Rajasthan panchayat polls: Voting in final phase underway; EVM glitches reported
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Voting for the fourth and final phase of elections to Rajasthan's zila parishads and panchayat samitis began at 7 a.m. on Saturday, November 14, 2026, across 25 districts. Officials reported delays at several polling stations due to glitches in electronic voting machines.
By 10 a.m., the voter turnout reached 15.81%. The election involves 8,843 candidates competing for 2,524 seats, with over 1.05 crore voters eligible to cast ballots at 11,905 polling stations. Turnout figures varied significantly, with Hanumangarh's Sangaria panchayat samiti recording the highest participation at 22.41% and Beawar's Badnor the lowest at 8.12%.
Prominent candidates include family members of BJP leader Rajendra Rathore. Polling is scheduled to conclude at 6 p.m., with the counting of votes for all four phases set for November 20, followed by elections for zila pramukhs and panchayat samiti pradhans.
नेपालीमा
राजस्थान पञ्चायत निर्वाचन: अन्तिम चरणको मतदान जारी; EVM ग्लिचहरूको रिपोर्ट
राजस्थानका जिला परिषद र पञ्चायत समितिहरूको निर्वाचनको चौथो र अन्तिम चरणको मतदान शनिबार, १४ नोभेम्बर २०२६ मा बिहान ७ बजे २५ जिल्लाहरूमा सुरु भएको थियो। अधिकारीहरूले इलेक्ट्रोनिक भोटिङ मेसिनमा ग्लिचका कारण केही मतदान केन्द्रमा ढिलाइ भएको रिपोर्ट गरेका छन्। बिहान १० बजेसम्म मतदायुक्तता दर १५.८१% पुगेको थियो। यस निर्वाचनमा २,५२४ सिटका लागि ८,८४३ उम्मेदवारहरू प्रतिस्पर्धा गर्दैछन्, जहाँ ११,९०५ मतदान केन्द्रहरूमा १.०५ करोडभन्दा बढी मतदाताहरूले मत हाल्न पाउँछन्। मतदायुक्तता दरमा महत्त्वपूर्ण भिन्नता थियो, जहाँ हनुमानगढको सांगरिया पञ्चायत समितिले २२.४१% ले सबैभन्दा उच्च सहभागिता दर्ता गर्यो भने बीवाहरको बडनोरले ८.१२% ले सबैभन्दा कम दर्ता गर्यो। प्रमुख उम्मेदवारहरूमा BJP नेता राजेन्द्र राठौरका परिवारका सदस्यहरू समावेश छन्। मतदान साँझ ६ बजेसम्म जारी रहनेछ, र चारै चरणको मत गणना २० नोभेम्बरमा हुनेछ, जसपछि जिला प्रमुख र पञ्चायत समिति प्रधानहरूको निर्वाचन हुनेछ।
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