Voting Begins in Rajasthan’s Anta Bypoll Under Tight Security

Overview

• Polling opened at 7 a.m. across 268 stations for 2,28,264 eligible voters and is scheduled to close at 6 p.m.
• The seat fell vacant after BJP MLA Kanwar Lal Meena was disqualified following a criminal conviction.
• Fifteen candidates are in the fray, led by BJP’s Morpal Suman, Congress’s Pramod Jain Bhaya, and independent Naresh Meena.
• Authorities reported seizures exceeding ₹21 crore in liquor, narcotics, freebies, and cash during the campaign period.
• Election officials deployed 3,077 police personnel with CAPF at sensitive booths, enabled webcasting at all stations, set up checkpoints, and arranged accessibility features including wheelchairs and green polling sites.