Rajasthan
Four ex-royals fielded by BJP win, one given ticket by Congress loses | Jaipur News
JAIPUR: Six candidates from erstwhile royal families in Rajasthan, who tried their luck in the assembly elections performed well. Five candidates fielded by the Bharatiya Janata Party emerged victorious, while Congress‘ Vishvendra Singh from erstwhile Bharatpur royal family lost the polls.
While royal families lost their titles after Independence, they continue to remain popular among the public and their influence is steady among the members of upper castes in the state, especially Brahmins and Rajputs.
Winning with a margin of 71,368 votes, one of the highest in the state, princess of the erstwhile Jaipur royal family, Diya Kumari from Vidyadhar Nagar constituency, after victory said, “I thank all my family members of Vidyadhar Nagar assembly constituency from the bottom of my heart for giving me their love, blessings and valuable support in the great festival of democracy. I promise that I will support them in all their happiness and sorrow, not as their representative but as a family member.”
Former chief minister and senior BJP leader Vasundhara Raje won from Jhalrapatan seat with a margin of 53,193 votes. A member of the Scindia royal family, Raje retained her seat for the sixth time, despite talks of clash with the party high command.
Three-time BJP MLA from Bikaner East since 2008, the princess of Bikaner royal family, Siddhi Kumari, once again won the seat with a margin of 19,303 votes defeating Congress’ Yashpal Gehlot.
From Kota’s Ladpura seat, Kalpana Devi, wife of Maharao Ijya Raj Singh, retained her seat once again by winning with a margin of 25,522 votes on Sunday. In the last assembly elections, Devi had won with a margin of over 21,000 votes.
Despite a lesser margin compared to his contemporaries, Vishvaraj Singh Mewar from Nathdwara assembly constituency, bagged the seat for BJP and won with a margin of 7,504 votes. Singh made his electoral debut this year against senior Congress leader and state assembly speaker CP Joshi. Joshi, who was the sitting MLA, held the seat for the past five elections. Singh had been banking on his family’s connection with the locals in the region and was confident of victory after joining the BJP in October this year.
The lone royal candidate fielded by Congress, sitting MLA Vishvendra Singh, son of the last ruler of Bharatpur royal family, Brijendra Singh, lost from the Deeg-Kumher assembly constituency with a margin of 7,895 votes.
While royal families lost their titles after Independence, they continue to remain popular among the public and their influence is steady among the members of upper castes in the state, especially Brahmins and Rajputs.
Winning with a margin of 71,368 votes, one of the highest in the state, princess of the erstwhile Jaipur royal family, Diya Kumari from Vidyadhar Nagar constituency, after victory said, “I thank all my family members of Vidyadhar Nagar assembly constituency from the bottom of my heart for giving me their love, blessings and valuable support in the great festival of democracy. I promise that I will support them in all their happiness and sorrow, not as their representative but as a family member.”
Former chief minister and senior BJP leader Vasundhara Raje won from Jhalrapatan seat with a margin of 53,193 votes. A member of the Scindia royal family, Raje retained her seat for the sixth time, despite talks of clash with the party high command.
Three-time BJP MLA from Bikaner East since 2008, the princess of Bikaner royal family, Siddhi Kumari, once again won the seat with a margin of 19,303 votes defeating Congress’ Yashpal Gehlot.
From Kota’s Ladpura seat, Kalpana Devi, wife of Maharao Ijya Raj Singh, retained her seat once again by winning with a margin of 25,522 votes on Sunday. In the last assembly elections, Devi had won with a margin of over 21,000 votes.
Despite a lesser margin compared to his contemporaries, Vishvaraj Singh Mewar from Nathdwara assembly constituency, bagged the seat for BJP and won with a margin of 7,504 votes. Singh made his electoral debut this year against senior Congress leader and state assembly speaker CP Joshi. Joshi, who was the sitting MLA, held the seat for the past five elections. Singh had been banking on his family’s connection with the locals in the region and was confident of victory after joining the BJP in October this year.
The lone royal candidate fielded by Congress, sitting MLA Vishvendra Singh, son of the last ruler of Bharatpur royal family, Brijendra Singh, lost from the Deeg-Kumher assembly constituency with a margin of 7,895 votes.
