Rajasthan polls: Over 55% votes cast till 3 pm

More than 55 per cent of the electorate cast their votes in the Rajasthan assembly elections till 3 pm on November 25, officials said.

Polling in 199 assembly constituencies in the state began at 7 am. The voting percentage till 3 pm was 55.63 per cent, an official said.

Nearly 10 per cent of the electorate cast their votes in the first two hours of voting and the figure went up to nearly 25 per cent by 11 am and to more than 40 per cent by 1 pm. Voting will continue till 6 pm.

On November 25, polling is being held in 199 out of the 200 assembly constituencies in the state. More than 5.25 crore voters will decide the fate of 1,862 candidates in these 199 seats.