Assembly Elections: Nearly 74% voter turnout recorded in Rajasthan, 67% in Telangana

New Delhi, December 07:

Assembly Elections for 199 seats in Rajasthan and 119 seats in Telangana ended peacefully this evening. Around 74 percent voter turn out was recorded in Rajasthan till 5 PM today.

In the last assembly elections, the polling percentage was 75.23 percent. Briefing reporters in New Delhi, Deputy Election Commissioner Sandeep Saxena said, the voting was very peaceful in the state  barring some small incidents.

He said, the final figure of turn out may go up as the people were in queue when the last report came in.

In Telangana, 67 percent voter turn out was recorded. In the last  assembly polls, the voting percentage was 69.5 percent. Talking to reporters, Deputy Election Commissioner Umesh Sinha said, the polling was peaceful  barring few incidents.

Counting of votes in both the states will be taken up on Tuesday along with Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Mizoram.