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2024
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Baghpat, the Jat dominated constituency of Uttar Pradesh, stands at the heart of farmers’ politics. This constituency, deeply influenced by the family of former Prime Minister Chaudhary Charan Singh, has a storied history of electing representatives from the Jat community. Ajit Singh, Charan Singh’s son, won the Baghpat Lok Sabha seat six times, including a victory in the 2009 general elections. However, the family’s influence waned with Ajit Singh’s defeat in 2014 and his son, Jayant Chaudhary’s, loss in 2019.Show more