📷 Image: Wikimedia Commons / Jakub Hałun
Politics
Jodhpur Municipal Polls Conclude Peacefully; BJP Sets Up Barricades as Congress Mobilises, Results Due Sep 14
✍️ Amar Ujala · Jodhpur
🗓 12 Sep 2026, 11:17 AM
👁 26
Voting in Jodhpur’s 100 municipal wards finished without incident, with a 71.95% turnout, while both BJP and Congress have begun post‑poll activities ahead of the September 14 result declaration.
The municipal election in Jodhpur was held on Friday across all 100 wards, and the process concluded without any reported disturbances. Out of a total electorate of 7,12,164 registered voters, 5,12,410 cast their ballots, resulting in a turnout of 71.95 percent.
In the hours following the close of polling, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) began erecting barricades at several polling stations, a move aimed at securing its local campaign infrastructure. The Indian National Congress, meanwhile, was observed mobilising its workers and supporters in the same areas, indicating a competitive post‑poll environment.
Election officials have announced that the official count for all 100 wards will be released on 14 September, a date that will determine the composition of the Jodhpur Municipal Corporation for the next term. Both parties are expected to closely monitor the results, given the tight contest in several key wards.
The peaceful conduct of the vote, combined with the high participation rate, reflects a robust democratic engagement in Rajasthan’s second‑largest city, even as political parties gear up for the upcoming result announcement.
In the hours following the close of polling, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) began erecting barricades at several polling stations, a move aimed at securing its local campaign infrastructure. The Indian National Congress, meanwhile, was observed mobilising its workers and supporters in the same areas, indicating a competitive post‑poll environment.
Election officials have announced that the official count for all 100 wards will be released on 14 September, a date that will determine the composition of the Jodhpur Municipal Corporation for the next term. Both parties are expected to closely monitor the results, given the tight contest in several key wards.
The peaceful conduct of the vote, combined with the high participation rate, reflects a robust democratic engagement in Rajasthan’s second‑largest city, even as political parties gear up for the upcoming result announcement.