From Pakistan-return-man to physically challenged, watch them all cast vote in Rajasthan

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Jaipur: Elections in five states concluded as voting ended in Rajasthan. It is being considered as the semi-final for the upcoming 2019 election. Rajasthan had polled on December 7 and for the 200-seat Rajasthan assembly, Congress and BJP is having a direct fight. It has been learnt that the incumbent Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje is  having a tough battle against the Congress. There is also a strong anti-incumbency wave against her, for this elections. Most of the exit polls have predicted BJP losing its ground in the largest state of India to its arch-rival Congress.

Watch here Chandra Mohan Aloria’s pictures who traveled to rural parts of Jaipur as well as urban to capture the polling mood. Chandra Mohan’s camera also clicked Gajanand Sharma, who returned to India, earlier this year (August) after having spent 36 years in a Pakistani jail. He along with his family cast their vote. The award- winning photo journalist has captured some intriguing pictures for you, during Rajasthan’s festival of democracy. 

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