JAIPUR: In all, 2,194 candidates are left in the fray after scrutiny and withdrawal of nomination papers for the zila parishad and panchayat samiti member elections in Alwar and Dholpur districts.
While 244 candidates will contest elections to the posts of zila parishad, there are 1,950 candidates for panchayat samiti member polls.
Two candidates have been elected unopposed for zila parishad member posts and 13 for panchayat samiti member posts, said chief electoral officer Chitra Gupta.
In Dholpur and Alwar districts, elections will be held to the posts of 72 zila parishad members, 492 panchayat samiti members, 2 zila pramukhs or up-zila pramukhs and 22 pradhans or up-pradhans.
The elections will be held from 8am to 5pm in three phases. The first phase will be held on October 20, second on October 23 and the third phase will be conducted on October 26. The results will be declared on October 29.
There are 27.02 lakh voters in these two districts. Of the total voters, 14.41 lakh are male and 12.61 lakh are female voters. There are eight third gender voters in the two districts.
"In view of the Covid-19 pandemic, there will be a complete ban on election rallies and public meetings. Candidates will be able to go for door-to-door campaigning with five supporters each," said Gupta. In all, 3,641 polling booths will be set up during the elections. Seven panchayat samitis will go to polls in the first phase, eight in the second phase and seven in the third phase.
