Union Minister JP Nadda
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday released list of 131 candidates for the upcoming assembly elections in Rajasthan, said Union Minister JP Nadda here.
"In the list of 131 candidates for the upcoming assembly elections in Rajasthan, there are 12 female candidates, 32 young candidates, 17 from SC category, 19 from ST category. There are 85 sitting MLAs and 25 new faces in the list," said Nadda.
The legislative assembly election in the state is scheduled to be held on 7 December to elect members of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly. The poll will be held in a single phase.
In the last elections in 2013, the saffron party had won a majority.
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