কংগ্রেস সভাপতি বললে বারাণসী থেকে ভোটে লড়ব, বললেন প্রিয়ঙ্কা

Background

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Bijapur: In the 2014 Lok Sabha polls, Ramesh Jigajinagi from Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) won the elections by a margin of 69819 votes. The polling / voting in Bijapur constituency in the 2019 General elections took place in Phase 3 on 23 April. The major contest is between Bharatiya Janata Party#s Ramesh Chandappa Jigajinagi and Janata Dal (Secular)#s Sunitha Devanand Chavan

Bijapur 2014 Lok Sabha Polls

In the 2014 Lok Sabha polls, Bharatiya Janata Party won 17 out of the 28 parliamentary seat with 43 percent vote share while the Indian National Congress managed to win just 9 seats with a 40.8 percent vote share.

Voter turnout in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections in Bijapur Lok Sabha Lok Sabha constituency. The total voter turnout was 59.58% Lok Sabha percent with 61.52% Lok Sabha percent male voters turning out to cast their votes. Meanwhile, 57.46% Lok Sabha percent of the women voters cast their votes and 8287 Lok Sabha voters pressed on the NOTA

Out of the 14 Lok Sabha candidates who contested the 2014 Lok Sabha elections from Bijapur, 12 had to deposit their security. The voters gave their mandate in favour of Ramesh Jigajinagi of the Bharatiya Janta Party as he defeated Prakash Rathod by a margin of 69819 votes.

Here are the past results of the Lok Sabha polls in Bijapur constituency in Karnataka

• 2009 Lok Sabha Elections: In 15th Lok Sabha election, Bharatiya Janta Party candidate defeated Indian National Congress candidate with a difference of 42404 votes. Here, Bharatiya Janta Party leader Ramesh Chandappa Jigajinagi attained 308939 votes and Indian National Congress candidate Prakash Kubasing Rathod bagged 266535 votes
• 2004 Lok Sabha Elections: In 14th Lok Sabha election, Bharatiya Janta Party candidate defeated Indian National Congress candidate with a difference of 37533 votes. Here, Bharatiya Janta Party leader Basanagouda R Patil (Yatnal) attained 344905 votes and Indian National Congress candidate Basanagouda Somanagouda Patil (Managuli) bagged 307372 votes
• 1999 Lok Sabha Elections: In 13th Lok Sabha election, Bharatiya Janta Party candidate defeated Indian National Congress candidate with a difference of 36639 votes. Here, Bharatiya Janta Party leader Basangouda Ramangouda Patil(Yatnal) attained 348816 votes and Indian National Congress candidate Gudadinni Laxmibai Basagondappa bagged 312177 votes
• 1998 Lok Sabha Elections: In 12th Lok Sabha election, Indian National Congress candidate had defeated Bharatiya Janta Party candidate by a margin of 52822 votes INC candidate Patil Mallanagouda Basanagouda had got 261623 while BJP got Patil Basanagouda Linganagouda votes.
• 1996 Lok Sabha Elections: In 11th Lok Sabha election, JD candidate defeated Bharatiya Janta Party candidate with a difference of 30593 votes. Here, JD leader Patil Basangouda Rudragouda attained 185504 votes and Bharatiya Janta Party candidate Basanagouda Ramanagouda Patil(Yatnal) bagged 154911 votes
• 1991 Lok Sabha Elections: In 10th Lok Sabha election, Indian National Congress candidate had defeated Bharatiya Janta Party candidate by a margin of 67654 votes INC candidate Gudadinni Basagondappa Kadappa had got 207887 while BJP got Pattan Shetty Rajashekar Veergondappa votes.
• 1989 Lok Sabha Elections: In Ninth Lok Sabha poll, Indian National Congress candidate defated JD candidate in one-sided contest. Here, INC candidate Gudadinni Basagondappa Kadappa attained 306050 votes and JD's Shivashankareppa Mallappa Guraddi bagged 182717 votes.
• 1984 Lok Sabha Elections: In 8th Lok Sabha election, interesting battle could be seen between JNP and Indian National Congress here JNP candidate defeated his Indian National Congress counterpart with a difference of 2419 votes.
• 1980 Lok Sabha Elections: In 7th Lok Sabha election, Indian National Congress candidate defeated JNP candidate with a difference of 10562 votes. Here, Indian National Congress leader Choudhari Kalingappa Bhimanna attained 167091 votes and JNP candidate Khed Ningappa Siddappa bagged 156529 votes
• 1977 Lok Sabha Elections: In Sixth Lok Sabha election, Indian National Congress candidate defeated BLD candidate with a difference of 21674 votes. Here, Indian National Congress leader Choudhari Kalingappa Bhimanna attained 173700 votes and BLD candidate Nagathan Irappa Chanamallappa bagged 152026 votes
• 1971 Lok Sabha Elections: In Fifth Lok Sabha election, Indian National Congress candidate defeated NCO candidate with a difference of 47693 votes. Here, Indian National Congress leader Bhimappa Ellappa Choudhari attained 131486 votes and NCO candidate Basagondappa Kadappa Gudadinni bagged 83793 votes
• 1967 Lok Sabha Elections: In Fourth Lok Sabha election, interesting battle could be seen between SWA and INC here SWA candidate defeated his INC counterpart with a difference of 2104 votes.
• 1962 Lok Sabha Elections: In Third Lok Sabha election, Indian National Congress candidate defeated SWA candidate with a difference of 41996 votes. Here, Indian National Congress leader Rajaram Giridharalal Dubey attained 105452 votes and SWA candidate Murigappa Siddappa Sugandhi bagged 63456 votes
• 1957 Lok Sabha Elections: In Second Lok Sabha election, Indian National Congress candidate had defeated IND candidate by a margin of 72663 votes INC candidate Bidari Ramappa Balappa had got 158171 while IND got Desai Shankarappa Gowda Basalingappagowda votes.
• 1951 Lok Sabha Elections: In India's Very First Lok Sabha Polls, Indian National Congress candidate had defeated KMPP candidate by a margin of 75800 votes INC candidate Dube Rajaram Girdharlal had got 119895 while KMPP got Sugandhi Murgeppa Siddappa votes.

