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JAIPUR, FEBRUARY 2: The popularity of the Ashok Gehlot-led Congress government in Rajasthan would be put on test in the Assembly elections to six constituencies scheduled for February 17. These have been necessitated by the election of five BJP members and one Congress member to the Lok Sabha in the last polls.
The six seats for which by-polls are taking place are Sadulpur, Raisingh Nagar, Mundawar, Asind, Aspur and Nimbahera. Of these, the Aspur seat was vacated by a ruling Congress member, while the rest were vacated by BJP members.
BJP8217;s Satish Poonia and Congress8217;s Ram Singh Poonia would fight it out in the Jat-dominated Sadulpur seat vacated by BJP8217;s Ram Singh Kaswa. The BJP candidate, who headed its state youth wing earlier, had rebelled during the Assembly elections in 1998 after he was denied the ticket. However, he soon gave up the rebellions posture.
In the Raisingh Nagar reserved constituency, the contest is between Ishwar Singh Meghwal BJP and Sohan Lal Naik Congress.
Two liquor kings, O.P. Yadav of the Congress and Dharampal Chaudhry of the BJP would contest the Mundawar seat of Alwar district. By all indications, it is going to be a tough battle-ground with money, liquor and muscle-power coming in to full-play.
The Asind seat would see a fight between Hangami Lal Mewar Congress and Ram Lal Gujar BJP.
