<p>The counting of votes polled in Assembly Bypolls for Rajasthan's Vallabhnagar (Udaipur) and Dhariawad (Pratapgarh) seats began amid tight security arrangements on Monday.</p>.<p>Voting for the two seats were held on October 30.</p>.<p>The counting started at 8:00 am at the District Headquarters as per the Covid-19 related guidelines of the Election Commission of India, according to a spokesperson.</p>.<p>As many as 16 candidates - nine in Vallabhnagar and seven in Dhariawad - are in the fray.</p>.<p><strong>Also read: <a href="www.deccanherald.com/national/national-politics/bypoll-results-to-give-a-preview-of-national-mood-1046467.html" target="_blank">Bypoll results to give a preview of national mood</a></strong></p>.<p>The counting for Dhariawad constituency is taking place at the Government Senior Secondary School, Neemuch Naaka, Pratapgarh while the counting for Vallabhnagar is going on at Mohanlal Sukhadia University Campus in Udaipur; the counting of votes will be completed in 24 and 23 rounds respectively.</p>.<p>Polling was recorded at 71.72 per cent in Vallabhnagar and 69.10 per cent in Dhariawad.</p>.<p>The bypolls were held due to the demise of BJP MLA from Dhariawad, Gautam Lal Meena, and Congress MLA from Vallabhnagar, Gajendra Singh Shaktawat.</p>.<p>In the house of 200, the ruling Congress has 106 MLAs, while the BJP has 71, Rashtriya Loktantrik Party has three, the CPI(M) and the Bharatiya Tribal Party have two each, the Rashtriya Lok Dal has one and 13 are independent legislators. </p>.<p><strong>Check out latest DH videos here: </strong></p>
<p>The counting of votes polled in Assembly Bypolls for Rajasthan's Vallabhnagar (Udaipur) and Dhariawad (Pratapgarh) seats began amid tight security arrangements on Monday.</p>.<p>Voting for the two seats were held on October 30.</p>.<p>The counting started at 8:00 am at the District Headquarters as per the Covid-19 related guidelines of the Election Commission of India, according to a spokesperson.</p>.<p>As many as 16 candidates - nine in Vallabhnagar and seven in Dhariawad - are in the fray.</p>.<p><strong>Also read: <a href="www.deccanherald.com/national/national-politics/bypoll-results-to-give-a-preview-of-national-mood-1046467.html" target="_blank">Bypoll results to give a preview of national mood</a></strong></p>.<p>The counting for Dhariawad constituency is taking place at the Government Senior Secondary School, Neemuch Naaka, Pratapgarh while the counting for Vallabhnagar is going on at Mohanlal Sukhadia University Campus in Udaipur; the counting of votes will be completed in 24 and 23 rounds respectively.</p>.<p>Polling was recorded at 71.72 per cent in Vallabhnagar and 69.10 per cent in Dhariawad.</p>.<p>The bypolls were held due to the demise of BJP MLA from Dhariawad, Gautam Lal Meena, and Congress MLA from Vallabhnagar, Gajendra Singh Shaktawat.</p>.<p>In the house of 200, the ruling Congress has 106 MLAs, while the BJP has 71, Rashtriya Loktantrik Party has three, the CPI(M) and the Bharatiya Tribal Party have two each, the Rashtriya Lok Dal has one and 13 are independent legislators. </p>.<p><strong>Check out latest DH videos here: </strong></p>