The politics of Rajgarh Lok Sabha seat is very special in many respects, here the influence of party politics is less but the influence of the forts present in the area is more visible. Former Chief Minister Digvijay Singh, from the royal family of Raghogarh, was elected from here twice, his brother Laxman Singh has won the Lok Sabha elections from here four times. Apart from these, Raja Bhanu Prakash Singh of Narsinghgarh has won from here as an independent candidate. Whatever may be the politics of this area, the beauty of this place is worth seeing.
There are two main rivers in this area, one is Newaj River and the other is Kali Sindh River. Work is being done on the plan to build dams on both these rivers. Most of the agricultural land here is dependent on these rivers for irrigation. If we talk about scenic and religious places in Rajgarh, there are many famous places where thousands of devotees visit. Narsinghgarh city situated in Lok Sabha is famous as the city of lakes. The ancient fort here is still singing the story of the bravery of the kings.
There is also a temple of Topila Mahadev in this area which is a center of special faith for the local people. Talking about other places, there is Ghurel Pashupatinath Temple, Tirupati Balaji Temple in Jirapur, Vaishno Devi Temple in Suthalia, Anjanilal Temple in Biaora, Bheswamata (Bijasan Mata) Temple in Sarangpur, Shrinath Ji Temple in Rajgarh, Khilchipur. Shanidev temple is the main place here.
Kundalia Dam has been built on the Kalisindh River located here, this project is being completed for Rs 3448 crores. Through this, irrigation water will be delivered to as many farmers as possible by laying high pressure pipes. Mohanpura Dam is also being built on Newaj River. After completing this soon, water will be supplied to the farmers of the area.
political structure
Rajgarh Lok Sabha seat has been created by combining Rajgarh district and parts of Guna and Agar Malwa districts. There are a total of eight assembly constituencies in this Lok Sabha seat which include Chachaura, Raghogarh, Narsingh Garh, Biaora, Rajgarh, Khilchipur, Sarangpur and Susner. In all these assemblies, Congress is in control of only 2 while BJP has won the rest.
If we talk about Lok Sabha elections, Congress won the first two Lok Sabha elections. After this, in 1962, Raja Bhanu Prakash Singh of Narsinghgarh contested the elections as an independent candidate and won. After this, this seat never remained with any one party for long. Former Chief Minister Digvijay Singh has won elections from this seat twice and Laxman Singh has won elections 5 times. At present this Lok Sabha seat is with BJP only.
What happened in the last elections?
If we talk about the last election, BJP had once again shown confidence in Rodmal Nagar and fielded him from here. Congress had given ticket to Mona Sustani as his opponent. In this election, BJP’s Rodmal got 8.23 lakh votes while Congress’s Mona got 3.92 lakh votes. In this election, Rodmal Nagar defeated Mona Sustani by a huge margin of 4.31 lakh votes.
