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Women candidates in Rajasthan - Royalty to daily labourer

Jaipur: Ranging from royalty to daily labourer - 17 women candidates from diverse backgrounds are in the fray for the first phase of Lok Sabha polls in Rajasthan but all eyes will be on Jhunjhunu

PTI Updated on: April 09, 2014 7:58 IST


Women constitute about 50 per cent of total 4.2 crore voters expected to exercise franchise from the border state.

BJP's lone woman candidate and MLA Ahlawat is in the fray from Jhunjhunu, where Congress candidate Raj Bala is contesting after being ‘elected' through primary, a pet project of Rahul Gandhi to strengthen grass-roots democracy.  

Jat dominated Jhunjhunu having approximately 16.5 lakh voters is among the two constituencies in the state where Congress has selected LS poll candidates through primaries.  

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