Archive · 19 Aug 2026
Rajasthan Municipal Polls Scheduled in Two September Phases
Rajasthan will hold elections for city and town governments in two phases.
People will vote on September 9 and September 11, 2026.
The elections cover 309 urban local bodies.
Voters will choose representatives for 10,245 councillor positions.
The results will be announced on September 14.
After that, elected representatives will choose mayors, chairpersons and municipal presidents on September 21.
Deputy mayors and other deputy officials will be chosen on September 22.
The Model Code of Conduct has started in the areas holding elections.
The articles give different breakdowns of the 309 local bodies, so that detail is unclear.
Voting for Rajasthan’s municipal elections will take place on September 9 and 11, 2026.
The elections cover 309 urban local bodies and 10,245 councillor posts, according to the State Election Commission.
The bodies include 10 municipal corporations, though sources differ on the breakdown of councils and municipalities.
Nominations will open on August 27, with results scheduled for September 14.
Mayors, chairpersons and municipal presidents will be elected on September 21, followed by deputy posts on September 22.
- Who
- Rajasthan voters, candidates, political parties, the State Election Commission and State Election Commissioner Rajeshwar Singh.
- What
- Municipal elections will be held for councillor posts, followed by elections for urban local body heads and deputy officials.
- When
- Nominations begin August 27, 2026; polling is on September 9 and 11; results are due September 14; head elections are on September 21 and deputy elections on September 22.
- Where
- Across 309 urban local bodies in Rajasthan.
- Why
- The State Election Commission announced the schedule after technical and legal review and completion of reservation and delimitation; the process must be completed by November 15, 2026 under Rajasthan High Court directives.
- Polling dates
- September 9 and September 11, 2026
- Results
- September 14, 2026
- Urban local bodies
- 309
- Councillor posts
- 10,245
- Eligible voters
- More than 1.44 crore
- Nomination schedule
- August 27 to August 31; scrutiny on September 1; withdrawals by September 3
- Heads and deputies
- Mayors, chairpersons and presidents on September 21; deputy posts on September 22
- Election conduct
- The Model Code of Conduct took effect immediately in the concerned urban local body areas
