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Rajasthan polls: Congress releases 2nd list, fields another 43 candidates

The polls to the 200-member assembly will be held on November 25

Raj polls: Journalists, employees of 8 depts to get postal ballot facility

Mediapersons and employees of eight departments such as electricity, transport and health will be able to vote through postal ballots in the November 23 Rajasthan Assembly elections, an official said on Wednesday. The Election Commission has issued a notification in this regard and it will be the first time journalists in the state can avail the postal ballot facility. Chief Electoral Officer Praveen Gupta said that according to the order, doctors, paramedical staff, ambulance workers, electricians in the energy department, linemen and pump operators in the Public Health Engineering Department, turners, those working in milk committees of Rajasthan, employees and drivers and conductors in transport corporation, firefighters and mediapersons authorised by the Election Commission will be given the facility of voting through postal ballots from this year. Gupta said that for the first time journalists have been included in the category of service voters. Till now, the facility of servi

Rajasthan assembly polls: 80-plus voters allowed to cast ballot from home

In a first-of-its-kind move, people above 80 years of age and persons with more than 40 per cent disability will be able to vote from their home, the Election Commission said on Monday. More than 18.05 lakh voters will be able to get this facility as an option in the assembly poll due later this year. The Model Code of Conduct has come into force in Rajasthan, as has a ban on transfers of officers and employees. "With the announcement of the election schedule by the Election Commission, the Model Code of Conduct has also come into force in the state with immediate effect," Chief Electoral Officer Praveen Gupta said Monday. In case of emergency, the state government will be able to transfer officers and employees only after obtaining approval from the Election Commission. Voting for all 200 seats in the state will be held on November 23 and counting of votes will take place on December 3, Gupta said. A total of more than 5.27 crore voters in the state will be able to exercise thei

AAP ready to contest Rajasthan, MP, Chhattisgarh polls: Delhi CM Kejriwal

The Aam Aadmi Party is ready to contest the upcoming assembly polls in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan with full strength and the names of candidates will be declared soon, its national convener and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said Monday. The Election Commission has announced that assembly polls in Mizoram, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Telangana will be held on different days beginning November 7 and the votes will be counted on December 3. Asked about the AAP's preparation for the polls, Kejriwal said, "We are prepared to contest the elections in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh with full strength." When asked whether his party will contest the elections as part of the INDIA bloc, he said that "whatever happens will be apprised". Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan are currently ruled by the Congress, which like the AAP is a partner in the opposition INDIA alliance.

Extra food packet for Rajasthan 'Annapurna' scheme beneficiaries

Families eligible under the 'Chief Minister Free Annapurna Food Packet Scheme' in the poll-bound Rajasthan will get an additional kit containing food items in the October-November period. Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has given a financial approval of about Rs 360 crore for the same, said an official statement issued on Wednesday. According to the statement, Gehlot, during his visit to Jodhpur recently, had made this announcement in view of Diwali and other festivals. With this decision, about 1.06 crore families in the state will be able to get a kit during the period from October 15 to November 15, 2023, in addition to the regular food packets they are provided with. In another decision, the chief minister approved the opening of a 12-bed Special New Born Care Unit (SNCU) in the government hospital at Kuchaman city in the state's Didwana-Kuchaman district. Meanwhile, Rs 2.69 crore has been approved from the tourism development fund for the development of Shri Narayani Mataji Dham

Congress guarantees a hoax, will bankrupt state: PM Modi at Ajmer rally

'Priority to the deprived' a hallmark of 9 years of NDA govt, Modi says in Ajmer

Subsidy, tax breather to boost MICE tourism industry in Rajasthan

On average 20-25 million tourists visit the desert state every year

'Gaddar' Sachin Pilot can't be CM, says Gehlot as rift in Raj Cong deepens

Rajasthan CM claims that Pilot's 2020 revolt was 'funded by the BJP'

Rajasthan's Vallabhnagar and Dhariawad set for bypolls on Saturday

Polling will be held from 7 am to 6 pm at 638 polling booths in both the assembly constituencies and counting of votes will take place on November 2.

Rajasthan bypolls: Vasundhara, Meghwal among star campaigners for BJP

Former Rajasthan CM Vasundhara Raje, Union ministers Bhupendra Yadav, Gajendra Singh, Arjun Meghwal and Kailash Chaudhary have been included in the list of 20 BJP star campaigners for the bypolls

Polling begins for three assembly seats in Rajasthan amid tight security

The polling in three assembly constituencies of Rajasthan began at 7 am on Saturday, amid tight security arrangements

Rajasthan bypolls: Covid-19 patients can vote from 5:30 PM-6 PM

People who have tested positive for COVID-19 or are suspected to be suffering from the disease will be able to cast their votes from 5:30 PM to 6 PM during the upcoming assembly bypolls in Rajasthan

53 candidates file papers for bypolls to three Rajasthan Assembly seats

Fifty-three candidates filed their nomination papers for the bypolls to three Assembly constituencies of Rajasthan on Tuesday.

Nominations for upcoming bypolls in Rajasthan can be filed online: Official

Nominations for the upcoming assembly bypolls in Rajasthan can be filed online, Chief Electoral Officer Praveen Gupta said on Monday. The schedule for the bypolls in Sujangarh, Rajsamand, Sahada and Vallabhnagar assembly constituencies, necessitated following the demise of sitting legislators, is yet to be announced. Gupta held a meeting with representatives of various political parties on the upcoming elections on Monday and said voters above 80 years of age can opt for postal ballot papers in view of the coronavirus pandemic. According to an official statement, the chief electoral officer said the priority is to conduct the elections safely amid the pandemic. He said the number of polling stations has been increased by 45 per cent to ensure smooth polling. During the filing of nomination, only four persons and two vehicles will be allowed to enter the premises of the officers before whom the papers will be filed. Candidates can also file nomination papers online. Similarly, onl

Congress wins 620 seats in polls for 50 municipal bodies in Rajasthan

Out of 1,775 wards of all the bodies, 620 candidates of Congress, 548 of BJP, seven of BSP, two each of CPI and CPI (M), one of RLP and 595 Independent candidates won

People have rejected Congress party's misrule: Rajasthan BJP chief

The people of Rajasthan have rejected the "misrule" of the Congress, state BJP president Satish Poonia said

Counting underway for six Rajasthan civic body elections held in 2 phases

Counting of votes of the elections held in two phases in the six municipal corporations of Jaipur, Jodhpur and Kota in Rajasthan is underway

58.96% voting till 5.30 pm in second phase of Rajasthan civic polls

About 59 per cent votes were polled till 5.30 pm in the second phase of polling for three municipal corporations in Rajasthan on Sunday, the state election commission said

Rajasthan bypoll: Congress wins Mandawa seat, BJP ally RLP retains Khinwsar

The Congress' Rita Chaudhary defeated her nearest rival the BJP's Sushila Sigra in the Mandawa seat in Jhunjhunu by a margin of 33,704 votes

Rajasthan Assembly polls: Gehlot, Pilot rivalry back to haunt Congress

According to sources, Gehlot is keen on becoming the chief minister and a compromise has been worked out between him and Pilot