Bikaner Lok Sabha Constituency of Rajasthan: Full list of candidates, polling dates

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Bikaner Lok Sabha Constituency, is one of 25 Lok Sabha constituencies in the Northern state of Rajasthan.

Bikaner registered 59.24 percent voter turnout in Lok Sabha Election 2019, a gain of 0.84 percent from 2014. The total number of electors in the constituency is 1849433 while 1095673 came out to exercise their franchise. While in 2014, the constituency registered 58.40 percent voter turnout. The total number of electors in the constituency was 1590140 while 928640 voted.

Arjun Ram Meghwal of Bharatiya Janata Party, Bhaira Ram of Bahujan Samaj Party, Madan Gopal Meghwal of Indian National Congress and Syopat Ram of Communist Party of India (Marxist) are a few prominent candidates contesting for general election 2019 from Bikaner Lok Sabha constituency of Rajasthan. 

Here is the full list of candidates contesting the Lok Sabha election in 2019 from Bikaner Lok Sabha constituency of Rajasthan.

SL. NO.	Candidate Name	Party Name
1	ARJUN RAM MEGHWAL	Bharatiya Janata Party
2	BHAIRA RAM	Bahujan Samaj Party
3	MADAN GOPAL MEGHWAL	Indian National Congress
4	SHYOPAT RAM	Communist Party of India (Marxist)
5	GHANSHYAM MEGHWAL	Ambedkarite Party of India
6	TRILOKI NARAYAN HATILA	Jan Sangharsh Virat Party
7	PUNAM CHAND ALIAS PUNEET DHAL	Hindusthan Nirman Dal
8	ARJUN RAM	Independent
9	BABULAL	Independent

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

Bikaner constituency covers eleven assembly segments –  Khajuwala, Bikaner West, Bikaner East, Kolayat, Lunkaransar, Dungargarh, Nokha, Anupgarh and District Sriganganagar.

In the 2014 Lok Sabha election, Arjun Ram Meghwal of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won by getting a huge margin of over 3 lakh votes. He had defeated Shankar Pannu of the Indian National Congress (INC). Meghwal had secured 584932 votes while Pannu got 276853 votes.