Preparations for the fourth phase of Panchayati Raj elections have intensified in Jhunjhunu district. Sarpanch and ward panch will be elected in 115 gram panchayats of four panchayat committees. Names of more than 400 potential contenders for the post of Sarpanch have come forward.
Jhunjhunu: Election activities have increased in the villages of Jhunjhunu district regarding the fourth phase of Panchayati Raj elections in Rajasthan. Voting for the posts of Sarpanch and Ward Panch will be held on 16 November 2026 in 115 gram panchayats of Khetri, Babai, Mandawa and Alsisar panchayat committees of the district. Before the elections, names of more than 400 potential contenders for the post of Sarpanch have come forward in different villages. However, the status of the final candidates will be clear after the completion of the nomination and withdrawal process.
Elections will be held in 115 gram panchayats of four panchayat committees.
The fourth phase of Panchayat elections in Jhunjhunu district will be held in Khetri, Babai, Mandawa and Alsisar areas. A total of 115 gram panchayats are included in these four panchayat committees.
According to the election schedule, voting will be held in 30 gram panchayats of Khetri Panchayat Samiti. 26 gram panchayats of Babai area are included in this phase. Sarpanch and Ward Panch will also be elected in 27 Gram Panchayats of Mandawa and 32 Gram Panchayats of Alsisar Panchayat Samiti.
A total of 447 polling stations have been earmarked for the elections in all four Panchayat Samitis. These include 122 polling stations in Khetri, 101 in Babai, 104 in Mandawa and 120 in Alsisar.
Voting for Zilla Parishad and Panchayat Samiti members in these areas is scheduled for November 14. After this, voting will be held for the posts of Sarpanch and Ward Panch on 16th November.
More than 400 potential contenders came forward for the post of Sarpanch.
Before the elections in Gram Panchayats, the discussion regarding possible candidates has intensified. According to the information collected at the local level by Dainik Bhaskar, names of more than 400 people have come forward as contenders for the post of Sarpanch in 115 gram panchayats of the fourth phase.
Many people in different villages are preparing to contest the Sarpanch elections. At some places, names of several potential candidates are in discussion for one post.
However, these names are still of potential contenders. These cannot be considered as the final candidate list of the Election Commission.
Only after the process of filing nomination, scrutiny of documents and withdrawal of nominations is completed, it will be decided how many candidates will be in the fray in which Gram Panchayat.
Voting on November 16 from 7 am to 6 pm
In the fourth phase, voting for the posts of Sarpanch and Ward Panch will be held on 16 November 2026. Voting time has been fixed from 7 am to 6 pm.
In the elections, rural voters will select the Sarpanch and Ward Panch of their area. After the voting is over, counting of votes will be done as per the prescribed procedure.
In view of the elections, arrangements for polling centers and election related preparations are being made in the respective Panchayat areas.
It will be necessary for voters to get information about their polling center and name in the voter list before voting. This will avoid any kind of trouble on the day of voting.
After the first three phases in Jhunjhunu, now preparations for the last phase
Panchayati Raj elections are being conducted in different phases in Jhunjhunu district. A total of 389 gram panchayats of 14 panchayat committees of the district have been included in the election programme.
In the second phase, elections were held in 167 gram panchayats of Jhunjhunu, Chirawa, Surajgarh, Singhana, Pilani and Buhana panchayat committees.
After this, in the third phase, voting was held for the posts of Sarpanch and Ward Panch in 107 gram panchayats of Nawalgarh, Gothra, Udaipurwati and Gudhagaudji Panchayat Committees.
Now in the fourth phase, voting is to be held in 115 gram panchayats of the remaining four panchayat committees of the district. With the completion of this phase, this part of the scheduled Panchayat election process in the district will end.
After nomination the picture of the candidates will be clear
After the names of possible contenders for the post of Sarpanch came out, the discussion regarding elections in rural areas has increased. However, a person staking his claim and officially contesting elections are different things.
During the election process, candidates have to submit nomination papers as per the prescribed rules. After this the nomination papers are scrutinized.
Candidates whose nominations are found correct get the opportunity to withdraw their nomination within the stipulated time. After this the final list of candidates contesting the elections is released.
From this list it will be clear how many candidates will contest for the post of Sarpanch in which Gram Panchayat.
Where will I get information about the claimants of my Gram Panchayat?
Villagers of Khetri, Babai, Mandawa and Alsisar Panchayat Samitis can get information about possible contenders in their area from local news reports.
However, information about the final candidate list and election symbol for voting should be seen only from the official information of the concerned election office and State Election Commission.
Currently, preparations are going on for the fourth phase of voting in Jhunjhunu district. After voting on 16th November, the new Sarpanch and Ward Panches of the respective Gram Panchayats will be decided through counting of votes.