Jaipur, Nov 2 Polling for the third phase of Rajasthan’s Panchayati Raj elections will be held on Tuesday, with around 1.07 crore voters eligible to elect members of Zila Parishads and Panchayat Samitis in this stage.
Voting will take place from 7 am to 6 pm at 11,869 polling stations across 116 Panchayat Samitis.
Polling teams were dispatched to their respective stations on Monday after they completed their final training and collected election materials.
The Panchayati Raj elections are being held in four phases in Rajasthan, under a schedule issued by the State Election Commission.
In the first phase on October 22, polling was held for 293 Zila Parishad wards and 1,788 Panchayat Samiti wards. More than 85 lakh voters were eligible to cast their votes in 104 Panchayat Samitis.
The second phase was held on October 28 for 352 Zila Parishad wards and 2,197 Panchayat Samiti wards in 124 Panchayat Samitis.
In Jaipur district, voting in the third phase will take place in five Panchayat Samitis: Chaksu, Kotkhawada, Madhorajpura, Phagi and Sanganer.
Elections for Panch and Sarpanch posts in areas covered by the third phase will be held on November 5, followed by elections for Up-Sarpanches on November 6.
The fourth and final phase of Zila Parishad and Panchayat Samiti elections is scheduled for November 14, while voting for Panch and Sarpanch posts will take place on November 16.
Counting of votes for all four phases will be held on November 20.
The elections for Zila Pramukhs and Up-Zila Pramukhs are scheduled for November 25 and 26, respectively, while Panchayat Samiti Pradhans and Up-Pradhans will be elected on November 27 and 28.
(PTI News)
