Voting Begins for 5 LS Seats in Rajasthan

Polling began for five Lok Sabha constituencies amid tight security in second and final phase of elections in Rajasthan.

Polling began for five Lok Sabha constituencies amid tight security in second and final phase of elections in Rajasthan.     

The five LS seats where polling is underway are: Dausa,  Alwar, Bharatpur, Karauli-Dholpur and Tonk-Sawaimadhopur LS  seats.           

Over 81 lakh voters are eligible to elect 5 MPs from 81  contestants, including two union ministers; Namonarayan Meena  (MoS finance) from Dausa, Jitendra Singh (MoS-sports) from  Alwar, and former cricketer Mohd Azaharruddin from  Tonk-Swaimadhopur.     

Total 9,112 polling booths, of which 2,674 declared as critical, are being guarded by 45,000 security personnel to ensure the free and fair poll, a CEO spokesman said.             

Polling in 20 of Rajasthan's 25 seats was held on April 17.

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