Polling for the third phase of the Panchayati Raj elections will be held across 27 districts of the state. In this phase, votes will be cast for 377 wards across 27 zila parishads and 2,119 wards across 116 panchayat samitis.

A total of 1,305 candidates are in the fray for the 377 zila parishad wards, while 7,789 candidates are contesting for the 2,119 panchayat samiti wards. Thus, a total of 1 crore 6 lakh 81 thousand 567 voters will decide the electoral fate of 9,094 candidates in the third phase.

Polling booths and district highlights

A total of 11,869 polling booths have been set up to ensure peaceful voting. According to data, Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma's home district of Bharatpur has the highest number of candidates contesting for zila parishad and panchayat samiti seats.

In Bharatpur, 91 candidates are contesting for 19 zila parishad wards. Meanwhile, Dausa and Hanumangarh have the highest number of zila parishad wards at 24 each. Additionally, Dausa has the highest number of panchayat samiti wards at 142 with 474 candidates, while Bharatpur has 696 candidates contesting across 98 panchayat samiti wards, which is the highest in the third phase.