60.37% polling in bypolls to 3 assembly seats in Rajasthan
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Last Updated: Apr 18, 2021, 05:31 PM IST
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Bypolls were held after the death of sitting legislators Bhanwarlal Meghwal from Sujangarh, Kailash Trivedi from Sahada and Kiran Maheshwari from Rajsamand. Meghwal and Trivedi were Congress MLAs, while Maheshwari was a BJP lawmaker. Both parties have given tickets to their family members.
The by-elections to the three assembly seats in Rajasthan have registered a turnout of 60.37 per cent, an official said on Sunday. The three constituencies recorded a lower turnout of 13 per cent than the 2018 assembly elections. As many as 4,49,885 people out of 7.45 lakh voters exercised their franchise on Saturday to decide the fate of 27 candidates in the three seats, a State Election Commission spokesperson said.
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Polling begins for three assembly seats in Rajasthan.
The polling in three assembly constituencies of Rajasthan began at 7:00 am today amid tight security arrangements. The polling will decide the fate of 27 candidates in Sahara (Bhilwara), Sujangarh (Churu) and Rajsamand constituencies where a total of 7,43,802 voters will be able to exercise their franchise at 1,145 polling booths.
The polling will continue till 6:00 pm today. Counting will be held on May 2. The polling began in the morning. All the measures as per the COVID-19 related guidelines are being followed in the polling, a spokesperson said.
The by-polls are being held after the demise of sitting MLAs Master Bhanwar Lal Meghwal (Sujangarh), Kailash Trivedi (Sahara) and Kiran Maheshwari (Rajsamand).
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April 17, 2021 17:03 IST
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Voters stand in a queue to cast their vote during Madhupur Assembly bypoll, in Deoghar district, Jharkhand on April 17, 2021.
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Rajasthan by polls: 44.89 percent voter turnout in three constituencies
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Last Updated: Apr 17, 2021, 04:34 PM IST
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A total of 44.89 voter turnout was registered at 3 pm. Sahara (Bhilwara) registered 44.16 per cent, Rajsamand recorded 47.58 per cent and Sujangarh (Churu) recorded a voter turnout of 43.37 per cent, according to an official spokesperson.
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Counting of votes will take place on May 2.
A total of 44.89 per cent voter turnout was registered till 3 pm in the bypolls to three assembly constituencies in Rajasthan on Saturday.
Polling for the Sahara, Rajsamand and Sujangarh seats began at 7 am.
The bye-elections will decide the fate of 27 candidates in the three constituencies where the number of voters is 7,43,802.