Over 7.4 lakh to cast votes in three assembly bypolls in Rajasthan today | Jaipur News

JAIPUR: Over seven lakh voters will decide the fate of 27 candidates in three assembly constituencies – Sahada, Sujangarh and Rajsamand – which go to polls on Saturday. Though the government has announced a weekend curfew in the state following an increase in the number of Covid cases, this will not be applicable to these constituencies.
In all, 7.45 lakh voters will be able to exercise their franchise at 1,145 polling stations from 7am to 6pm on Saturday. The state’s chief electoral officer Praveen Gupta said, “In view of the Covid situation in the state, all polling stations have been sanitised with hypochlorite. The temperature of all voters will be checked with thermal scanners before they enter the polling stations.”
“Entry will not be allowed without a mask. Gloves will also be made available for voters to prevent infection,” he said.
“Circles have been marked at all polling stations to ensure social distancing as voters wait for their turn to cast votes,” he said.
Of the 27 candidates fighting the polls, eight are in Sahada (Bhilwara), nine in Sujangarh (Churu) and 10 in Rajsamand. In all, 7,578 security personnel will be deployed in all three districts. Around 100 sensitive polling stations will be monitored through webcasting, said Gupta.
“Covid infected voters, suspects and quarantined voters will be able to cast their votes from 5pm to 6pm, only after they give consent. There will be a separate waiting room at polling booths for such infected persons and PPE kits will be made available for them,” he added.
For any poll-related query, voters can call state-level control room number 0141-2227550. Voters can also contact 1950 helpline number for any query. Gupta said the commission has also arranged a separate lane for elderly and differently-abled voters who have not opted for postal ballots.