Jaipur/New Delhi: 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.
Here are the highlights for Rajasthan assembly election:
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.
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 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.