13:58 PM (IST)  •  22 Apr 2019

নয়াদিল্লি: বারাণসীতে কংগ্রেসের প্রার্থী হওয়ার বিষয়টি কংগ্রেস সভাপতি রাহুল গাঁধীর হাতে ছেড়ে দিলেন প্রিয়ঙ্কা গাঁধী বঢরা। কংগ্রেস সভাপতি বললেই বারাণসী থেকে নির্বাচনে লড়বেন বলে জানিয়েছেন প্রিয়ঙ্কা। তাঁকে ইতিমধ্যেই পূর্ব উত্তরপ্রদেশের সাংগঠনিক দায়িত্ব দিয়ে কংগ্রেস সাধারণ সম্পাদক পদে বসিয়েছেন রাহুল। গত মাসে প্রিয়ঙ্কার মন্তব্যেই বারাণসীতে প্রধানমন্ত্রী নরেন্দ্র মোদির বিরুদ্ধে তাঁর প্রার্থী হওয়ার জল্পনা তৈরি হয়। মা সনিয়া গাঁধীর কেন্দ্র রায়বরেলিতে দলীয় কর্মীদের সঙ্গে আলাপচারিতায় তিনি সেখানে প্রার্থী হচ্ছেন কিনা, প্রশ্ন করা হলে প্রিয়্ঙ্কা মন্তব্য করেন, কেন বারাণসী নয়! এ নিয়ে প্রবল জল্পনার মধ্যেই তাঁকে উদ্ধৃত করে সংবাদ সংস্থা এএনআই রবিবার জানায়, কংগ্রেস সভাপতি যদি বলেন, তবে বারাণসী থেকে লড়তে ভালই লাগবে।