Jaipur, Nov. 14 -- The fourth phase of the Panchayati Raj elections in Rajasthan is underway on Saturday, covering Zila Parishads (district councils) across 25 districts and 116 Panchayat Samitis (block-level councils).

In this phase, 1,322 candidates are in the fray for 382 wards across 25 Zila Parishads, while 7,521 candidates are contesting for 2,142 wards across 116 Panchayat Samitis. A total of 10,594,285 voters, comprising 5,488,275 men and 5,105,951 women, will decide the electoral outcomes.

In Bassi and Tunga, voting for the fourth phase of the Panchayati Raj elections began at 7:00 AM and will continue until 6:00 PM, marking a grand celebration of democracy as voters have been arriving at polling stations since early morning to...