Assembly elections: Polling concludes in Rajasthan, 72.7% turnout till 5pm
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According to reports, while Rajasthan witnessed 59.43 per cent voter turnout by 3 pm, 56.17 per cent voter turnout was recorded in Telangana by 3 pm.
Polling concluded in poll-bound Rajasthan on Friday evening. According to reports, Rajasthan recorded around 72.7 per cent voter turnout till 5pm.
Official figures for Telangana are still awaited, which saw over 55 per cent turnout by 3pm. Polling is still underway in some parts of the state.
The interim voter turnout recorded so far in Telangana comes to around 67 per cent.
Umesh Sinha, Election Commission: Voting is still underway at some polling stations. Final figures are still to come. Interim voter turnout recorded till now in #TelanganaAssemblyElections2018 is 67%. Last year, voter turnout recorded was 69.5%. pic.twitter.com/g5rH6AMiG0
— ANI (@ANI) December 7, 2018
According to reports, while Rajasthan witnessed 59.43 per cent voter turnout by 3 pm, 56.17 per cent voter turnout was recorded in Telangana by 3 pm.
Voter turnout recorded till 5 PM in #RajasthanElections2018 is 72.7% https://t.co/FOJ7frlNuT
— ANI (@ANI) December 7, 2018
The turnout till 11 am was 23.4 per cent in Telangana and 21.89 per cent in Rajasthan.
Nearly 9 per cent voters had cast their votes in Telangana by 9 am and 6.11 per cent in Rajasthan.
Visuals from Jhalawar as polling concludes at polling booth no. 31(A). Voter turnout recorded at this particular booth is 73.83%. #RajasthanAssemblyElection2018 pic.twitter.com/cKtUw3xdNL
— ANI (@ANI) December 7, 2018
Telangana and Rajasthan are undergoing elections today to elect their legislative assembly members.
While the polling in Telangana started at 7 am, voting in Rajasthan began at 8 am.