State Election Commission Announces Dates for Panchayat Elections

The Rajasthan State Election Commission has announced that panchayat elections will be held in three phases during March and April 2026.

Election Schedule

Phase 1 will cover 11 districts on March 15, Phase 2 will include 12 districts on March 25, and Phase 3 covering the remaining 10 districts on April 5. Results will be declared on April 10.

Preparations

The commission has deployed over 50,000 personnel for election duties and installed 25,000 CCTV cameras at sensitive polling stations. Voter awareness campaigns have been launched across rural areas.

Significance

Over 4 crore voters are eligible to participate in electing representatives for 11,000 gram panchayats, 352 panchayat samitis, and 33 zila parishads.

Political parties have intensified their campaigns with candidate nominations beginning next week.