results declared on the same day.
Om Birla (Incumbent) – Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
Dr Prahlad Gurjar- Congress
(Note: The candidate(s) list will be updated as and when they are announced.)
Date of polling: April 26, 2024
Date of counting/results: June 4, 2024
Riding on the back of thumping victories in Assembly polls in the Hindi heartland states late last year, the ruling BJP is eyeing a third straight win from the Kota seat with Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla looking to complete a hattrick of victories from the constituency.
The Congress 0n the other hand, will be looking to recapture its former stronghold and win the seat from Rajasthan’s coaching hub in hopes of wresting power from the BJP at the Centre in the Lok Sabha Elections 2024.
Historically, the Congress seems to have an edge in Kota, having won the seat seven times, while the BJP has just 3 victories under its belt, since the 1967 elections when the constituency was carved out.
Elections for the 25 Lok Sabha seats in Rajasthan will be held in first two phases, April 19 (phase 1) and April 26 (phase 2) of the general elections. Votes will be counted on June 4 and results declared on the same day, the Election Commission has announced.
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