Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended his best wishes to first-time
voters in Rajasthan where polling for 199-member Assembly seats began on
Saturday.
Taking to his official handle on X, PM Modi urged voters to turn out in
big numbers and register a record turnout.
“Voting will be held today for the Rajasthan Assembly. I request voters
across all age groups to come out in big numbers and exercise their franchise.
I would also like to convey my best wishes to all my young friends who are
going to vote for the first time,” PM Modi posted in Hindi on X.
Voting began in 199 out of 200 Assembly seats in Rajasthan, after days of
hectic campaigning by major political parties, including the ruling Congress
and BJP, on Saturday.
However, elections in the Karanpur constituency were adjourned following
the death of Congress candidate Gurmeet Singh Koonar.
Polling began at 7 am and voters can cast their ballots until 6 pm. Adequate
security arrangements have been made to ensure peaceful and fair elections.
The ruling Congress is eyeing another term while the BJP is seeking to
replace the Ashok Gehlot Government, with the party banking on the popularity
of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The counting of votes will be taken up on December 3.
A total of 5,26,90,146 voters will decide the fate of the candidates at a
total of 51,890 polling stations in the Assembly constituencies. The
high-voltage election campaigning wrapped up in Rajasthan on Thursday.
As many as 1,70,99,334 young voters in the 18-30 age group will vote,
including 22,61,008 new voters in the 18-19 age group.
A total of 1,02,290 security personnel have been deployed to ensure
peaceful voting. A total force of 69,114 police personnel, 32,876 Rajasthan
Home Guard, Forest Guard and RAC personnel have been deployed and 700 companies
of CAPF have been deployed, he added.
In 2018, the Congress won 99 seats, while the BJP won 73. Gehlot assumed
the CM position with the support of BSP MLAs and Independents.
ANI
