Archive · 16 Sep 2026
Gen Z Candidates Make Limited Breakthrough in Rajasthan Civic Polls
Some young people won seats in Rajasthan’s local elections.
In Jaipur, 18 young candidates from the Congress and BJP contested wards.
Six of them won.
Four winners were from Congress, and two were from the BJP.
They will make up about four percent of Jaipur’s civic body.
Faiz Hasan and Palak Yadav, both 21, were among the youngest winners.
Another winner, Suraj Godiwal, defeated a much older candidate by 1,063 votes.
Neha Sharma, a 21-year-old journalist, said she entered politics to help people more directly.
Eighteen Gen Z candidates were fielded by the BJP and Congress in Jaipur’s 150 wards.
Six Gen Z candidates won in Jaipur: four from Congress and two from the BJP.
The winners will make up around four percent of the Jaipur civic body.
Among the Jaipur winners were 21-year-olds Faiz Hasan and Palak Yadav.
Journalist Neha Sharma, 21, won the Thanagazi ward in Rajasthan’s Alwar district.
- Who
- Gen Z candidates from the Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party, including Neha Sharma, Faiz Hasan, Palak Yadav, and Suraj Godiwal.
- What
- Six Gen Z candidates won Jaipur municipal council seats, while Neha Sharma won a ward in Alwar district.
- When
- In Rajasthan’s recently held urban local body elections; the articles do not specify a date.
- Where
- Jaipur and the Thanagazi ward in Rajasthan’s Alwar district.
- Why
- Neha Sharma said reporting on villagers’ and farmers’ difficulties motivated her to enter politics and work directly for people.
- Jaipur wards contested
- 150
- Gen Z candidates fielded in Jaipur
- 18
- Gen Z winners in Jaipur
- 6
- Party breakdown of winners
- Four Congress candidates and two BJP candidates
- Congress Gen Z candidates fielded
- 12
- BJP Gen Z candidates fielded
- 6
- Youngest Jaipur winners mentioned
- Faiz Hasan and Palak Yadav, both 21