Jaipur News Desk: Campaigning on 7 assembly seats of Rajasthan will end today (11 November) by evening. 8928 personnel will conduct voting at 1915 polling stations. There are by-elections in Ramgarh, Dausa, Jhunjhunu, Salumber, Chaurasi, Khinvsar and Deoli-Uniara assembly seats. 313 micro observers have been appointed. More than 9 thousand security personnel of Rajasthan Police, RAC, CAPF and Home Guard will be deployed for security.
“Strict monitoring of 843 polling stations”
Strict monitoring will be maintained at 843 polling stations. This includes all the polling stations of Dausa and Khinvsar. There will be live webcasting of 1122 polling stations. 85 places have 3 or more polling stations in a complex, where live streaming will be monitored outside the polling station.
3127 voters cast their votes in home voting.
Home voting ended on Sunday (10 November). A senior official said that a total of 3127 voters voted during this period. Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Naveen Mahajan said that the voting process for ‘home voting’ had started from November 4 and this process was completed in two phases.
The polling team went to the houses and cast the vote.
He said that for the voters who could not vote in the first phase, polling teams went to their homes at the scheduled time to vote in the second phase. Mahajan said that for the by-elections in Rajasthan, a total of 3,193 voters above 85 years of age and with more than 40 percent disability had applied for ‘home voting’ under the prescribed format 12D in seven assembly constituencies.
Election results will be declared on 23 November
He said that out of these, a total of 3,127 voters have exercised their franchise. During this period, 37 voters died and 29 voters were found absent at home at the scheduled time. By-elections will be held on Jhunjhunu, Dausa, Deoli-Uniara, Khinvsar, Chaurasi, Salumber and Ramgarh assembly seats of the state on November 13 and the results will be declared on November 23.
