Rajasthan Elections 2023: Voter Turnout Over 72%

The turnout in 199 seats in Rajasthan reached 72.37% on Saturday, the Election Commission of India said.

The turnout in 199 seats in Rajasthan reached 68.24% till 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, the Election Commission of India said.

According to the Election Commission of India, 55.63% of the voters had exercised their franchise by 3:00 p.m. in the Rajasthan assembly elections.

Voting is underway in 199 of the 200 seats in the state.

The turnout in 199 seats in Rajasthan reached 40.27% till 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, the Election Commission of India said.

The turnout in 199 seats in Rajasthan reached 24.74% by 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, the Election Commission of India said.

The state has a total of 200 assembly seats but polling in Karanpur seat of Sriganganagar district was postponed following the death of Congress candidate Gurmeet Singh Koonar.

Rajasthan BJP president CP Joshi on Saturday accused the Congress government of failing to deliver on its promises and indulging in corruption, and said people will give a befitting reply to the party in the assembly elections.

'After coming to power, the Congress forgot its promises. It only committed corruption and cheated people,' Joshi told PTI in Chittorgarh as voting got underway in the state. He said the people have unshakable faith in Prime Minister Narendra Modi because he does what he says.

(Source: PTI)

In a post on X, former Congress president Rahul Gandhi said, 'Rajasthan will choose free treatment. Rajasthan will choose cheaper gas cylinder. Rajasthan will choose interest-free agricultural loan. Rajasthan will choose English education. Rajasthan will choose OPS. Rajasthan will choose caste census.' 'Today, go out in large numbers and exercise your franchise. Elect a Congress government of guarantees and one that is beneficial to the people,' he said.

✅ राजस्थान चुनेगा मुफ्त इलाज
✅ राजस्थान चुनेगा सस्ता गैस सिलेंडर
✅ राजस्थान चुनेगा ब्याज मुक्त कृषि कर्ज़
✅ राजस्थान चुनेगा अंग्रेज़ी शिक्षा
✅ राजस्थान चुनेगा OPS
✅ राजस्थान चुनेगा जाति जनगणना

आज, बड़ी संख्या में जा कर, इस्तेमाल करें अपना मताधिकार।

चुनिए जनता की हितकारी,…

— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) November 25, 2023

Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra also urged the people of  Rajasthan to cast their ballot.

'Your every vote, for a beautiful future, for rights, for Congress' guarantee,' she said.

राजस्थान के मेरे प्यारे भाइयों-बहनों!
आपका एक-एक वोट
सुंदर भविष्य के लिए
अधिकार के लिए
कांग्रेस की गारंटी के लिए

✅50 लाख तक मुफ्त इलाज
✅महिला मुखिया - 10 हजार सालाना
✅गैस सिलेंडर 400 रु में
✅पुरानी पेंशन की कानूनी गारंटी
✅10 लाख नये रोजगार
✅आवास का अधिकार
✅2 रु प्रति किलो…

— Priyanka Gandhi Vadra (@priyankagandhi) November 25, 2023

The Congress on Saturday appealed to voters in Rajasthan to exercise their franchise and elect its 'government of guarantees' and one that works for the benefit of the people.

बचत, राहत, बढ़त और सपनों की ऊँची उड़ान,
कल्याणकारी योजनाओं से लाभान्वित जनता…
चुनेगी केवल राजस्थान !

राजस्थान की जागरुक जनता को मालूम है कि उनका एक बहुमूल्य वोट उनकी ख़ुशहाली की गारंटी है।

महान वीरों की धरा व सामाजिक एकता के प्रतीक राजस्थान की जनता से अनुरोध है कि मतदान…

— Mallikarjun Kharge (@kharge) November 25, 2023

In a post in Hindi on X, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said, 'Savings, relief, growth and dreams flying high, people benefiting from welfare schemes…will choose only Rajasthan!' The aware people of Rajasthan know that their valuable vote is the guarantee of their happiness, he said.

(With inputs from PTI)

Rajasthan, where polling began for 199 seats on Saturday, had seen 9.77% voter turnout till 9:00 a.m. according to Election Commission of India.

Rajasthan has a total of 200 assembly seats but polling in Karanpur seat of Sriganganagar district was postponed following the death of Congress candidate Gurmeet Singh Koonar.

