Rajasthan panchayat polls: Final phase of voting underway in 25 districts
In Jaipur, polling is being held for 13 zila parishad and 82 panchayat samiti wards, with 273 candidates in the fray.
Final voting phase for Rajasthan's rural council elections is underway across 25 districts. Officials announced the start at 7 a.m. on Saturday, November 14, 2026, with polls set to conclude at 6 p.m. Across these districts, candidates are vying for 2,524 seats, comprising 8,843 contestants and spanning 382 zila parishad wards and 2,142 panchayat samiti wards.
The voting electorate consists of over 1.05 crore eligible voters spread across 11,905 polling stations, comprising 54.88 lakh men and 51.05 lakh women. Notably, the Special Summary Revision draft roll records list 5.26 crore voters in Rajasthan, the result of the February 21 publication. Prominent Rajasthan BJP leader Rajendra Rathore's son Prakram Singh and daughter-in-law Kanika Singh Rathore are among the candidates contesting from Churu district.
Sri Ganganagar leads in terms of zila parishad candidates, with 101 vying for 30 seats, and also has the highest number of panchayat samiti candidates, totaling 553 contestants for 164 wards. Reports indicate a 70% voter turnout at 11,869 polling stations by the day's end. The final phase of rural polls saw some voter participation despite a reported boycott.
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