Voting for the fourth phase of Panchayati Raj General Elections-2026 in four panchayat samitis of Sawai Madhopur district will be conducted on November 14. For this, polling parties were dispatched from Mahatma Gandhi Government School, Sahunagar on Friday after final training to their designated polling booths.
Under the fourth phase, polling will be held on November 14 from 7:00 am to 6:00 pm for Zilla Parishad and panchayat samiti member posts in Sawai Madhopur, Gangapur City, Chouth ka Barwada and Wazirpur panchayat samitis. Apart from this, votes will be cast on November 16 for 1219 Panch and 117 Sarpanch posts across 117 gram panchayats of these four panchayat samitis.
Status of polling booths and voters
According to the district administration, a total of 456 polling booths have been set up in this phase, where 3,93,424 voters will exercise their franchise. These include 1,17,964 voters at 143 booths in Sawai Madhopur panchayat samiti, 1,01,667 voters at 123 booths in Chouth ka Barwada, 1,00,086 voters at 115 booths in Gangapur City and 73,707 voters registered at 75 booths in Wazirpur.
Polling for 15 wards of Zilla Parishad and 78 constituencies of the four panchayat samitis is to be held in this phase. A total of 293 candidates are in the fray for panchayat samiti member posts, which include 82 from Sawai Madhopur, 61 from Chouth ka Barwada, 63 from Gangapur City and 87 candidates from Wazirpur.
Administration's instructions
Election Observer Brijesh Kumar Chandoliya and District Election Officer Kana Ram have directed the polling parties to work with impartiality, alertness and team spirit. Officials have given instructions to ensure the security of EVMs and ballot boxes at polling booths and strictly follow the model code of conduct.