Rajasthan polls: 20% voting till 12 noon

Dausa district recorded highest turn out of 23.34 followed by Rajsamand where 22.31% voters cast their votes till noon

After a slow start, polling picked up rapidly as the day progressed with 20 per cent of 4.08 crore voters of Rajasthan exercising their franchise in the assembly elections till 12 noon.

Dausa district recorded highest turn out of 23.34 followed by Rajsamand where 22.31 per cent voters cast their votes till noon, according to state election commission office.

Voting percentage in Bundi, Tonk, SriGanganar was 17, 14.7 and 11 per cent respectively whereas the state capital registered a low turn out of 7.58 per cent.

Of the 200 Assembly seats, polling has been adjourned in Churu constituency, where nine people were in the fray, to December 13, following the death of BSP candidate Jagdish Meghwal.