Archive · 8 Oct 2026
Rajasthan Issues Notification for First Phase of Panchayat Polls 2026
Rajasthan has started the process for its 2026 village and local council elections.
People can begin filing nominations for the first phase, and the deadline is October 13.
Officials will check the nominations the next day.
Candidates can withdraw until 3:00 p.m.
on October 15.
The first voting day is October 22.
Three more phases of voting are planned through November 16, and counting for all phases is scheduled for November 20.
The elections are for more than 1.55 lakh local representatives, and over 4.03 crore people can vote.
Some leadership elections in four districts will take place in December.
The notification for the first phase of Rajasthan’s 2026 Panchayat polls was issued on Thursday, opening the nomination process.
First-phase nominations run through October 13; scrutiny is scheduled for the following day, and withdrawals close at 3:00 p.m. on October 15.
First-phase polling is scheduled for October 22, while counting for all four phases is set for November 20.
The four phases of polling are scheduled for October 22, October 28, November 3 and November 16; the electoral process concludes on November 28.
The elections will fill 1,55,138 rural local-body positions, with more than 4.03 crore eligible voters; some leadership posts in four districts will be elected in December.
- Who
- Eligible voters and candidates in Rajasthan’s rural local-body elections.
- What
- The notification launching the first phase of the 2026 Panchayat polls.
- When
- The notification was issued on Thursday; first-phase voting is scheduled for October 22, 2026.
- Where
- Rajasthan, India.
- Why
- To elect representatives to Zila Parishads, Panchayat Samitis and Gram Panchayats.
- First-phase polling
- October 22, 2026
- Nomination period
- Opens with the notification and continues until October 13, 2026
- Withdrawal deadline
- 3:00 p.m. on October 15, 2026
- Polling phases
- October 22, October 28, November 3 and November 16, 2026
- Vote counting
- November 20, 2026, for all four phases
- Rural local bodies
- 41 Zila Parishads, 457 Panchayat Samitis and 14,403 Gram Panchayats
- Representatives and voters
- 1,55,138 representatives are to be elected; over 4.03 crore voters are eligible
- Posts elected in December
- Zila Pramukhs and Up Pradhans in Baran, Sriganganagar, Karauli and Kota, and Pradhans and Up Pradhans in the Panchayat Samitis under those districts