Archive · 15 Sep 2026
Young Gen Z Candidates Win Rajasthan Civic Election Seats
Two 21-year-old candidates won seats in Rajasthan’s local elections.
Faiz Hasan of Congress won Ward 71 in Jaipur.
He received 5,426 votes, while independent candidate Mohammad Salim received 5,256.
Neha Sharma of the BJP won Ward 6 in Thanagazi municipality by 101 votes.
She had worked as a journalist before becoming a candidate.
Faiz said he would work on sanitation and roads in his ward.
The BJP won more wards than Congress across the state.
Congress leaders said the difference in votes was smaller than the difference in seats.
Twenty-one-year-old Congress candidate Faiz Hasan won Ward 71 of the Jaipur Municipal Corporation with 5,426 votes.
Independent candidate Mohammad Salim received 5,256 votes, while BJP candidate Nisha Gaur finished third in Ward 71.
BJP candidate Neha Sharma, aged 21 years and four months, defeated her Congress rival by 101 votes in Thanagazi municipality’s Ward 6.
Sharma previously worked as a journalist for nearly four years before entering electoral politics.
The BJP won 4,171 urban local-body wards compared with Congress’s 3,597, though Congress said the overall contest was closer than the tally indicated.
- Who
- Twenty-one-year-old candidates Faiz Hasan of Congress and Neha Sharma of the BJP were prominent winners; BJP and Congress also contested the broader elections.
- What
- Young candidates won councillor seats in Rajasthan’s urban local-body elections.
- When
- In the Rajasthan civic-body election results described by the articles; no specific date is provided.
- Where
- Jaipur Municipal Corporation’s Ward 71 and Thanagazi municipality’s Ward 6, in Rajasthan.
- Why
- The results highlighted the participation of young candidates in local politics; Faiz also campaigned on sanitation and road improvements.
Congress’s assessment
BJP’s assessment
Meaning of the overall result
Congress’s assessment
Rajasthan Congress president Govind Singh Dotasra said the contest was closer than the ward tally suggested, citing the BJP’s narrow vote-share advantage and comparisons with earlier elections.
BJP’s assessment
Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma called the outcome a historic victory and attributed it to public confidence in the BJP government’s governance and development agenda.
Young candidates in local politics
Congress’s assessment
Faiz Hasan’s victory gave Congress a 21-year-old representative in Jaipur, with Hasan saying he would focus on sanitation and road construction.
BJP’s assessment
Neha Sharma’s victory gave the BJP a 21-year-old representative in Thanagazi; her win also prompted discussion of a possible candidature for municipal chairperson.
- Faiz Hasan’s result
- Won Jaipur Municipal Corporation Ward 71
- Faiz Hasan’s votes
- 5,426
- Ward 71 runner-up
- Independent candidate Mohammad Salim with 5,256 votes
- Neha Sharma’s age
- 21 years and four months
- Neha Sharma’s victory
- Won Thanagazi municipality Ward 6 by 101 votes
- BJP ward total
- 4,171 wards
- Congress ward total
- 3,597 wards
