Jaipur Begins Voting for Panchayat Elections: Over 743,000 Voters Participate

Ganpat Singh Chouhan October 22, 2026, 8:00 pm 2 min read

Jaipur, October 22: Voting for the first phase of the Panchayat elections commenced at 7 AM on Thursday in Jaipur. Residents are casting their votes across 146 wards in eight Panchayat Samitis and 22 wards of the District Council. The voting will continue until 6 PM, after which the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) will be secured in a strong room at Bhawani Niketan on Sikar Road. The counting of votes is scheduled for November 20.

A total of 743,640 voters are eligible to vote in this phase, including 384,195 men and 359,445 women. This indicates a ratio of approximately 936 women for every 1,000 men on the voter list. There are 797 polling stations established for the 146 wards of the Panchayat Samitis.

Where Voting is Taking Place

Voting is taking place in all wards of the Govindgarh, Chomu, Kishangarh-Renwal, Jobner, Jhotwara, Sambhar Lake, Dudu, and Mojambabad Panchayat Samitis. The District Council wards, numbered 1 to 10 and 15 to 26, are also included in this voting phase. There are 60 candidates contesting for the 22 District Council wards and 415 candidates for the 146 Panchayat Samiti wards.

The Jaipur District Council comprises a total of 57 wards, with voting for the remaining wards scheduled for subsequent phases. The second phase of voting in the district will occur on October 28.

Nominations for Sarpanch and Panchayat Elections

The nomination process for Sarpanch and Ward Panch elections in the 212 Gram Panchayats of these eight Panchayat Samitis will begin on Friday, October 23. Nominations will be accepted throughout the day, and the final list will be published by late evening. Voting will take place on Saturday, October 24, from 7 AM to 6 PM, followed by counting and the announcement of results late that night.

On Wednesday, the election teams were dispatched from Bhawani Niketan. In this first phase, voting is being conducted across 16 District Councils and 104 Panchayat Samitis in the state.

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