Rajasthan Assembly Polls: Voting begins; PM Modi extends best wishes to first-time voters
PTC News Desk: Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended his best wishes to first-time voters in Rajasthan, where voting for 199 Assembly seats began on Saturday morning.
Taking to his official Twitter account, PM Modi urged voters to turn out in large numbers and set 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 said on X.
Rajasthan Assembly Polls: Voting begins
After days of hectic campaigning by major political parties, including the ruling Congress and BJP, voting in 199 of 200 assembly seats in Rajasthan began on Saturday.
Elections in the Karanpur constituency, however, were postponed due to the death of Congress candidate Gurmeet Singh Koonar.
The polls opened at 7 a.m., and voters can vote until 6 p.m.
Adequate security arrangements have been put in place to ensure that the elections are peaceful and fair.
The ruling Congress eyes another term, while the BJP wants to replace the Ashok Gehlot government, relying on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's popularity.
Rajasthan Assembly Polls result
The count of votes will begin on December 3.
Over 5 crore voters to decide fate of candidates
At 51,890 polling stations in the assembly constituencies, a total of 5,26,90,146 voters will decide the fate of the candidates. Rajasthan's high-stakes election campaigning concluded on Thursday.
There will be 1,70,99,334 young voters between the ages of 18 and 30, including 22,61,008 new voters between the ages of 18 and 19.
- ANI
