Who is Pramod Jain Bhaya? The Congress candidate from Anta seat, will he challenge the BJP?

News Topical, Digital Desk : The Congress party has announced its candidate for the by-election to the Anta assembly seat in Rajasthan's Baran district. The party has once again placed its trust in Pramod Jain Bhaya for the Anta seat. The Congress high command has approved his nomination.

In fact, in the last assembly elections, Congress had also given the ticket to Pramod Jain Bhaya from the Anta seat. However, in this assembly election, he was defeated by BJP candidate Kanwarlal Meena by a margin of 5,861 votes.

It should be noted that the Anta seat in Baran became vacant after the disqualification of BJP MLA Kanwarlal Meena. Following this, a by-election has been announced.

Voting is on November 11

The Anta Assembly by-election will be held on November 11. The results will be declared on November 14.

Who is Pramod Jain Bhaiya?

Pramod Jain Bhaya is considered a prominent leader of Hadoti. He served as a minister in the Gehlot government. A senior Congress leader, Bhaya has consistently contested elections from Anta. In 2013, he was defeated by BJP candidate Prabhu Lal Saini, while in 2018, Pramod Jain Bhaya defeated Saini. However, in 2023, he again faced defeat from BJP's Kanwar Lal Meena.

Naresh Meena was trying to secure a Congress ticket for the same seat. Meanwhile, following the direction of Congress National President Mallikarjun Kharge, the party has once again expressed confidence in former minister and senior Congress leader Pramod Jain Bhaya. 

Naresh Meena was not given a ticket.

However, former Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot had already hinted at this, saying that Naresh Meena should be patient, as he is a long-distance runner. This statement made it clear that the party would not give Naresh Meena a ticket, but would once again bet on Pramod Jain Bhaya for this seat.

It will be a triangular contest

But now it remains to be seen who wins this seat amid the triangular contest. The seat was won by BJP's Kanwarlal in the last election, and now a by-election is underway. Naresh Meena has announced his candidacy as an independent. Although he had previously sought a Congress ticket, the Congress has now nominated Pramod Jain Bhaya as its candidate. If Naresh Meena contests this seat independently, it could dent the Congress vote bank.

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