Rajasthan Assembly elections 2023 live: Polling ends, 74.13% voter turnout recorded, as per ECI
The polling began at 7 am and voters can cast their ballots until 6 pm.
Women waiting in queue at a polling station to cast their votes. (PTI)
CHENNAI: After days of hectic campaigning by major political parties, including the ruling Congress and BJP, voting began in 199 out of 200 assembly seats in Rajasthan on Saturday.
The polling began at 7 am and voters can cast their ballots until 6 pm.
Adequate security arrangements have been made to ensure peaceful and fair elections.
Prominent candidates in the fray include Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, former CM Vasundhara Raje, former Deputy CM Sachin Pilot, Congress national spokesperson Gourav Vallabh, Union Minister Rajyavardhan Rathore, Vishwaraj Singh Mewar, Rajasthan Assembly Speaker CP Joshi, and Rajasthan LoP Rajendra Rathore.
The smaller parties include the Rashtriya Loktantrik Party, Bharatiya Adivasi Party, CPI-M, Jannayak Janata Party, and Azad Samaj Party. Violence against women, paper leak scams, and farmers' suicides are some of the key issues that were highlighted by the Opposition BJP to strike against the ruling Congress.
The counting of votes will be taken up on December 3.
Live Updates
25 Nov 2023 11:01 AM IST"It is democracy's biggest festival today. I appeal to everyone to cast their vote. It is your responsibility and right as well," says Priyanka Chaudhary, an independent candidate from Barmer.
- 25 Nov 2023 10:49 AM IST
Polling agent dies of suspected cardiac arrest.
A polling agent of a candidate died due to suspected cardiac arrest in Pali district of Rajasthan on Saturday.
An official said Shanti Lal, a polling agent at booth number 47 in the Sumerpur assembly constituency, collapsed at the centre. He was rushed to a nearby hospital and then to the district hospital, where doctors declared him dead on arrival.
''Suspected cause is heart attack,'' the official said.
The party affiliation of the polling agent was not immediately known.
- 25 Nov 2023 10:47 AM IST
Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot casts his vote in the Sardarpura assembly constituency.
#WATCH | Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot casts his vote in Sardarpura assembly constituency pic.twitter.com/KAce3x5Q9d
— ANI (@ANI) November 25, 2023 - 25 Nov 2023 10:42 AM IST
Former Congress MP and party's candidate from Siwana, Manvendra Singh, and his wife Chitra Singh cast their votes at a polling booth in Mewa Nagar, Barmer.
#WATCH | Rajasthan Elections | Former Congress MP and party's candidate from Siwana, Manvendra Singh and his wife Chitra Singh cast their votes at a polling booth in Mewa Nagar, Barmer. pic.twitter.com/iNr89asEDv
— ANI (@ANI) November 25, 2023 - 25 Nov 2023 10:36 AM IST
Scuffle breaks out at Sardarshahar assembly constituency
A scuffle broke out at a polling booth in Sardarshahar assembly constituency in Rajasthan while voting for assembly elections was underway on Saturday.
- 25 Nov 2023 10:34 AM IST
"People are very excited here. They are very smart, and they know whom they should vote for," says RLP leader Hanuman Beniwal.
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- 25 Nov 2023 10:31 AM IST
#WATCH | Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot along with his family visits his ancestral house in Sardarpura#RajasthanAssemblyElection2023 pic.twitter.com/lXTtyyXtkn
— ANI (@ANI) November 25, 2023 - 25 Nov 2023 10:31 AM IST
#WATCH | Locals greet Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot as he walks to the polling station in Sardarpura assembly constituency pic.twitter.com/7d3JGNONnO
— ANI (@ANI) November 25, 2023 - 25 Nov 2023 10:30 AM IST
Congress leader and Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot's son Vaibhav Gehlot in Sardarpura.
"I believe Congress will get a majority in the state. BJP is nervous as they know that they will lose in the State," he says.
#WATCH | Congress leader and Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot's son, Vaibhav Gehlot, in Sardarpura
— ANI (@ANI) November 25, 2023
"I believe Congress will get a majority in the state. BJP is nervous as they know that they will lose in the state..." pic.twitter.com/ScGlFi13Ln - 25 Nov 2023 10:29 AM IST
Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot meets his supporters on his way to the polling station in Sardarpura.
#WATCH | Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot meets his supporters on his way to the polling station in Sardarpura#RajasthanAssemblyElection2023 pic.twitter.com/NPy8WN4iJl
— ANI (@ANI) November 25, 2023
