Jaipur, November 16
Polling to elect about 2,100 ward councillors is under way in all 49 municipal bodies across Rajasthan on Saturday.
According to the state election department, the polling started at 7 am and will continue till 5 pm.
The election had been peaceful so far, an official of the department said.
A total of 7,944 candidates are in the fray in 49 civic bodies of the state.
The election department said a total of 33.69 lakh voters, including 17.05 lakh men and 16.01 lakh women, would exercise their franchise on Saturday.
Counting of votes will be done on November 19. Election for chairman and deputy chairman of local bodies will be held on November 26 and 27, respectively. PTI
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