Jaipur, Oct 28 (PTI) Rajasthan recorded a voter turnout of 64.32 per cent in the second phase of panchayati raj elections on Wednesday, while polling was disrupted by electronic voting machine (EVM) malfunctions in several districts and residents of five villages boycotted voting.
Polling was held across 22 districts, with voting beginning at 7 am for 352 wards of 22 zila parishads and 2,197 wards of 124 panchayat samitis.
According to district-wise figures, Banswara recorded the highest turnout at 76.56 per cent, followed by Barmer at 72.08 per cent, Kota at 71.65 per cent, Kotputli-Behror at 69.46 per cent and Jodhpur at 68.82 per cent.
Jalore recorded the lowest turnout at 52.45 per cent, followed by Pali at 52.52 per cent and Dungarpur at 56.14 per cent.
Voting was temporarily disrupted at several polling booths in Jodhpur, Ajmer, Dausa, Sikar, Jhunjhunu, Pali and Dungarpur districts due to malfunctioning EVMs.
Residents of Patan village in Ajmer, Karanpur in Dausa, Umkali in Pali, Singarli Kheda in Sirohi and Luniyas in Nagaur boycotted polling.
In Sikar district’s Ganeshwar village, 95-year-old Mali Devi was brought to a polling station by her family members to cast her vote.
Union minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat cast his vote in Jodhpur, while Rajasthan minister Jhabar Singh Kharra exercised his franchise in Bharni village of Sikar district.
Voters exercised their franchise to elect members of zila parishads and panchayat samitis.
The remaining phases of polling are scheduled for November 3 and 14. PTI SDA AG NB
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