Tonk election result: Congress’ CM hopeful Sachin Pilot was up for the big challenge against Bharatiya Janata Party’s Yoonus Khan in Muslim-dominated Tonk constituency. While Congress remains the first choice of the Muslim voters in the elections, the candidature of Yoonus Khan – a very senior leader in BJP in Rajasthan may attract cross-polling. The battle has become interesting with the Congress fielding a non-Muslim candidate from the seat after a gap of 46 years. Of the roughly 2 lakh voters in the constituency, around 40,000-50,000 are Muslims. BJP’s intent to alter the arithemtic can be judged by the fact that the party fielded Khan against Pilot from Tonk just hours after the Congress announced Pilot’s name for the seat. Earlier, the saffron party had announced sitting MLA Ajit Singh Mehta as its candidate from the seat.
Who is Yoonus Khan and why is he important?
Yoonus Khan is the sitting MLA from Deedwana constituency. He is the only Muslim candidate fielded by the party in the elections. The MLA is considered close to chief minister Vasundhara Raje and holds the office of state transport minister.
Who is Sachin Pilot?
Sachin Pilot needs no introduction in Rajasthan politics. He is the current chief of Congress’ state unit in Rajasthan and was a Union minister in the UPA government. He is the son of veteran Congress leader Rajesh Pilot. Sachin holds considerable clout in state dominant Gujjar community.
Tonk election result: Result of Tonk elections in 2018
Sachin Pilot defeated Yoonus Khan by over 56,000 votes.
Tonk election result: Result of Tonk elections in 2013
Ajit Singh Mehta of BJP had won the elections last time from Tonk. He had defeated Congress’ Sakiya Saud
Rajasthan election: Find Complete list of winners below
1: AJMER NORTH
2: AJMER SOUTH
3: BEAWAR
4: KEKRI
5: KISHANGARH
6: MASUDA
7(a) : NASIRABAD
8: PUSHKAR
ALWAR
1: ALWAR RURAL
2: ALWAR URBAN
3: BANSUR
4: BEHROR
5: KATHUMAR
6: KISHANGARH BAS
7: MUNDAWAR
8: RAJGARH-LAXMANGARH
9: RAMGARH
10: THANAGAZI
11: TIJARA
BANSWARA
1: BAGIDORA
2: BANSWARA
3: GARHI
4: GHATOL
5: KUSHALGARH
BARAN
1: ANTA
2: BARAN-ATRU
3: CHHABRA
4: KISHANGANJ
BARMER
1: BARMER
2: BAYTOO
3: CHOHTAN
4: GUDAMALANI
5: PACHPADRA
6: SHEO
7: SIWANA
BHARATPUR
1: BAYANA
2: BHARATPUR
3: DEEG – KUMHER
4: KAMAN
5: NADBAI
6: NAGAR
7(a) : WEIR
7(b): WEIR : BYE ELECTION 13-09-2014
BHILWARA
1: ASIND
2: BHILWARA
3: JAHAZPUR
4: MANDAL
5(a) : MANDALGARH
5(b): MANDALGARH : BYE ELECTION ON 29-01-2018
6: SAHARA
7: SHAHPURA
BIKANER
1: BIKANER EAST
2: BIKANER WEST
3: DUNGARGARH
4: KHAJUWALA
5: KOLAYAT
6: LUNKARANSAR
7: NOKHA
BUNDI
1: BUNDI
2: HINDOLI
3: KESHORAIPATAN
CHITTORGARGH
1: BARI SADRI
2: BEGUN
3: CHITTORGARH
4: KAPASAN
