The counting of votes for the Choti Sadri municipal election 2026 officially commenced at 8 AM on September 14, 2026. As results pour in from across the state's urban local bodies, administrative arrangements remain fully active to process the ballots and determine the electoral outcome for this municipality located in the Pratapgarh district of Rajasthan.
Phases and Election Timeline
The 2026 Rajasthan urban local body elections were conducted across two separate phases covering a total of 309 municipal bodies, which included 10 municipal corporations, 51 municipal councils, and 248 municipalities. Voting for the Choti Sadri municipality took place during the second phase on Friday, September 11, 2026. The official gazette notification for these elections was published on Thursday, August 27, 2026, setting the electoral machinery into motion.
Nominations and Candidate Statistics
A total of 98 nominations were filed across the 25 wards comprising the Choti Sadri municipality. Following the scrutiny process, 6 nominations were withdrawn, 34 were rejected, leaving exactly 58 candidates in the electoral fray for all the wards. Among these competing candidates, 0 were elected unopposed. In terms of infrastructure, the municipality operated a total of 25 polling booths, with all 25 booths accommodating up to 1,400 voters, while 0 booths had more than 1,400 voters.
Voter Turnout and Next Steps
Voter participation in Choti Sadri reached an impressive 83.29% during the second phase of voting on September 11, 2026. Across the broader election schedule, the first phase recorded a turnout of 76.41% while the second phase saw 70% participation, bringing the overall aggregate turnout to 73.21%. Key administrative dates included the scrutiny of nominations on Tuesday, September 1, 2026, and the final date for withdrawal on Thursday, September 3, 2026. Out of the 309 municipal bodies, 162 voted in the first phase, and the remaining 147 voted in the second phase. Following the conclusion of vote counting, the elections for mayors and chairpersons of these urban local bodies are scheduled for September 21, 2026, while elections for deputy mayors, deputy chairpersons, and municipal vice-presidents will take place on September 22, 2026.
