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Reservation lottery for Jaipur Panchayati Raj elections sets seats for 57 district council members and 22 heads
✍️ Amar Ujala · Rajasthan
🗓 23 Sep 2026, 06:15 AM
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A reservation lottery was conducted today in Jaipur to allocate seats for 57 district council members and 22 panchayat heads ahead of the upcoming Panchayati Raj elections.
The Election Commission held a reservation lottery in Jaipur today to determine the allocation of seats reserved for scheduled castes, scheduled tribes and women among 57 district council (Zila Parishad) members and 22 panchayat heads. The draw is part of the preparatory steps for the upcoming Panchayati Raj elections in Rajasthan.
The lottery results will guide the nomination process, ensuring that the mandated quotas are met before candidates file their papers. Officials confirmed that the next day's lottery will address reservations for sarpanch (village heads) and ward panch positions, completing the reservation schedule for all local bodies.
Such lotteries are a routine mechanism in Indian local governance to maintain transparency and fairness in applying constitutional reservation norms. The outcomes will be published on the commission’s website and communicated to political parties and prospective candidates.
The lottery results will guide the nomination process, ensuring that the mandated quotas are met before candidates file their papers. Officials confirmed that the next day's lottery will address reservations for sarpanch (village heads) and ward panch positions, completing the reservation schedule for all local bodies.
Such lotteries are a routine mechanism in Indian local governance to maintain transparency and fairness in applying constitutional reservation norms. The outcomes will be published on the commission’s website and communicated to political parties and prospective candidates.