Rajasthan Panchayat Polls

In the recently held panchayat elections in four districts of Rajasthan, the ruling Congress emerged as the major player by winning 278 seats of Panchayat Samiti members.

Election for the members of zila parishads and panchayat samitis of Alwar and Dholpur districts will be held in three phases on October 20, 23 and 26, Rajasthan Election Commission said on Monday.

The Congress is in the lead in the panchayat elections in six districts of Rajasthan. Ashok Gehlot-led Congress has won 670 panchayat samiti seats and is likely to form the board in 4 zila parishads.

The ruling Congress was ahead of the BJP in the panchayat polls in six districts of Rajasthan, bagging 670 of the 1,564 panchayat samiti seats and 93 of the 200 zila parishad seats on Saturday.

About 65 per cent voter turnout was registered in the third and final phase of the panchayat samiti and zila parishad elections in six districts of Rajasthan on Wednesday.

The BJP today claimed big gains in Rajasthan with the ruling Congress, fresh out of a revolt that almost brought down its government earlier this year, losing in most of the 21 districts that voted in local body polls.

The BJP on Tuesday appeared set to corner the lion's share of seats in the Panchayat Samiti and Zila Parishad elections held in Rajasthan's 21 districts.

All preparations have been made for the first phase of the elections to panchayat bodies in 21 Rajasthan districts on Monday, an official said.

The polling for the first phase of election of the sarpanch and panch in 947 gram panchayats in Rajasthan began on Monday morning.

The third phase of panchayat elections in Rajasthan to fill posts of sarpanch and panch in 49 Panchayat Samiti areas will be held on Wednesday.

All preparations have been made for the first phase of polling in 2,726 gram panchayats of Rajasthan on Friday, a senior poll official said.

The Rajasthan Assembly on Monday passed two bills which seek to end the minimum education criterion for panchayat and civic polls candidates.

Weeks after coming to power in Rajasthan, the Congress today decided to reverse the previous Vasundhara Raje government's decision to allow only those with minimum educational qualifications to fight the panchayat and local body elections. It will move an amendment to this effect in the state assembly soon.

Pitted against the BJP's lone Muslim candidate in the state assembly polls, Rajasthan Congress chief Sachin Pilot has a poser for BJP -- Will Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath come to Tonk to seek votes for Yoonus Khan. On his campaign trail covering nine Panchayats and the city throughout Wednesday, Mr Pilot accused BJP of playing polit...

Close on the heels of an improved performance in Gujarat, the Congress has won all the four zila parishad seats as well as 16 of the 27 panchayat samiti seats and six nagar palika seats in Rajasthan, for which by-elections were held recently.

In the recently held panchayat elections in four districts of Rajasthan, the ruling Congress emerged as the major player by winning 278 seats of Panchayat Samiti members.

Election for the members of zila parishads and panchayat samitis of Alwar and Dholpur districts will be held in three phases on October 20, 23 and 26, Rajasthan Election Commission said on Monday.

The Congress is in the lead in the panchayat elections in six districts of Rajasthan. Ashok Gehlot-led Congress has won 670 panchayat samiti seats and is likely to form the board in 4 zila parishads.

The ruling Congress was ahead of the BJP in the panchayat polls in six districts of Rajasthan, bagging 670 of the 1,564 panchayat samiti seats and 93 of the 200 zila parishad seats on Saturday.

About 65 per cent voter turnout was registered in the third and final phase of the panchayat samiti and zila parishad elections in six districts of Rajasthan on Wednesday.

The BJP today claimed big gains in Rajasthan with the ruling Congress, fresh out of a revolt that almost brought down its government earlier this year, losing in most of the 21 districts that voted in local body polls.

The BJP on Tuesday appeared set to corner the lion's share of seats in the Panchayat Samiti and Zila Parishad elections held in Rajasthan's 21 districts.

All preparations have been made for the first phase of the elections to panchayat bodies in 21 Rajasthan districts on Monday, an official said.

The polling for the first phase of election of the sarpanch and panch in 947 gram panchayats in Rajasthan began on Monday morning.

The third phase of panchayat elections in Rajasthan to fill posts of sarpanch and panch in 49 Panchayat Samiti areas will be held on Wednesday.

All preparations have been made for the first phase of polling in 2,726 gram panchayats of Rajasthan on Friday, a senior poll official said.

The Rajasthan Assembly on Monday passed two bills which seek to end the minimum education criterion for panchayat and civic polls candidates.

Weeks after coming to power in Rajasthan, the Congress today decided to reverse the previous Vasundhara Raje government's decision to allow only those with minimum educational qualifications to fight the panchayat and local body elections. It will move an amendment to this effect in the state assembly soon.

Pitted against the BJP's lone Muslim candidate in the state assembly polls, Rajasthan Congress chief Sachin Pilot has a poser for BJP -- Will Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath come to Tonk to seek votes for Yoonus Khan. On his campaign trail covering nine Panchayats and the city throughout Wednesday, Mr Pilot accused BJP of playing polit...

Close on the heels of an improved performance in Gujarat, the Congress has won all the four zila parishad seats as well as 16 of the 27 panchayat samiti seats and six nagar palika seats in Rajasthan, for which by-elections were held recently.