Rajasthan records 74.96% voter turnout in Assembly polls
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Jaipur: Election Commission officials announced on Sunday that Rajasthan had recorded around 74.96 per cent of voters casting ballots in the Assembly elections on Saturday.
A total of 74.13 per cent of votes were cast at polling places, while 0.83 per cent were cast at home or by postal ballot.
"The highest 87.79 per cent voting was recorded in Pokaran while the second highest voting was in Tijara registering 85.15 per cent voting. Two places with lowest voting percentages were Marwar Junction with 61.10 per cent and Ahore with 61.19 per cent," poll officials said, adding that complete figures will be released later in the day, IANS reported.
The state went for polling for the Assembly elections on 199 seats on Saturday. Polling was largely peaceful across the state.
Polling could not be conducted for the Sri Karanpur Assembly Constituency on Saturday as the election process was withheld due to the death of Congress candidate Gurmeet Singh Kooner (75).