Udaipur Readies for 3rd Phase of Panchayat Elections 2026
The third phase of polling is being held in the Kherwara, Rishabhdev, Kalyanpur and Nayagaon Panchayat Samiti areas
UdaipurTimes, Nov 3, 2026 - The third phase of polling under the Panchayati Raj general elections 2026 is being conducted on Tuesday, November 3, in the Kherwara, Rishabhdev, Kalyanpur and Nayagaon Panchayat Samiti areas. The final training session for polling teams was held on Monday, November 2, at the Sukhadiya Rangmanch auditorium under the direction of District Election Officer (DEO) Gaurav Agrawal.
During the training, polling personnel were provided detailed information about various aspects of the election process, their polling-related duties and the guidelines issued by the Election Commission (EC). Deputy DEO Deependra Singh Rathore briefed them on their duties and instructed them to strictly adhere to the EC’s guidelines, follow prescribed procedures and exercise utmost vigilance at every stage of polling.
Additional District Magistrate (City) Jitendra Ojha, Chief Executive Officer of the Zila Parishad Pritam Kumar, Training Cell In-charge Kirti Rathore were those present on the occasion among others.
Following the training, polling teams collected the necessary election materials from counters set up on the premises of PM Shri Government Fateh Senior Secondary School and departed for their respective booths.
Under the third phase, 24 candidates are contesting for eight Zila Parishad wards, while 214 candidates are in the fray for 62 Panchayat Samiti member wards. Elections for the posts of Panch and Sarpanch will subsequently be held on November 5 in 117 Gram Panchayats across these four Panchayat Samitis.
A total of 2.58 lakh voters will be eligible to exercise their franchise in this phase.
