Jaipur, Oct. 28 -- Voting for the second phase of the Rajasthan panchayat elections will be held on October 28 for Zila Parishad and Panchayat Samiti member posts. Political parties and the State Election Commission have completed preparations for the polls. The main contest is between the BJP and Congress, while the Rashtriya Loktantrik Party (RLP) and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) are also seeking to strengthen their presence. Polling will take place from 7am to 6pm. More than 10.6 million voters are eligible to participate in Wednesday's polling across 22 districts. According to the candidate-wise election details, 8,404 candidates are contesting 2,549 wards across the two tiers of rural local government. Of these, 1,086 candidates are contesting 352 Zila Parishad wards, while 7,318 candidates are competing for 2,197 wards across 124 Panchayat Samitis. The phase covers selected Panchayat Samitis within these districts, with elections in other areas scheduled under remaining phases. The detailed election sheet lists 11,799 polling stations and an electorate of 10,656,127, comprising 5,519,336 men, 5,136,744 women and 47 transgender voters. Women account for approximately 48.2% of eligible voters. In Banswara and Bhilwara, the number of women voters exceeds that of men. State election commissioner Rajeshwar Singh said the administration and police were making arrangements. He instructed polling personnel to discharge their duties responsibly and ensure peaceful voting. The districts covered are Ajmer, Alwar, Banswara, Barmer, Bhilwara, Bikaner, Dausa, Dungarpur, Jaipur, Jalore, Jhalawar, Jhunjhunu, Jodhpur, Karauli, Kota, Kotputli-Behror, Nagaur, Pali, Rajsamand, Sikar, Sirohi and Udaipur....