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Rajasthan Assembly Election 2023: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Monday announced the dates for the upcoming polls in Rajasthan. The state of 200 assembly constituencies will go to polls on November 23. In Rajasthan, the Congress party currently holds the majority with Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot leading the state government. The previous assembly elections in the state were held in December 2018, when the Indian National Congress emerged as the single-largest party.

Congress managed to win 99 seats, falling short by 1 seat to secure the majority mark. With a vote share of 39.8 per cent, Congress, however, formed the state government after an alliance with the Bahujan Samaj Party and the support of independent MLAs. BJP managed to secure 73 seats and its vote share was 39.3 percent.

Here, Check Top 10 Seats To Look Out In Rajasthan:

Udaipur: Gulab Chand Kataria vacated the seat he has won six times on his elevation as Assam governor earlier this year. There is speculation that the BJP may now field a member of the erstwhile Mewar royal family here.

Udaipurwati: Rajendra Gudha, recently sacked from the Ashok Gehlot ministry, won this seat in 2008 and 2018 on a BSP ticket but switched to the Congress both times. Gudha, who claims to have a “red diary” detailing corruption by Gehlot, is now with Eknath Shinde's Shiv Sena.

Sardarpura: The Congress bastion in Jodhpur district has been sending Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot to the Assembly without a break since 1999, when he won a bypoll there. In the last election, he polled 63 per cent of the vote.

Jhalrapatan: The BJP stronghold in Jhalawar district has been represented by former chief minister Vasundhara Raje since 2003. Raje defeated former Union minister Jaswant Singh's son Manvendra Singh Jasol here in the last election by about 35,000 votes, a relatively close contest.

Tonk: Congress leader Sachin Pilot, who has been challenging Ashok Gehlot's leadership in the state, won the seat in 2018. The constituency has a high proportion of Gurjar, Scheduled Caste and Muslim voters.

Laxmangarh: The BJP has won here only once in 2003. Rajasthan Congress president Govind Singh Dotasra, has represented the seat the seat since 2008.

Jhunjhunu: Jat leader Sis Ram Ola represented the constituency thrice, and his son Brijendra Ola has been winning it since 2008. Rajasthan's first Assembly Speaker Narottam Lal (Congress) was from here. Another former Speaker, Sumitra Singh, won here six times, four of them as a Congress candidate.

Churu: Leader of the Opposition in Rajasthan Assembly Rajendra Rathore has represented this BJP stronghold six times since 1990. Congress leader Dotasra claims the mood in the constituency has changed, and dared him to contest again from this constituency.

Kota North: Since 1993, this seat has been won alternately by the BJP and the Congress. Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla won in 2003. Rajasthan minister and current MLA Shanti Dhariwal has been nursing the constituency and wants his son to be given the Congress ticket here this time.

Anta: Rajasthan Mines Minister Pramod Jain Bhaya represents this constituency. But if renominated by the Congress, he could face a tough time from party colleague Bharat Singh Kundanpur, who has been constantly sniping at home over alleged corruption.