67.78% voter turnout in Rajasthan

A voter turnout of 67.78 per cent was recorded in Rajasthan's 13 Lok Sabha seats that went to polls on Monday.

Barmer recorded the maximum voter turnout of 73.15 per cent, while the lowest voter turnout of 61.57 per cent was in Pali, Chief Electoral Officer Anand Kumar said at a press conference.

"Polling as of now is 67.78 per cent.... The voting turnout may be revised," Kumar said. "This is the highest voter turnout in the Lok Sabha election (in the state) so far." In the 2014 election, the voter turnout in these 13 seats was 64.27 per cent and the overall percentage was 63.11.

Barring a few incidents, Kumar said the election was held peacefully.

Three youths of the Kalbi community and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) supporters allegedly pelted stones at the car of the Congress' Jalore candidate, Ratan Dewasi, when he reached the polling station, police said.

Dewasi escaped unhurt, but his driver sustained minor injuries. Congress supporters also reached the spot after the incident, ...