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Amid stray clashes,over 55 per cent voters exercised their franchise for civic polls in Rajasthan,the first major face-off between ruling Congress and main Opposition BJP after the Assembly election last year.
Over 55 per cent of 56.97 lakh electorate cast votes for elections to 46 civic bodies which was by and large peaceful,the State Election Commission and police said.
Some technical snags in Electronic Voting Machines were also reported but these were rectified immediately.
A scuffle broke out between supporters of Congress MLA Ruparam Duddi and former BJP Minister Yunus Khan over alleged bogus voting by some persons at Deedwana in Nagaur district,police said.
Three persons received minor injuries in the clash,they said.
At Bikaner,supporters of rival candidates also clashed,but no one was injured nor the polling was affected,SP H G R Suhasaa said.
He denied firing by any group during the skirmish.
The exercise was held to elect as many as 1612 Municipal Councillors,Mayors of four Municipal Corporations and chairmen of 11 Councils and 31 Municipalities.
Nineteen Municipal Councillors had been elected unopposed after the last day of withdrawal of nominations on November 14.
Eleven belonged to the Congress and four to the BJP while the rest were independents.
The results will be declared on November 26.
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