Karauli–Dholpur Lok Sabha Constituency

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Karauli–Dholpur Lok Sabha Constituency, is one of 25 Lok Sabha constituencies in the Northern state of Rajasthan and will cast its vote in the 2019 election on May 6. This constituency came into  existence following delimitation in 2008.

Voting for Lok Sabha election in Rajasthan will be held in two phases – April 29 and May 6 –and counting will be held on May 23.

Karauli–Dholpur Lok Sabha constituency covers eight assembly segments – Hindaun, Todabhim, Karauli, Sapotra, Baseri, Bari, Dholpur Dholpur constitand Rajakhera.

In the 2014 Lok Sabha election, Manoj Rajoria of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won by getting a margin of over 27 thousand votes. He had defeated Lakkhiram of the Indian National Congress (INC). Rajoria had secured 402407 votes while Lakkhiram got 375191 votes.

The voter turnout figure was at 54.62 percent across 1748 polling stations.

Some of the other candidates in the fray were G.R.Barua of the Bahujan Samaj Party and Ram Singh of the NPEP.

In the year 2009, Khiladi Lal Bairwa of the Indian National Congress managed to secure his winning position by getting over 29 thousand votes against BJP's Manoj Rajoriya. While Bairwa got 215810 seats, Rajoriya secured 186087 seats.

Other members in the fray were Hattiram of the BSP and Gangaram who was an independent.