New Delhi, December 13: The counting of votes for the 50 civic bodies in 12 districts of Rajasthan was held today and the results were out late in the night. Out of the 1,775 wards, the results of 1,174 were out. The Congress emerged with the most wins, as 619 party candidates won. The Independents were next major bloc, winning a total of 597 municipal wards. The BJP, which performed better than the Congress in recent rural polls, lagged behind in this round of elections with 547 wins. Rajasthan Panchayat Samiti and Zilla Parishad Election Results 2020: BJP Wins 1,833 Seats, Congress Bags 1,713.

In the polls held earlier this week, the highest number of voters who came down to vote was recorded at Bharatpur’s Nagar municipal body at, 90.32%. Meanwhile, the lowest voter turnout was recorded at Sawai Madhopur Nagar Parishad, at 64.39%. Out of the 14.35 lakh voters in 12 districts, as many as 11.46 lakh voted on Friday, reports said. A report by TOI stated that only 71.57% voters had cast their votes during municipal body elections in November 2019.

In Rajasthan, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which is the main opposition party in the state, had bagged 1,911 seats in the recently held Panchayat Samiti elections. Meanwhile, the Congress, which is the ruling party in Rajasthan, managed to bag 1,781 seats.

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