JAIPUR: BJP candidate from Alwar's Tijara assembly constituency Baba Balak Nath secured victory with a margin of 6,173 votes against Congress candidate and his nearest rival Imran Khan.
Firebrand leader Balak Nath secured 1,10,209 votes while Imran got 1,04,036 votes in a closely fought contest.
Rajasthan Election Results 2023 LiveRiding high on Hindutva wave, Balak Nath, during the campaigning, had asked voters of his constituency to turn up in large numbers to cast their vote on November 25, while likening the election to an India-Pakistan cricket match.
"This is like an India-Pakistan match this time. It is not just a fight for victory, it is also a fight for voting percentage," the Alwar MP was purportedly heard saying in a video.
"Those 'kabilas' (tribes) have united and we have to defeat their plans with voting percentage so that in future they never dare to unite and conspire to defeat our Sanatan Dharma," he had said, without elaborating on 'kabilas'.
He said if the voting percentage of minority voters remains high, then the voting percentage of Hindu voters should also be high.
The Tijara assembly constituency falls under the Alwar Lok Sabha constituency, which is presently represented by 39-year-old Nath as a Member of Parliament.
(With inputs from agencies)
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