Photo: Pradeep Gaur/MintJaipur: Voting picked up by noon in Ajmer and Alwar Lok Sabha constituencies and Mandalgarh Assembly seat in Rajasthan with over 37% of voters exercising their franchise in the by-elections that are underway. Alwar Lok Sabha recorded 37.16% voting, Ajmer Lok Sabha recorded 36.54% voting while the voter turnout in Mandalgarh assembly constituency was 45.08%, according to the office of the chief electoral officer. 1,987 polling booths have been set up in Alwar constituency where 18.27 lakh voters are registered while there are 18.42 lakh voters and 1, 925 polling booths in Ajmer constituency. In Bhilwara district’s Mangalgarh assembly constituency, there are 231 lakh voters and 282 polling booths. The Congress has fielded Vivek Dhakad as its candidate in Mandalgarh assembly constituency, former MLA Raghu Sharma on Ajmer Lok Sabha seat and Karan Singh Yadav in Alwar lok Sabha constituency.

Source: Mint January 29, 2018 05:37 UTC