Archive · 6 Aug 2026
Rajasthan OBC Commission submits reservation report to CM Sharma
In the Indian state of Rajasthan, grown-ups are getting ready to hold local elections.
A special group called the OBC Commission studied how many families belong to a community known as OBC.
The group counted families for about two weeks in July using a mobile phone app called Rajdhara Survey.
They found that around 3.63 crore people in Rajasthan belong to OBC communities.
The group gave its report to the Chief Minister, who is the leader of the state.
The report will help decide how many seats in local councils are reserved for OBC families.
Some seats are also reserved for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, women and other groups.
A lottery will be held in each district to choose which seats are reserved.
The elections are planned to happen between August 15 and November 15.
The Rajasthan State OBC (Political Representation) Commission submitted its report on OBC reservation in Panchayati Raj Institutions and Urban Local Bodies to Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma.
The report is based on a statewide survey of OBC families conducted between July 10 and July 26 using the Rajdhara Survey mobile application.
The survey estimated Rajasthan's OBC population at approximately 3.63 crore, and was carried out in compliance with Supreme Court directives.
Ward reservations for SC, ST, OBC and women will be decided through district-level lotteries held in the presence of representatives of recognised political parties.
The State Election Commission is expected to announce the poll schedule after August 15, with elections proposed to be held between August 15 and November 15.
Elections will be held in 309 urban local bodies across Rajasthan, and District Collectors have been authorised to complete the ward reservation process.
- Who
- Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma received the report from Commission Chairman Madan Lal Bhati and members of the Rajasthan State OBC (Political Representation) Commission.
- What
- The Commission submitted its report on OBC reservation in Panchayati Raj Institutions and Urban Local Bodies, based on a statewide survey of OBC families.
- When
- The report was submitted on Wednesday, following a survey held between July 10 and July 26; elections are proposed between August 15 and November 15.
- Where
- Rajasthan, India.
- Why
- To determine OBC reservation in local bodies ahead of Panchayati Raj and urban local body elections, in line with Supreme Court directives.
- Report submitted to
- Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma
- Commission Chairman
- Madan Lal Bhati (retired District Judge)
- Estimated OBC population
- Approximately 3.63 crore
- Survey period
- July 10 - July 26
- Survey tool
- Rajdhara Survey mobile application
- Commission constituted
- May 9, 2025
- Urban local bodies for elections
- 309
- Proposed election period
- August 15 - November 15