Udaipur/Jaipur Panchayat Elections: Final List of Candidates in Phase I
Polling for the first phase of Panchayati Raj general elections in Udaipur district will be held on October 22, 2026
UdaipurTimes, Oct 16, 2026 - Following completion of the nomination withdrawal process on Thursday, October 15, for the 2026 Panchayati Raj general elections in Udaipur district, the final list of candidates contesting for Zila Parishad and Panchayat Samiti member posts in Phase I has been released. A total of 126 candidates are now in the fray for 47 Zila Parishad wards while 435 candidates will contest across 10 Panchayat Samitis in the first phase.
Polling for the first phase will be held on October 22, 2026.
District Election Officer (DEO) Gaurav Agrawal informed that a total of 161 nomination papers were filed for the 47 constituencies of the Udaipur Zila Parishad, representing 158 candidates. During scrutiny, 27 nomination papers were rejected and two discarded as invalid. This left 132 valid candidates. After six candidates withdrew their nominations, 126 candidates remain in the final contest.
For the 10 Panchayat Samitis, a total of 579 nomination papers, representing 562 candidates, were received for 160 constituencies in the first phase. During scrutiny, 101 nomination papers were rejected and six discarded. On Thursday, another 36 candidates withdrew their nominations, leaving 435 candidates in the fray.
Panchayat Samiti-wise distribution of final candidates:
- Jhadol: 44 candidates for 15 wards
- Bhinder: 59 candidates for 19 wards
- Ghasa: 39 candidates for 17 constituencies
- Girwa: 43 candidates for 15 wards
- Kurabad: 32 candidates for 15 wards
- Mavli: 41 candidates for 17 wards
- Nai: 46 candidates for 15 constituencies
- Ogna: 39 candidates for 15 wards
- Phalasia: 49 candidates for 15 wards
- Vallabhnagar: 43 candidates for 17 constituencies
Jaipur Panchayati Raj 2026
For the Jaipur district Panchayati Raj general elections 2026, according to Election Officer (DEO), Panchayat, Sandesh Nayak a total of 234 nomination papers were filed for Zila Parishad member posts across 57 wards in the district. During scrutiny, 62 nomination papers were rejected and two were discarded. Of the 170 validly nominated candidates, 16 withdrew their nominations. Consequently, 154 candidates remain in the fray for the 57 Zila Parishad wards.
A total of 603 nomination papers were filed for 146 wards across eight Panchayat Samitis in Phase I. Of these, 145 nomination papers were rejected and four were discarded. Following scrutiny, 37 candidates withdrew their nominations from the 454 validly nominated candidates. As a result, 417 candidates will contest elections across the eight Panchayat Samitis.
