Media Eye News Bureau: Bypolls in Rajasthan's Ajmer and Alwar Lok Sabha constituencies and Mandalgarh Assembly seat was held peacefully on Monday, with the parliamentary seats witnessing between 62 and 56 per cent polling.
According to Chief Election Officer Ashwini Bhagat, Ajmer registered 65.20 per cent voting, Alwar had 61.86 and Mandalgarh saw 78.78 per cent polling.
In 2014 elections, Ajmer had registered 68.65 per cent voting, Alwar 65.50 per cent, while Mandalgarh had witnessed 82 per cent voting in 2013 Assembly elections.
A total of 23 candidates are in fray in Ajmer, 11 in Alwar and eight in Mandalgarh.
The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and opposition Congress are involved in a direct contest in Ajmer and Alwar. In Mandalgarh, BJP's Shakti Singh Hada, Congress' Vivek Dhaka and Independent Gopal Malviya are said to be in contention.
All three seats were held by the BJP when they fell vacant after the death of sitting lawmakers. Ajmer MP Sanwar Lal Jat passed away on August 9 last year, while Alwar MP Mahant Chand Nath died on September 17 following prolonged illness. BJP's Mandalgarh MLA Kirti Kumari died of swine flu on August 28, 2017.
