Jaipur, Oct. 31 -- Polling in the second phase of Rajasthan's panchayat elections recorded a turnout of 61.30% till 3pm on Friday, with western districts logging leading figures, data from the State Election Commission showed. All seven panchayat samitis in Barmer together recorded an average turnout of 74.8%, the highest across districts. Sheo recorded 77.42% turnout, followed by Bishala (76.75%), Doogero Ka Tala (76.05%), Bhiyad (75.86%) and Batadoo (75.45%). Bikaner followed with an average turnout of around 72.2%. Jodhpur, which has the most candidates in the fray, logged an average turnout of around 68.5% across its 17 panchayat samitis. A total of 17 panchayat samitis crossed the 70% mark by 3pm. Of these, seven were in Barmer, six in Jodhpur, three in Bikaner and one in Udaipur, where Devla logged 72.59%. Nagaur's Mundwa recorded the lowest turnout in the state at 41.78%, significantly below the 62-66% polling in the district's other panchayat samitis. Jalore registered the lowest district average of around 54.2%. Pali registered an average turnout of around 56.5%. In Alwar, Rajgarh recorded 52.37%, considerably lower than the 65-69% range in the district's other panchayat samitis. In Dungarpur, Sabla and Aspur recorded 54.17% and 54.29%, respectively. Jhunjhunu witnessed turnout ranging between 60.4% and 65.7%. In Jaipur, Rampura Dabari logged the highest turnout at 63.75%. Meanwhile, clashes were reported amid polling at two places. In Majra Ahir village in Kotputli-Behror, two groups clashed over allegations of bogus voting, prompting police to deploy more personnel, said SP Satveer Singh. In Sikar's Kanwat gram panchayat under Khandela panchayat samiti, a sarpanch candidate's husband allegedly tried to influence voters at a polling booth. After police escorted him out, he and his supporters allegedly argued with police, who said they resorted to a lathicharge to disperse them....