Kotputli seat is one of the 200 assembly seats in Rajasthan. Currently, this seat is held by the Congress, and the legislator here is Rajendra Singh Yadav. Speaking of the political history of this seat, it has been a stronghold of Congress and independent candidates from 1951 until now. In the past elections, Congress has won seven times, while independent candidates have secured victory four times. Additionally, Jan Sangh and the BJP have each won this seat once. The Swatantra Party has also claimed victory twice. After 1993, Congress made a comeback in 2013 on this seat, and Rajendra Singh Yadav was consecutively elected as a legislator in 2013 and 2018.
In 1951 and 1953, Congress’s Hazari Lal Sharma represented this constituency in the legislative assembly. In the 1957 elections, Jan Sangh’s Ramkaran Singh emerged victorious and became the legislator. Following that, in 1962, Congress regained this seat with Muktilal. In 1967, the Swatantra Party’s Shriram Ravat and in 1972, the Swatantra Party’s Sureshchand became legislators. In 1977, independent candidate Ramkaran won the election. In 1980, Congress made a comeback and Shriram Ravat became the legislator. In 1985, independent candidate Muktilal reached the legislative assembly. In 1990, independent candidate Ramkaran Singh secured a victory. In 1993, Congress’s Ram Chandra Ravat won the election. However, in 1998, the BJP made a comeback, and Raghuvir Singh of BJP won the election. In 2003, once again, an independent candidate, Subhash Sharma, became the legislator. In 2008, RLP’s Ramsarup Kasana won the election. After that, when the legislative assembly elections were held in 2013 and 2018, the people of Kotputli blessed Congress’s Rajendra Singh Yadav with victory, and he was elected as a legislator.
Speaking of the caste dynamics in the Kotputli assembly seat, there are a total of 2,25,581 voters. Among them, approximately 40,000 voters belong to the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. In this legislative assembly constituency, there are around 1,20,000 voters from the Yadav, Saini, Gurjar, and Kumawat communities. Brahmin voters number around 20,000. Additionally, there are approximately 30,000 Jat and Rajput voters.
When it comes to the issues of the Kotputli legislative assembly area, unemployment for the youth and a shortage of drinking water are major concerns. Local people are also raising questions about law and order, corruption, and women’s safety. The poor condition of roads in the area, the lack of basic amenities in villages, and the issue of healthcare facilities are also significant problems.
Legislator Rajendra Singh Yadav claims to have undertaken development projects worth crores of rupees from his quota. He asserts that he has worked towards making Kotputli a district during his tenure as an MLA. Additionally, his claims include the construction of roads, English medium schools, and hospitals, the establishment of village cooperative committees, and the establishment of healthcare centres in villages, along with maintaining cleanliness in the city.
The legislator states that in the past 10 years, there has been more development in his constituency than ever before, and Kotputli has greatly benefited from this. He claims that the Congress government has not left any gap in the state’s development and also promises that Congress will form the government in the upcoming elections.
Some people say that the legislator has done good work during his tenure, and they find his demeanour to be agreeable. On the other hand, opposition leaders and some individuals claim that Rajendra Singh Yadav has not done any development work since becoming an MLA. In summary, the people of the legislative assembly constituency have mixed reactions about the legislature.
