Rajasthan Assembly polls: Family members up against each other in four seats

In four seats in the coming Rajasthan Assembly polls, relatives have been pitted against each other, which includes a husband contesting his wife and nieces up against their uncles

In four seats in the coming Rajasthan Assembly polls, relatives have been pitted against each other, which includes a husband contesting his wife and nieces up against their uncles.

Polling in all 200 Assembly constituencies in the State will be held on November 25 and counting of votes will take place on December 3.

“I am more focused on issues such as women empowerment and drinking water in my campaign,” Rita Chaudhary, who is contesting from Sikar's Danta Ramgarh seat, told PTI on Monday.

She has been fielded by Haryana-based Jannayak Janta Party. Her husband Virendra Chaudhary is the sitting Congress MLA, which has renominated him. Chaudhary is the son of former Congress State chief and seven-time MLA Narayan Singh. The family has traditionally been with the Congress but it witnessed a political split when Rita Chaudhary joined JJP in August this year, and was made the State president of JJP's women wing.

Her expectations to get a ticket from the Congress party in the 2018 Assembly elections were dashed as the party chose her husband Virendra. After that, Rita started strengthening her own political base.

Rita said people in Danta Ramgarh want change. “Since I have been active among the people, I am confident that I will win this seat in the elections,” she said.

In the Dholpur Assembly seat, interest in the contest between two members of the same family has been compounded by the fact that both the leaders have switched parties.