Campaigning for the Telangana Assembly election ended on 28 November at 5 pm. Chief electoral officer Vikas Raj said that all arrangements for the Telangana Assembly polls on November 30 are complete. Section 144 will be imposed 48 hours before 30th November wherein the gathering of four or more people would be prohibited in the state.
The state has experienced the longest poll season among the four states that have already held elections: Mizoram, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, and Mizoram. The model code of conduct was implemented in the state following the Elections Commission's October 9 announcement of the schedule.
The results of the assembly elections in Telangana, Mizoram, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, and Madhya Pradesh will be announced on December 3. This would initiate the important elections that are thought to be the semifinals of the general elections in 2024. The BJP has been working nonstop to gain power, while the Congress has been battling tooth and nail to make a comeback and the BRS is attempting to hold onto power for a third term in a row.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed a dozen meetings during the campaign period, besides a roadshow in Hyderabad amid huge fanfare.
Rajasthan sees 75% turnout, stray violence
Rajasthan recorded 74.96% polling in 199 of the 200 Assembly seats, Election Commission officials said. Apart from a few skirmishes in some regions of the state, voting was generally quiet. The death of Congress candidate Gurmeet Singh Koonar caused the polling in Sriganganagar's Karanpur seat to be postponed. In the 2018 Assembly elections 74.06% of voters cast their votes.
According to the EC, Pokaran in Jaisalmer district, where cabinet minister Shale Mohammad is pitted against Mahant Pratap Puri of the BJP, saw the highest turnout - 81.12% - followed by 80.85% in Tijara, where Congress’ Imran Khan is up against Alwar MP Mahant Balaknath.
The BJP fielded Congress turncoat Girraj Singh Malinga, who made headlines for his violent attack on a Dalit government employee, and received the third-highest polling percentage from Bari in Dholpur. Malinga will take on Congressman Prashant Singh Parmar. Reports of violence mainly came from Bharatpur and Shekhawati regions.