- विज्ञापन -
Jaipur: Polling for the 199 Assembly seats in Rajasthan began on Saturday morning, where as many as 1,863 candidates are in the fray. The fate of these candidates will be decided by over 5.26 crore voters of the state. The polling began at 7 a.m. and will continue till 6 p.m. while the results will be announced on December 3.
Congress candidate from Karanpur assembly constituency in Sriganganagar district, Gurmeet Singh Kooner (75), died at the All India Institute Of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Delhi and thus polls have been adjourned on the seat. Therefore now the election will be contested on 199 seats.
The ruling Congress and the opposition BJP are the key contestants in the state. The poll results will also decide whether the trend of changing government every time in the state will continue this time or not.
Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot is contesting from his traditional seat Sardarpura in Jodhpur while former Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje is contesting from Jhalrapatan in Jhalawar district.
Similarly, former Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot is the Congress candidate from the Tonk seat while Leader of Opposition Rajendra Rathod is contesting from Taranagar.
As per Election Commission of India, 9.77% voter turnout has been recorded in Rajasthan till 9am.
