Jaipur: Over 29 per cent voting was recorded in the first four hours of polling in 13 Lok Sabha constituencies in Rajasthan which began at 7.00 am, Monday.
The Barmar parliamentary constituency recorded the maximum voter turnout of 33.53 per cent, while the overall voting percentage at 11 am was 29.40 per cent, according to the office of the Chief Electoral Officer of the state.
Banswara, a tribal dominated Lok Sabha seat in south Rajasthan, recorded 31.66 voter turnout till 11.00am.
Jodhpur, which is the keenly watched seat where the son of Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, Vaibhav, is contesting against Union Minister and sitting MP Gajendra Singh Shekhwat, recorded 30.53 per cent voting in the first four hours.
Tonk-Sawaimadhopur recorded 26. 15 percent voter turnout, Ajmer 28.16%, Pali 28.53%, Jalore 30.51%, Udaipur 27.71%, Chittorgarh 30.47%, Rajsamand 28.83%, Bhilwara 28.81 per cent, Kota 29.26 per cent and Jhalawar-Baran 29.04 per cent in the first four hours.
The polling in 13 constituencies began amid tight security arrangements. About 2.57 crore people are eligible to vote at 28,182 polling stations where as many as 115 candidates are in the fray.
The fate of former Union minister Jaswant Singh’s son and former MLA Manvendra Singh, erstwhile Jaipur royal family member Diya Kumari, Union Minister PP Chaudhary will also be decided in the polling Monday.