In preparation for the Lok Sabha elections, Jalore, a rural constituency in Rajasthan, is gearing up with 2,64,331 eligible voters and a literacy rate of 54.86%. The BJP has replaced its incumbent MP with farmer Lumbaram Chaudhary, while Congress has named Vaibhav Gehlot, son of former Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, as the candidate from Jalore-Sirohi. Despite the BJP s stronghold in Jalore in the past four Lok Sabha elections, the Congress has made significant gains, winning 99 seats in the 2018 state election, setting the stage for a closely contested battle in Rajasthan.
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