68.17% voter turnout in fourth phase of LS polls in Rajasthan

Press Trust of India  |  Jaipur 

A voter turnout of 68.17 per cent was recorded in 13 constituencies of that went to poll on April 29, according to data released on Tuesday.

As many as 2.57 lakh people exercised their franchise at 28,182 polling stations in the 13 constituencies, where 115 candidates were in fray.

The highest voter turnout of 73.12 per cent was registered in Barmer and the lowest of 62.37 per cent was recorded in Pali, the data stated.

According to the data, 68.40 per cent of males and 67.92 per cent of females exercised their franchise.

Fifty-eight of the total 140 transgenders registered in 13 constituencies of Tonk-Sawaimadhopur, Ajmer, Pali, Jodhpur, Barmer, Jalore, Udaipur, Banswara, Chittorgarh, Rajsamand, Bhilwara, Kota and Jhalawar-Baran also cast their votes.

Barmer, Banswara, Chittorgarh and Jhalawar-Baran recorded above 70 per cent voting, the data stated.

Jodhpur saw a contest between Ashok Gehlot's son and

Former Vasundhara Raje's son contested the Jhalawar-Baran seat, while erstwhile royal family member and former BJP MLA was in fray from the Rajsamand seat.

The Barmer seat witnessed a close contest between candidate Manvendra Singh, a former of Jaswant Singh, and BJP candidate

Remaining 12 seats of Ganganagar, Bikaner, Churu, Jhunjhuju, Sikar, rural, Jaipur, Alwar, Bharatpur, Karauli-Dholpur, and will go to poll on May 6.

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First Published: Tue, April 30 2019. 20:10 IST