Kirodi Lal Meena

Kirodi Lal Meena is the Bharatiya Janata Party candidate from Sawai Madhopur (General) constituency in Sawaimadhopur district of Rajasthan in the 2023 Assembly elections. His profession according to the election affidavit filed with the Election Commission is: Agriculture, Rajaya Sabha Salary and Allowances. Kirodi Lal Meena's educational qualifications are: Graduate Professional and is of 72 years of age. His total declared assets are Rs 3.8 crore which includes Rs 3.2 crore in moveable assets and Rs 52 lakh as immovable assets. The total declared income is Rs 43.4 lakh of which Rs 22 lakh is self income. Kirodi Lal Meena has total liabilities of Rs 57 lakh. This BJP candidate, in the election affidavit mentioned 12 criminal cases registered against him.

The BJP’s Rajya Sabha MP and the party’s “anti-corruption face” has been asked to fight it out from Sawai Madhopur assembly constituency this time. Since 1998, Sawai Madhopur has interchangeably elected Congress and BJP legislators. Meena had previously won the seat in 2003. Diya Kumari, contesting from Vidhyadhar Nagar and tipped to be in the race for CM if the BJP wins, tasted victory from this seat in 2013. Last time, Danish Abrar of the Congress won this seat defeating the BJP candidate with a margin of more than 25,000 votes.