Jaipur Oct 31 PTI The Rajasthan Congress on Sunday announced that it will run a statewide public awareness campaign from November 14 to November 29 to tell people that the Modi government has failed to check inflation in the countryThe party will also launch a membership drive in Rajasthan on November 1 and it will go on till March 31 2022 state Congress president Govind Singh Dotasra saidOn the results of panchayat samiti and zila parishad elections in Dholpur and Alwar districts where the Congress won the majority of seats he claimed that similar results will be seen in elections elsewhere in the country in the coming daysCongress workers will go to about 55000 booths across the state Training camps will be organised for workers and common people will be made aware of the fact that the Modi government has failed to check inflationThe public awareness campaign will be mainly against inflation and will run from November 14 to 29 Dotasra told reporters after paying tributes to former prime minister Indira Gandhi on her 37th death anniversary at the state Congress headquarters hereHe said that the BJP has been completely exposedThe people who are in power are working to destroy institutions they are working to kill democracy People of the country are seeing all this The way election results are coming in Rajasthan now in the coming time you will see similar results wherever elections are held in the country the Congress leader saidAICC general secretary and state in-charge Ajay Maken and Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot will also take part in the campaignDotasra said the Congress will also launch a membership drive in the state from November 1 It will go on till March 31 2022State Transport Minister Pratap Singh Khachariyawas said that the people are standing with the Congress because of the welfare and development schemes of the Gehlot governmentThe BJP only takes the name of Lord Ram but the Congress has implemented the principles of Ram Rajya in the state Ram Rajya means that the government is working for public welfare and development he saidKhachariyawas exuded confidence that the Congress will win bye-elections to both Vallabhnagar and Dhariyawad assembly seats in RajasthanGehlot Congress leaders and officials also attended the programme to pay tributes to Gandhi PTI AG DIV DIV

New Delhi [India], October 31 (ANI): Dhariawad and Vallabhnagar assembly constituencies of Rajasthan reported more than 69 per cent and 71 per cent voter turnout respectively on Saturday evening.

Jaipur Oct 30 PTI Over 43 per cent voter turnout was recorded in the bypoll to Dhariawad assembly constituency while the figure for Vallabhnagar seat was more than 37 per cent till 1 pm officials said on Saturday Voting for bypolls to the assembly constituencies of Vallabhnagar Udaipur and Dhariawad Pratapgarh to decide the fate of 16 candidates began amid tight security arrangements at 7 am According to official information Dhariawad registered 4367 per cent voter turnout while the voting percentage was 3756 in Vallabhnagar till 1 pm The bypolls were necessitated due to the demise of Congress MLA from Vallabhnagar Gajendra Singh Shaktawat and BJP legislator from Dhariawad Gautam Lal Meena A total of 511455 voters -- 253831 in Vallabhnagar and 257624 in Dhariawad -- will be able to exercise their franchise Nine candidates are in the fray for the Vallabhnagar seat and seven for Dhariawad Chief Electoral Officer Praveen Gupta said A total of 638 polling booths have been set up in both the constituencies and 119 of them are sensitive Webcasting will be done in 64 sensitive booths and videography in 29 Gupta said 4468 security personnel have been deployed in both the constituencies to ensure free fair and peaceful voting The voting is being conducted according to COVID-19 guidelines he added In Vallabhnagar the ruling Congress party has given ticket to Gajendra Shaktawats wife Preeti Shaktawat while the BJP has fielded Himmat Singh Jhala The Congress has fielded Nagraj Meena in Dhariawad against BJP candidate Khet Singh Meena In the house of 200 the ruling Congress has 106 MLAs while the BJP has 71 the Rashtriya Loktantrik Party has three the CPIM and the Bharatiya Tribal Party have two each the Rashtriya Lok Dal has one and 13 are independent legislators Two seats are vacant on which the bypolls are being conducted PTI AG SDA RHL RHL

Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], October 30 (ANI): Till 1 pm on Saturday, Rajasthan recorded a voter turnout of 40.64 per cent in the ongoing by-polls to the Dhariyawad and Vallabhnagar assembly constituencies.

Jaipur Oct 30 PTI Over 27 per cent polling was registered in the bypoll to the Dhariawad Pratapgarh assembly constituency while the figure for the Vallabhnagar Udaipur seat was more than 23 per cent till 11 am Voting for bypolls to the assembly constituencies of Vallabhnagar and Dhariawad to decide the fate of 16 candidates began amid tight security arrangements at 7 amAccording to official information Dhariawad registered 2713 per cent voter turnout while the voting percentage was 2330 in Vallabhnagar till 11 am The bypolls were necessitated due to the demise of Congress MLA from Vallabhnagar Gajendra Singh Shaktawat and BJP legislator from Dhariawad Gautam Lal MeenaA total of 511455 voters -- 253831 in Vallabhnagar and 257624 in Dhariawad -- will be able to exercise their franchiseNine candidates are in the fray for the Vallabhnagar seat and seven for Dhariawad Chief Electoral Officer Praveen Gupta saidA total of 638 polling booths have been set up in both the constituencies and 119 of them are sensitive Webcasting will be done in 64 sensitive booths and videography in 29 Gupta said 4468 security personnel have been deployed in both the constituencies to ensure free fair and peaceful voting The voting is being conducted according to COVID-19 guidelines he addedIn Vallabhnagar the ruling Congress party has given its ticket to Gajendra Shaktawats wife Preeti Shaktawat while the BJP has fielded Himmat Singh JhalaThe Congress has fielded Nagraj Meena in Dhariawad against BJP candidate Khet Singh MeenaIn the house of 200 the ruling Congress has 106 MLAs while the BJP has 71 the Rashtriya Loktantrik Party has three the CPIM and the Bharatiya Tribal Party have two each the Rashtriya Lok Dal has one and 13 are independent legislatorsTwo seats are vacant on which the bypolls are being conducted PTI SDA KJ