There are 5,25,38,105 voters in the 199 assembly constituencies that are polling today on Saturday.

Congress leader Sachin Pilot expressed confidence that the Congress retain power in Rajasthan. "I am confident that the Congress will repeat the government,' Pilot told PTI before casting his vote in Jaipur. He said the Congress focused its election campaign on the issues of the people and claimed that the BJP has been exposed.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged Rajasthan to turn out in record numbers as polling for 199 seats began.

In a message on X in Hindi, Modi urged all registered voters to poll in maximum numbers and wished the first-time young voters.

राजस्थान विधानसभा चुनाव के लिए आज वोट डाले जाएंगे। सभी मतदाताओं से मेरा निवेदन है कि वे अधिक से अधिक संख्या में अपने मताधिकार का प्रयोग कर वोटिंग का नया रिकॉर्ड बनाएं। इस अवसर पर पहली बार वोट देने जा रहे राज्य के सभी युवा साथियों को मेरी ढेरों शुभकामनाएं।

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) November 25, 2023

Congress hopes that it will retain its government in Rajasthan, opposition party BJP is eyeing a return in the state ahead of the Lok Sabha polls next year.

Ashok Gehlot, who is in his third term as chief minister is contesting from Sardarpura, a seat he has been representing since 1998. The chief minister is up against BJP's Mahendra Singh Rathore, former chairman of the Jodhpur Development Authority.

In Tonk, which has a sizable Muslim population, Congress party's former state chief Sachin Pilot will face BJP’s Ajit Singh Mehta, who represented the seat in 2013.

This is the second assembly election for Pilot, who has previously won Lok Sabha polls from Dausa and Ajmer.

Former chief minister Vasundhara Raje is contesting from Jhalrapatan constituency, which she currently represents with Congress' Ram Lal Chauhan pitted against her. She has been the chief minister for two terms.

Jat leader Hanuman Beniwal, who founded the Rastriya Loktantrik Party, could be a concern for both the BJP and Congress in Khinvsar.

Several leaders of the BJP and Congress have rebelled against their parties after being denied a ticket Chief BJP rebels include former assembly speaker Kailash Meghwal, Chandrabhan Akya from Chittorgarh and former transport minister Yoonus Khan from Deedwana.

In Congress, main rebel candidates include Joharilal Meena from Rajgarh-Laxmangarh, Gopal Baheti in Pushkar, Habiburrahman from Nagaur, Virendra Beniwal in Lunkaransar, Khiladi Lal Bairwa in Baseri, and Dr. Param Navdeep Singh in Sangaria.

The All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) are also contesting the assembly polls in the state.

Polling began Saturday morning for the 199 assembly seats in Rajasthan where the BJP is going all out to wrest power from the Congress which hopes to beat the state's anti-incumbency tradition.

'Polling began at 7 am today. A total of 51,507 polling booths have been set up across the state,' Rajasthan's chief electoral officer Praveen Gupta said on Saturday.

Union Minister of State Kailash Chaudhary was among the first to cast his vote, exercising his franchise in Balotra.

Rajasthan has a total of 200 assembly seats but polling will be held on 199 seats as election in Karanpur seat of Sriganganagar district was postponed following the death of Congress candidate Gurmeet Singh Koonar. There are 5,25,38,105 voters in the 199 assembly constituencies.

Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot (Sardarpura), former chief minister Vasundhara Raje (Jhalrapatan), former deputy chief minister Sachin Pilot (Tonk), state PCC chief Govind Singh Dotasra (Lachhmangarh), RLP convenor Hanuman Beniwal (Khinvsar) are some of the key faces among the 1,862 candidates in the fray.

More than 1.70 lakh security personnel have been deployed across the state. 70,000 Rajasthan Police personnel, 18,000 Rajasthan Home Guards, 2,000 Rajasthan Border Home Guards, 15,000 Home Guards of other states (Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh), 120 RAC Companies have been deployed for the day.

While the ruling Congress is hoping that it will retain its government in Rajasthan, opposition party BJP is eyeing a return in the state ahead of the Lok Sabha polls next year.

The results of the polls will be declared on Dec. 3.