Rajasthan recorded a voter turnout of 71.64% in the Assembly election on Saturday with the ruling Congress and the Opposition BJP locking horns in a tightly contested campaign.
The polling passed off peacefully, barring stray incidents of clashes and violence mainly between supporters of the rival parties.
Voting took place across more than 51,000 polling stations in 199 of the 200 Assembly constituencies. The election in Karanpur was postponed following the death of Congress candidate Gurmeet Singh Kooner. The voters who arrived at the polling booths till 6 p.m. were allowed to cast their ballots till late in the evening.
