In Rajasthan, Woman Up Against Husband, Niece To Contest Uncle In Polls

The upcoming Rajasthan assembly election will witness an interesting contests in four seats. In these constituencies, relatives are contesting against each other.

Rita Chaudhary, a candidate of Haryana-based Jannayak Janta Party is contesting from Sikar's Danta Ramgarh seat. She has been pitted against her husband Virendra Chaudhary, a sitting Congress MLA who has been fielded again by the ruling party.

In the 2018 assembly election, Chaudhary, the son of former state Congress chief Narayan Singh, had defeated his BJP rival by a meagre 920 votes. His wife Rita told PTI that her focus is on issues like women empowerment and drinking water.