Voting for up-sarpanchs was held across 3,625 panchayats during the second phase of the panchayat elections in Rajasthan. Important developments regarding voting and counting were reported from multiple districts during this phase.

Returning officer dies of heart attack in Kota

During the vote counting at the Kookra Khurd gram panchayat in Kota district, returning officer Suresh Meena died of a heart attack. Meanwhile, in Khetasar gram panchayat under the Osian panchayat samiti of Jodhpur, Badan Kanwar, wife of former minister Shambhu Singh Khetasar, was defeated by Hira Devi Prajapat by 173 votes. Hira Devi received 885 votes and Badan Kanwar received 712 votes.

Former MP's daughter-in-law loses, mother and daughter elected sarpanch

Lakshmi Devi, daughter-in-law of former Banswara-Dungarpur MP Manshankar Ninama, lost the sarpanch election in the Kanji Garha panchayat. From Banswara district, Santu Devi from Vanka panchayat and her daughter Rekha Katara from Badliya panchayat of Ganoda samiti were elected as sarpanchs.

Resignation in Jhalawar and defeat in Rajsamand

Shrinath Nagar, a newly elected ward panch of ward-2 from Marayata panchayat in Khanpur samiti of Jhalawar district, submitted his resignation to development officer Satyendra Singh Sisodia 12 hours after his victory. In Rajsamend district's Piplatri panchayat, sarpanch candidate Shyamsundar Paliwal lost the election by 492 votes.