On Tuesday 2 November, elections for district council and panchayat committee members will be held at 418 polling stations in Nahargadh, Kelvada, Shahbad, Kishangarh, Mangrol and Antha panchayat committees.
Voting will take place from 7 am to 6 pm under strict security at 418 booths in these six bodies.
Preparation for voting
After final training at the state agricultural college in Mangrol on Monday, voting teams were dispatched from the district headquarters.
Training taught the parties from Shahbad, Kelvada, Nahargadh at 9 am and from Kishangarh, Antha and Mangrol at 11:30 am.
Free bus service was provided to voting team personnel to reach the training venue.
Number of voters
A total of 377,853 voters are registered, including 192,266 men, 185,585 women and two transgenders.
In Antha 37,630 men, 36,445 women; in Kelvada 31,327 men, 30,959 women, one transgendar; in Kishangarh 37,478 men, 36,453 women, one transgendar; in Mangrol 28,564 men, 27,253 women; in Nahargadh 25,604 men, 24,636 women; in Shahbad 31,663 men, 29,839 women.
Security and order
Police forces have ensured strict arrangements at all polling stations. Additional police contingents are deployed at sensitive sites.
Area magistrate, zonal magistrate and patrol teams will continuously patrol the field to monitor law and order.
Political activities will be prohibited within a 200‑meter perimeter of each polling station.
Voting rules
Voters may vote by presenting a valid photo‑ID. If no ID is available, one original from the 11 state‑approved alternative photo documents must be shown.
After voting, all teams will deposit EVMs and electoral materials at the collection centre.
Appeal for 100% turnout
District election officer and Collector Balamukund Asawa appealed for 100% turnout, noting that the district has consistently seen higher than average voter participation alongside peaceful elections.
He urged all voters to participate in voting for the sake of democracy.