The final counting process for the Suroth Municipality local body elections in Karauli district, Rajasthan, officially began at 8:00 AM on 14 September 2026. Administered under the supervision of the Rajasthan State Election Commission, vote tabulation is underway across all 20 municipal wards to determine the political composition of the newly elected civic body. Strict security arrangements have been enforced at the counting centers to maintain order as results are declared.
Wards and Polling Infrastructure in Suroth
Suroth Municipality represents one of the 309 urban local bodies across Rajasthan where civic elections were scheduled in 2026. The municipality is partitioned into 20 distinct electoral wards. To facilitate voting, election authorities designated 20 polling stations across the town. According to official data from the election commission, all 20 polling booths were categorized as facilities accommodating up to 1,400 registered voters, while zero polling booths catered to voter populations exceeding 1,400.
Nomination Breakdown and Candidate Contests
Electoral participation in Suroth was highly competitive across all 20 wards. A total of 261 nomination papers were initially submitted by aspiring candidates. Following the scrutiny process, election officials rejected 66 nominations and invalidated or dismissed 15 others. Furthermore, 24 candidates chose to withdraw their candidacies before the official deadline. This left 156 candidates in the final election contest. Notably, no candidate in any of the 20 wards was elected unopposed, ensuring active multi-cornered contests throughout the municipality.
Voter Turnout and Electoral Phases
The 2026 Rajasthan urban local body elections were conducted in two distinct phases. Suroth Municipality fell under the second phase, where polling took place on Friday, 11 September 2026. Suroth registered a high voter turnout of 82.26 percent on polling day. Statewide turnout metrics showed that Phase 1 recorded 76.41 percent participation across 162 bodies, whereas Phase 2 averaged 70 percent across 147 bodies. The combined statewide voter turnout across all municipal bodies stood at 73.21 percent.
Statewide Municipal Schedule and Timeline
The election cycle encompassed 309 municipal bodies across Rajasthan, comprising 10 Municipal Corporations, 51 Municipal Councils, and 248 Municipalities. The formal gazette notification for the election was issued on Thursday, 27 August 2026. Nomination papers underwent official scrutiny on Tuesday, 1 September 2026, while Thursday, 3 September 2026, marked the final deadline for nomination withdrawals.
Polling for Phase 1 was conducted on 9 September 2026 across 162 municipal bodies. Polling for Phase 2, covering the remaining 147 bodies including Suroth, was executed on 11 September 2026. Vote counting for all 309 bodies was designated for 14 September 2026.
Elections for Mayors and Chairpersons
Following the declaration of ward councillor results, the election process will transition to choosing the leadership of these civic bodies. Voting to select Mayors and Chairpersons across Rajasthan urban local bodies will take place on 21 September 2026. Subsequently, elections to elect Deputy Mayors, Deputy Chairpersons, and Municipal Vice-Presidents will be conducted on 22 September 2026.