Jaipur Oct 30 PTI Over 14 per cent polling was registered in the bypoll to Dhariawad Pratapgarh assembly constituency while the figure for Vallabhnagar Udaipur seat was more than 11 per cent till 9 am officials said on SaturdayVoting for bypolls to the assembly constituencies of Vallabhnagar and Dhariawad to decide the fate of 16 candidates began amid tight security arrangements at 7 amAccording to officials Dhariawad registered 1426 per cent voter turnout while the voting percentage was 1120 in Vallabhnagar till 9 am according to official dataThe bypolls were necessitated due to the demise of Congress MLA from Vallabhnagar Gajendra Singh Shaktawat and BJP legislator from Dhariawad Gautam Lal MeenaA total of 511455 voters -- 253831 in Vallabhnagar and 257624 in Dhariawad -- will be able to exercise their franchiseNine candidates are in the fray for the Vallabhnagar seat and seven for Dhariawad Chief Electoral Officer Praveen Gupta saidA total of 638 polling booths have been set up in both the constituencies and 119 of them are sensitive Webcasting will be done in 64 sensitive booths and videography in 29Gupta said 4468 security personnel have been deployed in both constituencies to ensure free fair and peaceful voting The voting is being conducted according to COVID-19 guidelines he addedIn Vallabhnagar the ruling Congress party has given its ticket to Gajendra Shaktawats wife Preeti Shaktawat while the BJP has fielded Himmat Singh JhalaThe Congress has fielded Nagraj Meena in Dhariawad against BJP candidate Khet Singh MeenaIn the house of 200 the ruling Congress has 106 MLAs while the BJP has 71 the Rashtriya Loktantrik Party has 3 the CPIM and Bharatiya Tribal Party have two each the Rashtriya Lok Dal has one and 13 are independent legislatorsTwo seats are vacant on which the bypolls are being conducted PTI SDA RHL

Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], October 30 (ANI): Rajasthan recorded a voter turnout of 14.26 per cent in Dhariyawad and 11 per cent in Vallabhnagar assembly constituencies till 9 am during by-polls on Saturday.

Jaipur Oct 26 PTI Rajasthan BJP chief Satish Poonia Tuesday claimed there is a lot of resentment among the residents of the state over the anti-people policies of the Congress government which he said will be wiped out in the 2023 pollsPoonia made these statements while campaigning for BJP candidate Himmat Singh Jhala for the Vallabhnagar assembly bypoll There is a lot of resentment among the people about the anti-people policies of the Congress government including increased power tariff undeclared powercuts incomplete farm loan-waiver deteriorating law and order he saidAnd people of Vallabhnagar are also not untouched by it The Congress will be wiped out completely from Rajasthan in the 2023 assembly elections he claimed PTI AG TIR TIR

Jaipur Oct 22 PTI Illicit liquor cash narcotics substances and other material worth over Rs 79 lakh was seized in Rajasthans Vallabhnagar and Dhariawa assembly constituencies where bypolls are scheduled on October 30 officials said Chief Electoral Officer Praveen Gupta said from the day the by-elections were announced for Vallabhnagar and Dhariawad till October 21 various items worth Rs 7929 lakh have been confiscated He said strict vigil is being maintained by the departments concerned in the constituencies and immediate action is being taken on any suspicious activity Voting in both the assembly constituencies will be held on October 30 and the counting will take place on November 2 PTI SDA AQS AQS

Jaipur Oct 22 PTI Seven workers of the Congress-affiliated NSUI were arrested on Friday for allegedly creating a ruckus at the BJP office here to protest Union Minister S P Singh Baghels controversial remarks against Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot according to policeEarlier the National Students Union of India had planned to hold a protest and burn an effigy of Baghel at the gate of University of Rajasthan at JLN Marg However the plan was changed and the protest was moved to Rajapark area where the BJPs office is located sources in the student group saidAddressing a public meeting on Wednesday in Udaipurs Vallabhnagar assembly constituency where a bypoll is scheduled Baghel called Gehlot a liar and went on to question the parentage of those who do not stick to their wordsThe Union minister of state for law and justice also said that Gehlot was born on the day when a thousand liars had diedNSUI workers entered the BJP office and created a ruckus After Jaipur BJP president Raghav Sharma informed the police about the incident police personnel rushed to the spot and caught seven people officials saidThey were taken to Jawahar Nagar police station and placed under arrest under Section 151 arrest to prevent the commission of cognisable offences of the Criminal Procedure Code Inspector Panna Lal saidSharma alleged that groups of NSUI workers barged into the BJP office when a meeting of party workers was underway They also manhandled BJP workersIf they wanted to hold a protest then they should have done it in a democratic manner and at a proper place They not only trespassed but also manhandled our workers who were at the party office to attend a meeting he saidBaghels remarks drew a sharp reaction from the Congress which said that indecency has no place in a democracy and civilised societyThe party has also demanded an apology from Baghel for his undignified comments PTI SDA DIV DIV