5: NIMBAHERA
CHURU
1: CHURU
2: RATANGARH
3: SADULPUR
4: SARDARSHAHAR
5: SUJANGARH
6: TARANAGAR
DAUSA
1: BANDIKUI
2: DAUSA
3: LALSOT
4: MAHUWA
5: SIKRAI
DHOLPUR
1: BARI
2: BASERI
3(a) : DHOLPUR
3(b): DHOLPUR : BYE ELECTION 09-04-2017
4: RAJAKHERA
DUNGARPUR
1: ASPUR
2: CHORASI
3: DUNGARPUR
4: SAGWARA
GANGANAGAR
1: ANUPGARH
2: GANGANAGAR
3: KARANPUR
4: RAISINGHNAGAR
5: SADULSHAHAR
6: SURATGARH
HANUMANGARGH
1: BHADRA
2: HANUMANGARH
3: NOHAR
4: PILIBANGA
5: SANGARIA
JAIPUR
1: ADARSH NAGAR
2: AMBER
3: BAGRU
4: BASSI
5: CHAKSU
6: CHOMU
7: CIVIL LINES
8: DUDU
9: HAWAMAHAL
10: JAMWA RAMGARH
11: JHOTWARA
12: KISHANPOLE
13: KOTPUTLI
14: MALVIYA NAGAR
15: PHULERA
16: SANGANER
17: SHAHPURA
18: VIDHYADHAR NAGAR
19: VIRATNAGAR
JAISALMER
1: JAISALMER
2: POKARAN
JALORE
1: AHORE
2: BHINMAL
3: JALORE
4: RANIWARA
5: SANCHORE
JHALAWAR
1: DAG
2: JHALRAPATAN
3: KHANPUR
4: MANOHAR THANA
JHUNJHUNU
1: JHUNJHUNU
2: KHETRI
3: MANDAWA
4: NAWALGARH
5: PILANI
6(a) : SURAJGARH
6(b): SURAJGARH : BYE ELECTION 13-09-2014
7: UDAIPURWATI
JODHPUR
1: BHOPALGARH
2: BILARA
3: JODHPUR
4: LOHAWAT
5: LUNI
6: OSIAN
7: PHALODI
8: SARDARPURA
9: SHERGARH
10: SOORSAGAR
KARAULI
1: TODABHIM
2: HINDAUN
3: KARAULI
4: SAPOTRA
KOTA
1: KOTA NORTH
2(a) : KOTA SOUTH
2(b): KOTA SOUTH : BYE ELECTION 13-09-2014
3: LADPURA
4: PIPALDA
5: RAMGANJ MANDI
6: SANGOD
NAGAUR
1: DEEDWANA
2: DEGANA
3: JAYAL
4: KHINVSAR
5: LADNUN
6: MAKRANA
7: MERTA
8: NAGAUR
9: NAWAN
10: PARBATSAR
PALI
1: BALI
2: JAITARAN
3: MARWAR JUNCTION
4: PALI
5: SOJAT
6: SUMERPUR
PRATAPGARGH
1: DHARIAWAD
2: PRATAPGARH
RAJSAMAND
1: BHIM
2: KUMBHALGARH
3: NATHDWARA
4: RAJSAMAND
SAWAI MADHOPUR
1: BAMANWAS
2: GANGAPUR
3: KHANDAR
4: SAWAI MADHOPUR
SIKAR
1: DANTARAMGARH
2: DHOD
3: FATEHPUR
4: KHANDELA
5: LACHMANGARH
6: NEEM KA THANA
7: SIKAR
8: SRIMADHOPUR
SIROHI
1: PINDWARA-ABU
2: REODAR
3: SIROHI
TONK
1: DEOLI-UNIARA
2: MALPURA
3: NIWAI
4: TONK
UDAIPUR
1: GOGUNDA
2: JHADOL
3: KHERWARA
4: MAVLI
5: SALUMBER
6: UDAIPUR
7: UDAIPUR RURAL
8: VALLABNAGAR
A victory on this seat is extremely crucial for Sachin Pilot after both he and former CM Ashok Gehlot have thrown in their hat in the ring in the race for the CM’s post. Ending months of speculations last week, Gehlot had announced, “Both me and Sachin Pilot will be contesting the Assembly elections this year.” Pilot came in later and said, “After the aadesh (order) of Rahul Gandhi ji and the nivedan (request) of Ashok Gehlot ji, I will also be contesting the Assembly elections this year.” Both Gehlot and Pilot are contesting the assembly elections means that a decision on the chief minister will be taken after the elections. Gehlot enjoys considerable ground support in the state and has been an ex-chief minister.