Rajasthan Assembly Election: Over 40% Voter Turnout Recorded Till 1 pm

Polling in 199 assembly constituencies in the state began at 7 am.

Jaipur:

More than 40 per cent of the electorate cast their votes in the Rajasthan assembly elections till 1 pm on Saturday, officials said.

Polling in 199 assembly constituencies in the state began at 7 am.

The voting percentage till 1 pm was 40.27, an official said.

The turnout till 11 am was 24.74, the official said.

Till 11 am, the highest polling of 38.56 per cent was recorded in the Kaman assembly constituency and 34.08 per cent in Tijara, the official said.

Voting will continue till 6 pm.

On Saturday, polling is being held in 199 out of the 200 assembly constituencies in the state.

More than 5.25 crore voters will decide the fate of 1,862 candidates in these 199 seats.

Polling in the Karanpur assembly constituency in Sriganganagar has been postponed due to the death of the Congress candidate. The votes will be counted on December 3. 

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