2024-04-22 15:15:09
Jaipur : This time there was not as much enthusiasm in the Lok Sabha elections of the state as last time. If we look at the voting held in 12 Lok Sabha constituencies of Rajasthan on Friday, April 19, it is clear that people were not very enthusiastic towards voting this time. There was 8.96 percent less voting in Jaipur Rural Lok Sabha constituency compared to the last election. In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, there was 65.54 percent voting in Jaipur Rural, whereas this time in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, the voting was only 56.58 percent. The Election Department made all efforts to increase the voting percentage but they did not prove effective. Highest voting in Jhotwara, the constituency of Colonel Rajyavardhan Singh.
There are a total of 8 assembly constituencies in Jaipur Rural Lok Sabha constituency which include Kotputli, Viratnagar, Bansur, Shahpura, Amer, Jhotwara, Jamvaramgarh and Phulera. Maximum voting took place in Jhotwara, the area of Colonel Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore. 59.20 percent voting took place in Jhotwara. Colonel Rathore is currently a cabinet minister in the Bhajanlal government. In the past, he has been a Lok Sabha MP from Jaipur Rural for two consecutive terms and has also been a Union Minister. The lowest turnout was only 49.10 percent in Banasur assembly constituency.
The Modi wave passion disappeared this time
The enthusiasm which was there among the voters of Jaipur rural area during the Modi wave in the year 2014 and the year 2019. That enthusiasm was not visible this time. Even before the Modi wave, there was less voting in Jaipur Rural. In the year 2009, there was 47.61 percent voting in Jaipur Rural. Later, in the Modi wave, voting was 59.47 percent in 2014 and 65.54 percent in 2019. This time the voting figures fell and got stuck at 56.58 percent. These voting figures do not include home voting and postal voting.
See assembly wise voting percentage here
assembly voting percentage
Jhotwara – 59.59
Phulera – 59.24
Amer – 59.20
Shahpura – 57.99
Jamvaramgarh – 57.32
Biratnagar – 53.93
Kotputli – 53.10
Bansur – 49.10