With the Lok Sabha polls expected to be held in April-May, DNA will take a look at important constituencies of Rajasthan to ascertain what has been achieved in five years and what is left to be fulfilled. Sangeeta Pranvendra does a reality check of Kota LS seat
Kota the education hub of Rajasthan is situated in the south-eastern part of the state at a distance of about 240 km south of Jaipur.
This constituency is formed of eight assembly segments namely, Kota South, Kota North, Ramganjmandi, Peepalda, Sangod, Ladpura, Keshoraipatan and Bundi.
The present incumbent Om Birla a three time MLA, defeated sitting MP Ijeyaraj Singh of Congress to win this seat. His was the only seat BJP managed to retain in the by elections after it fielded 4 MLAs elected in 2013 as MPs in the 2014 Lok Sabha polls.
The Congress and the BJP have each won 7 times in the Kota-Bundi seat out of the 16 polls held so far. The Congress could win only twice in the last two decades.
Kota a city that is developing at a fast pace had been included for development under the ambitious smart city project of the Union government.
The present MP Om Birla has a track record of active participation in the Parliament and has managed to get several high profile projects related to roads, bridges, drinking water and health services completed for his constituency. But the people of the area had been expecting more from him.
Air services that were hurriedly inaugurated in Kota, but failed to actually take off, is a sore issue with the residents who had high hopes after Birla had pledged its completion and smooth running.
Another issue that plagues the area is farmers’ angst. There is resentment over garlic procurement and also the non-availability of urea has been a cause of resentment among the farmers. While the people accept that the issue was raised in Parliament by their MP but they are not happy as an adequate amount of urea were still not made available.
Several industrial units have closed in Kota over the past several years and this is a sore issue with people who had found employment in those units.
ACHIEVEMENTS OF MP OM BIRLA
- Completion of Hanging Bridge that eased traffic pressure on Kota city
- Super speciality health centre
- Genta Makhida Bridge
- Passport Seva Kendra
- Mukundra National Park
- Providing Chambal water to villages around Bundi through Chambal Bundi Drinking Water Scheme
- Providing Flouride free water to rural areas through completion / sanction of schemes - B
- Construction of Bundi Bypass
- Kota included in Smart City scheme
- Commencement of work on Parwan irrigation plan and
- Commencement of work on Nonera Ebra Dam
- Expansion and construction of Bundi Krishi Mandi outside city
- Masala Park in Ramganj mandi
MPLADS FUND WRERE USED HERE
- Roads
- Health services
- Education
- Setting up cyber cell (Rs 20 lakh)
- Community Centres
- Ambulance for old age homes
- Renovation of school buildings
- Temples
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ACHIEVEMENTS OF MP OM BIRLA
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