As 4.74 crore registered voters cast their votes in Rajasthan, the overall poll percentage in Rajasthan has been 72.62 per cent, where elections were held today for 199 of the 200 assembly seats. The Election Commission said that Ramgarh seat in Alwar, which was cancelled due to death of BSP candidate, will be announced shortly. The BJP facing a major challenge as the northern state has always voted out the incumbent government for more than two decades. Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje, however, is looking to hold on to power by riding on her government's schemes and the work it has done for the people of Rajasthan. After she cast her vote this morning, Ms Raje expressed shock at Bihar politician Sharad Yadav's comments body-shaming her at an election rally and said the Election Commission must act. The Congress is counting on anti-incumbency to win in Rajasthan. In the last round of by-elections in February, the Congress wrested the Ajmer and Alwar Lok Sabha seats and the Mandalgarh assembly seat from the BJP. The votes for Rajasthan will be counted on December 11 along with Mizoram, Madhya Pradesh, Telangana and Chhattisgarh.
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Rajasthan Election 2018 Highlights: Voter Turnout 72.62% To Elect New State Assembly
Rajasthan election 2018: The Election Commission said that Ramgarh seat in Alwar, which was cancelled due to death of BSP candidate, will be announced shortly.
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Updated : December 07, 2018 7:05 pm IST
Rajasthan assembly election 2018: Votes cast for 199 assembly seats in the northern state
Jaipur/New Delhi:
Dec 07, 2018 16:12 (IST)
Moments after casting his vote for the Rajasthan Assembly elections in Jaipur, Congress leader Sachin Pilot stated he is confident that his party will sweep the elections by bagging majority of the votes.
Answering a question on Congress' chief ministerial candidate, Mr Pilot quickly replied, "We will sit and discuss this after our party gets a majority in the election."
Dec 07, 2018 15:44 (IST)
Casting his vote in Jaipur for the Rajasthan Assembly elections, Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, on Friday urged people to exercise their franchise prudently.
"Every single vote is imperative to strengthen the democracy of the country. I urge all the people to think before they use their franchise for any particular quarter. They must cast vote to that party which has worked for Rajasthan's upliftment," Mr Rathore said after casting his vote at the Vaishali Nagar polling station.
Mr Rathore was accompanied by his parents and wife Gayathri Rathore.
Dec 07, 2018 15:38 (IST)
Senior Congress leader and former Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot on Friday said that his party will win with an absolute majority and form government in the state.
"Certainly, the government will change this time. Congress will form government in Rajasthan with absolute majority. People of the state have the same sentiments. BJP will win around 50 seats," Mr Gehlot said.
Dec 07, 2018 13:22 (IST)
Voter turnout recorded till 1 PM in the Rajasthan assembly elections is 41.53 per cent: news agency ANI
Dec 07, 2018 13:11 (IST)
The polling, which began on a dull note at 8 am, picked up speed in the last two hours. Voting will continue till 5 pm. Long queues of voters, including women, were seen, especially in rural areas.
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Dec 07, 2018 13:02 (IST)
Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje shows her inked finger after casting vote at Jhalawar seat. The results of the Rajasthan assembly election will be out on December 11.
Dec 07, 2018 12:34 (IST)
97-year-old Nagender Singh Chouhan and his 85-year-old wife Yuvraj Kuwar cast vote at a polling station in Jhalawar.
Dec 07, 2018 12:23 (IST)
105-year-old voter in Rajasthan
Shajha, a 105-year-old woman, casts her vote at a polling booth in Kishanpura, Jaipur. "There is no facility of wheelchair in this polling booth. We had to carry her inside the polling station so that she could vote" her family member said.
Dec 07, 2018 12:14 (IST)
Former royals of Jodhpur, Gaj Singh and his wife cast their votes at polling booth No. 194 in Sardarpura constituency in the Rajasthan assembly election.
Dec 07, 2018 11:56 (IST)
A voter turnout of 22.2 per cent was recorded in Rajasthan till 11 am.
Dec 07, 2018 11:24 (IST)
"As a woman chief minister, casting my vote at a pink polling booth run completely by women gives me a great sense of pride. I urge you all to go out and vote, celebrate your identity and exercise your right," Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje said.
Dec 07, 2018 11:21 (IST)
Pink booths in Rajasthan
Decorated with pink and white balloons, the women's polling booths are a new experiment by the Election Commission to help increase the participation of women in the electoral system. "We are seeing that women's participation is increasing in all sectors -- be it government or private. So we wanted to experiment with stations managed exclusively by women. Going forward, we would want more and more such pink booths," said an election officer from a pink booth in Jhalrapatan where Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje voted this morning.
Dec 07, 2018 11:07 (IST)
"Is this the sort of example he wants to set for youngsters? Congress and its allies should be restrained in their language," Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje said on the comments by Bihar politician Sharad Yadav that was seen as body-shaming the chief minister. The BJP in Rajasthan has complained to the Election Commission after Mr Yadav's outrageous comments last Friday in Alwar.
Dec 07, 2018 11:01 (IST)
Voters protest at polling booth No. 253 and 254 in Ahor constituency of Jalore as voting has been stopped following electronic voting machine (EVM) malfunction: news agency ANI
Dec 07, 2018 10:35 (IST)
An electronic voting machine (EVM) is being replaced at polling booth No. 172 in Bikaner's Kisamidesar following a technical issue: news agency ANI
Dec 07, 2018 10:11 (IST)
Rajasthan Congress leader Ashok Gehlot casts his vote at polling booth No. 106 in Jodhpur.
Dec 07, 2018 09:44 (IST)
Union Minister of State for Agriculture Gajendra Singh Shekhawat casts his vote at polling booth No. 128 in Jodhpur, Rajasthan.
Dec 07, 2018 09:43 (IST)
A 90-year-old man arrives at polling booth No. 104 in Sardarpura constituency of Jodhpur district to cast his vote.
Dec 07, 2018 09:20 (IST)
Rajasthan Home Minister Gulab Chand Kataria casts his vote at a polling station in Udaipur.
Dec 07, 2018 09:07 (IST)
The Rajasthan assembly has 200 seats, but election in Alwar district's Ramgarh constituency has been put off due to the death of Bahujan Samaj Party candidate Laxman Singh. "More than two lakh electronic voting machines (EVMs) and verifiable paper audit trail (VVPAT) machines will be used in the elections," chief electoral officer Anand Kumar said on Thursday. He said it was for the first time that VVPAT machines are being used in Rajasthan.
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