In pics: Rajasthan goes to polls for 199 constituencies; over 55.63% voter turnout in 8 hours

Polling in Rajasthan for 199 constituencies began on Saturday at 7am. The state witnessed 55.63% voter turnout in eight hours, i.e., till 3pm. Polling for the Karanpur assembly constituency was adjourned following the death of Congress candidate Gurmeet Singh Koonar. (Image credit: PTI)

PM Narendra Modi took to X to urge the people of Rajasthan to make a polling record in the state by casting their votes in maximum numbers. Further, he extended his best wishes to the first-time voters. (Image credit: IANS)

The Congress appealed to the voters in Rajasthan to exercise their franchise with the Congress leader Rahul Gandhi urging people to elect its "government of guarantees" and one that works for the benefit of the people. (Image credit: PTI)

Taking a jibe at the PM Modi, Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot, after casting his vote in Jodhpur, said that this election is not PM Modi's election, but an assembly election. He expressed that the Congress government would be repeated. (Image credit: PTI)

After casting his vote in Jaipur, Congress leader Sachin Pilot targeted the BJP-led Central government over alleged unemployment and inflation. He further said that the fate of candidates belonging to different ideologies is ultimately decided by the "Janta Janardan," who "reigns supreme" in democracy. (Image credit: PTI)

The BJP wrote to the Election Commission over a post by Congress MP Rahul Gandhi made on Saturday, requesting that the social media platform "X" and its functionaries be directed to immediately suspend his account and remove the aforestated "offending contents with immediate effect." (Image credit: IANS)

Disruptions marred the Rajasthan assembly election as clashes erupted at the Government Anjuman School booth in Sardarshahr, underscoring the intense competition and challenges in the electoral landscape. (Image: Video grab)

Shanti Lal, a polling agent at booth number 47 in the Sumerpur assembly constituency, collapsed at the centre. The officials suspect heart-attack as the cause of the death. (Image credit: ANI)

In a rare sight, a 101-year-old reached the polling booth to exercise her voting right at Vidyadhar Nagar Constituency. (Image credit: BCCL)

The fate of as many as 1,862 candidates will be sealed by over 5.25 crore eligible voters in the state and the counting of votes would be done on December 3. (Image credit: PTI)