INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
JAIPUR: More than 68% of the electorate in Rajasthan exercised their voting rights across 199 assembly constituencies by 5pm during
on at many polling stations even after 6pm
senior citizens, persons with disabilities, and among tribal groups like Sahariya
Women and young voters actively participated, encouraged by initiatives such as polling stations managed by women, all-youth staff, and
those run by persons with disabilities.Polling in the Karanpur seat had to be adjourned due to the death of a candidate
Congress and the opposition BJP are the main contenders in the state, known for a historical trend of voting out the incumbent party every
have ensured that those who reach polling stations by 6pm will be allowed to vote
Voters came out in large numbers between 11am and 3pm
gradually increasing to about 25% by 11am, 40% by 1pm, and 56% at 3pm
Pokaran assembly seat recorded the highest polling at 81.1%, followed by Tijara at 80.9%
The lowest was in Marwar Junction at 57.4%, followed by Sumerpur at 57.8%.In some polling stations in Adarsh Nagar, Kishanpole and Hawa
Mahal, voters faced slow voting, waiting for 2-3 hours to cast their votes
Some voters couldn't vote as their names were missing from the voters' list
A voter in Adarsh Nagar alleged that at least 12 members of her family could not vote
We have shifted to Kunda in Amber
after October 4, the day the final voters' list was published, 20 lakh new names have been added
boycotted the elections to express resentment towards public representatives
Boycotts occurred in several places due to dissatisfaction with the lack of development work in their villages.Rajasthan Police reported
seven cases of election-related clashes so far
In Fatehpur of Sikar district, stones were thrown at a polling booth as a verbal spat between two groups of political supporters
escalated.In Deeg near Bharatpur, police had to fire shots to disperse miscreants attempting to disrupt the polling process at Sanwler
