India News | Rajasthan Panchayat Polls: 13.64 Per Cent Turnout Recorded Till 10 Am

Jaipur, Sep 1 (PTI) Over 13 per cent voter turnout was registered till 10 am in the third and final phase of the panchayat samiti and zila parishad elections in six districts of Rajasthan on Wednesday.

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The polling began at 7.30 am amid tight security arrangements in Bharatpur, Dausa, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Sawai Madhopur and Sirohi districts.

A total of 13.64 per cent turnout was registered till 10 am, the spokesperson of the state election commission said.

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The elections are being held in three phases to elect a total of 200 members of six zila parishads and 1,564 members of 78 panchayat samitis.

Polling under the first and second phase was held on August 26 and 29 respectively and counting of votes will take place on September 4 at the districts' headquarters.

One zila parishad member and 26 panchayat samiti members have already been elected unopposed in the six districts. PTI SDA

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