Rajasthan, WB Bypolls: Ajmer Polling Ends, 65.3% Turnout Recorded

By-elections began at 8 am in three Lok Sabha and two Assembly constituencies across Rajasthan and West Bengal. The results for these seats will be declared on 1 February.

In Rajasthan, over 39 voters are expected to cast their votes in the Alwar and Ajmer Lok Sabha constituencies and the Mandalgarh Assembly seat.

Voting in Uluberia (Lok Sabha) and the Noapara (Assembly) by-polls in West Bengal registered 48 and 55 percent turnout respectively.

Eleven candidates in Alwar, 23 in Ajmer and eight candidates in Mandalgarh are in the fray

In a first, the polls will see the use of EVM machines with photos of candidates on them

The by-elections of Uluberia and Noapara were necessitated by the deaths of the sitting MLAs

Polling Concludes in Ajmer

Polling in the by-election for Ajmer’s Lok Sabha seat concluded at around 6 pm. The voter turnout stood at 65.33% by the end of the day.

Villagers in an Ajmer Village Boycott Voting

A group of villagers in Ajmer’s Manda village boycotted the bypolls. One of them said, “voting will not take place in the village until our issues related to water and roadways are resolved”.

 

A groom came to cast his vote in Ajmer. He said "voting is my fundamental right and I wanted to exercise it on my wedding day.’’

48 Percent Voter Turnout in WB's Uluberia Lok Sabha Seat

Voting picked up by noon in Uluberia Lok Sabha constituency and Noapara Assembly seat in West Bengal with the seats registering 48 percent and 55 percent polling respectively.

"Till 1 pm, 48 percent and 55 percent voting has been recorded in both the constituencies. The voting process is completely peaceful," a senior election official said.

50 Percent Voter Turnout in



Alwar, 61.75 Percent Have Voted in Mandalgarh

A total of 50 percent people had came out to vote in Alwar till 3 pm on Monday, while Ajmer had recorded 44 percent polling till 1 pm in the afternoon.

The Assembly seat of Mandalgarh in Rajasthan saw a 61.75 percent voter turnout till 3 pm.

The numbers shot up considerably, in all three constituencies, after a low voter turnout during the first two hours of the bypolls.

37 Percent Voter Turnout in Rajasthan Till Noon

 

After two slow hours, voting picked up by noon in Ajmer and Alwar Lok Sabha constituencies and Mandalgarh Assembly seat in Rajasthan with over 37 percent of voters exercising their franchise in the by-elections that are underway.

Alwar Lok Sabha recorded 37.16 percent voting, Ajmer Lok Sabha recorded 36.54 percent voting, while the voter turnout in Mandalgarh Assembly constituency was 45.08 percent, according to the office of the chief electoral officer.

Uluberia Records 15 Percent Turnout, Noapara Records 17.5 Percent

Voting for the Uluberia Lok Sabha and Noapara Assembly bypolls began at 7am on Monday and the two constituencies have registered 15 percent and 17.5 percent polling in the first two hours, respectively.

Average Voter Turnout 5.35 Percent in the First Two Hours

An average voting turnout of 5.35 percent was recorded in the first two hours of voting in Ajmer, Alwar and Mandalgarh constituencies.

Alwar recorded a 5.42 percent voter turnout and Ajmer recorded 5.25 percent voting while the voter turnout in Mandalgarh Assembly constituency was recorded 6.42 percent in the first two hours, according to the office of the chief electoral officer.

There are 39,02,168 voters and 41 candidates in these three constituencies.