Rajasthan: Final phase of voting for panchayat samiti members in 3 districts today | Jaipur News

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JAIPUR: The third and final phase of voting for posts of zila parishad and panchayat samiti members in Baran, Ganganagar and Karauli districts will take place on Saturday, an official said. Polling will be held from 7.30am to 5.30pm and all preparations have been completed, state election commissioner PS Mehra said.
The Election Commission has appealed to all the voters to vote in a safe, free, fair and peaceful environment. In the third phase, there over 8.72 lakh voters, he said. The elections will be held for 141 ward members of seven panchayat samitis and their respective zila parishad seats.
Mehra informed TOI that 503 candidates are in the fray for panchayat samiti members, while three candidates have been declared elected unopposed. For this phase, 1,183 polling stations have been set up.
Election Commissioner said that 64.35 per cent voters had exercised their franchise in the first phase and 68.57 per cent in the second phase of election held on December 12 and 15, respectively. Counting of votes will take place on December 21 at district headquarters.