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Rajasthan Urban Polls: Towns Ahead, Jaipur Lags, Alwar’s Barodaam 75.13% Turnout
✍️ Amar Ujala · Jaipur
🗓 11 Sep 2026, 03:17 PM
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Voting began for the second and final phase of Rajasthan’s urban local body elections, with smaller towns showing higher turnout than major cities; Jaipur is lagging while Alwar’s Barodaam recorded a 75.13% voter turnout.
The Election Commission has opened polling stations across Rajasthan for the second and final round of urban local body elections. The phase covers municipal corporations in six major cities – Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Ajmer, Udaipur and Pali – as well as numerous town councils and nagar panchayats.
Preliminary data released by officials indicate that voter participation in smaller towns is outpacing that in the larger urban centres. Jaipur, the state capital, is reported to be trailing behind several semi‑urban areas in terms of turnout.
One notable figure comes from Alwar’s Barodaam ward, where the turnout reached 75.13 per cent, markedly higher than the average recorded in the metropolitan corporations. Election officers said the robust participation reflects heightened local interest in civic governance.
Authorities have urged voters to complete the process before polls close later today, emphasizing the importance of the municipal elections in shaping local infrastructure, sanitation and public services.
The results of this final phase will determine the composition of municipal bodies for the next five years, influencing policy decisions at the city and town levels across Rajasthan.
Preliminary data released by officials indicate that voter participation in smaller towns is outpacing that in the larger urban centres. Jaipur, the state capital, is reported to be trailing behind several semi‑urban areas in terms of turnout.
One notable figure comes from Alwar’s Barodaam ward, where the turnout reached 75.13 per cent, markedly higher than the average recorded in the metropolitan corporations. Election officers said the robust participation reflects heightened local interest in civic governance.
Authorities have urged voters to complete the process before polls close later today, emphasizing the importance of the municipal elections in shaping local infrastructure, sanitation and public services.
The results of this final phase will determine the composition of municipal bodies for the next five years, influencing policy decisions at the city and town levels across Rajasthan.