Jaipur, Dec 9: The BJP won 1,881 of the 4,371 Panchayat Samiti constituencies in Rajasthan and managed to cross the majority mark on its own in 11 Zilla Parishad seats, winning 341 of the 636 Zilla Parishad seats. The result is based on the data published by the Rajasthan State Election Commission website as of 11.50 am (December 9).

 

 

 

In 222 Panchayat Samitis in Rajasthan, the BJP has won 1,848 wards while the Congress has managed to win 1,759 wards. Independent candidates won in 423 constituencies while the RLP has bagged 58 constituencies. The CPM managed to win in 16 constituencies, the BSP three.

 

For the Zilla Parishad elections in Rajasthan, results for 622 of the 636 constitutions across 21 Zilla Parishad were declared at 11.40 pm with the BJP winning 355 constituencies and the Congress 251. BJP ally RLP bagged 10 seats. A total of 18 Independent candidates won in Zilla Parishad elections while the CPM recorded win on two seats in the Hanumangarh Zilla Parishad.

The polling to elect 636 Zilla Parishad members and 4,371 Panchayat Samiti members was held in four phases in 21 districts of Ajmer, Banswara, Barmer, Bhilwara, Bikaner, Bundi, Chittorgarh, Churu, Dungarpur, Hanumangarh, Jaisalmer, Jalore, Jhalawar, Jhunjhunu, Nagaur, Pali, Pratapgarh, Rajsamand, Sikar, Tonk, and Udaipur.

 

A total of 1,778 candidates contested the Zilla Parishad elections while 12,663 candidates were in the fray for Panchayat Samiti elections. The polling was held on November 23, 27 and December 1, 5.