Polling started on a dull note for the first phase of panchayat elections in Rajasthan on Friday.
In the first two hours of polling, only 8.30 per cent voting was recorded, a state Election Commission spokesperson said.
Polling began at 8 am.
In the first phase, polling is being held for 26800 wards of 2726 gram panchayats of 87 panchayat samitis.
There are a total of 93,20,684 voters in these 87 Panchayat Samiti areas.
State Election Commissioner P S Mehra had said on Thursday that 17,242 candidates for the Sarpanch post and 42,000 candidates for the Panch post are in the fray.
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Over 11,000 EVM machines will be used in the polls.
Counting of votes will be done today itself.
The second phase of polling will be held on January 22.
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