Archive · 8 Oct 2026
Rajasthan Panchayat Poll Nominations Begin Amid Political Contest
Rajasthan’s village-level election process has started.
Candidates in the first phase can submit their papers by 3 p.m.
on October 13.
Officials will check the papers on October 14.
Candidates can leave the race until 3 p.m.
on October 15.
After that, the candidates still running will receive election symbols.
People will vote on October 22 for local council seats.
Parties are preparing, but local concerns and relationships may matter a lot.
Smaller parties and independent candidates also hope to compete.
Candidates for first-phase Zila Parishad and Panchayat Samiti seats can file nominations until 3 p.m. on October 13.
Nomination papers will be scrutinised on October 14; candidates can withdraw until 3 p.m. on October 15.
Election symbols will be allotted to candidates who remain in the contest after withdrawals.
First-phase voting for Zila Parishad and Panchayat Samiti members is scheduled for October 22.
The BJP, Congress, regional parties, smaller parties and independent candidates are preparing for contests shaped by local issues and rivalries.
- Who
- Candidates for Rajasthan Zila Parishad and Panchayat Samiti seats, and the BJP, Congress, regional and smaller parties, and independents.
- What
- The first-phase nomination process for Rajasthan Panchayat elections has begun.
- When
- Nominations are due by 3 p.m. October 13; scrutiny is October 14; withdrawals are allowed until 3 p.m. October 15; voting is October 22. The article does not state the year.
- Where
- Rajasthan, India.
- Why
- The elections will choose members of Zila Parishads and Panchayat Samitis; they are also described as a test of parties’ grassroots organisation and ability to manage local interests.
Established parties
Smaller parties and independents
Electoral opportunity
Established parties
The BJP and Congress are treating the Panchayat elections as a test of their grassroots organisation and their ability to manage local rivalries and factions.
Smaller parties and independents
Regional and smaller parties, along with independent candidates, see the elections as an opportunity to establish a presence beyond the traditional BJP-Congress contest.
- Election authority
- Rajasthan State Election Commission
- Nomination deadline
- 3 p.m. on October 13
- Scrutiny
- October 14
- Withdrawal deadline
- 3 p.m. on October 15
- Voting date
- October 22
- First-phase seats
- Zila Parishad and Panchayat Samiti member seats
- Issues cited
- Roads, water, electricity, development works, employment, agriculture, personal relationships, community equations and village-level rivalries