A nine-term MP from the BJP, Jaswant Singh was forced to contest as an independent from Barmer after he was denied a ticket by his old party. He faces Colonel Sonaram Chowdhury, a recent Congress import who pipped Mr Singh to walk away with the BJP ticket.
Constituency: Barmer, Rajasthan
Party: Independent
Age: 77
Education: Graduate
Assets: Rs 120,424,990