Kailash Choudhary makes the cut after defeating Manvendra Singh

Press Trust of India  |  New Delhi 

is entering Parliament after defeating a heavyweight, former Union Jaswant Singh's son

He is the unit of the BJP's Kisan Morcha and has been active on farmers' issues.

He won from Jat-dominated Barmer, the constituency which occupies the biggest area in Rajasthan, by a margin of over three lakh votes.

The expected to win after fielding who had left the BJP in 2018, following differences with the then chief

The BJP picked Choudhary over its sitting even though he had failed last year to retain his Baytoo assembly seat, which falls under Barmer.

According to his nomination papers, Choudhary was convicted in 2002 a case of voluntarily causing hurt and wrongful restraint. He also has other cases pending against him.

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First Published: Thu, May 30 2019. 23:00 IST