Jaipur, Nov. 6 -- A man was killed and several people were injured as clashes and other incidents were reported during polling to elect sarpanches and ward panchs in 3,716 gram panchayats across 27 districts of Rajasthan on Thursday, officials said. Voting was held by ballot paper in 34,218 wards under 116 panchayat samitis. Polling ended at 6pm, after which counting began at gram panchayat headquarters. Results were expected late Thursday. Elected ward panchs will choose up-sarpanches on November 6. In Delsar village in Jhunjhunu district's Nawalgarh, supporters of sarpanch candidates allegedly clashed with sticks and rods. A young man from Hoshiarpur, Punjab, was killed and two others were injured. Station house officer Ajay Singh said, "Police seized vehicles and detained people for questioning. The injured were referred to a higher centre." Two groups also clashed in Bassi gram panchayat in Chittorgarh. Former BJP mandal president Gopal Choubey alleged that supporters of sarpanch candidate Anita Jagetia threw a stone at him, injuring his head. Sub-divisional magistrate Dilip Singh said, "Some people clashed among themselves, but the police brought the situation under control." In Sikar district's Sami village, a man allegedly threw a stone at a vehicle leaving the village during polling, triggering a disturbance. Police and Dhod SDM Rahul Malhotra reached the spot. Additional superintendent of police Dr Tejpal Singh said the matter was being investigated and the situation was peaceful. Candidate Arun Pareek was injured in an alleged assault in Bhojya Ki Dhani panchayat, Sikar, and admitted to SK Hospital. His wife, Rajni, alleged that attackers tried to assault her and broke her husband's gold chain. She blamed rival candidate Kishore Kumar Kumawat. In Balotra's Gudamalani panchayat samiti, an argument over votes near Jugtaniya Ki Dhani booth escalated into a scuffle. Police intervened to settle the situation. In Jalore's Chitalwana, supporters of candidate Prema Devi accused rival Urmila Devi of rigging and staged a sit-in outside a polling station. Some people allegedly entered the booth and tried to stop voting. Police lathi-charged the crowd and detained about 12 people. A clash between sarpanch candidates' supporters was also reported at a polling booth in Ratanpura gram panchayat under Hanumangarh's Nohar panchayat samiti. Police dispersed the crowd. Polling for the sarpanch post did not take place in Ludi Jhabar gram panchayat under Churu's Rajgarh panchayat samiti. The post was reserved for the Scheduled Tribe category, but no eligible candidate was found. The sole nomination was rejected, leaving the post vacant. Polling closed with an overall turnout of 82.32%, according to the 6pm figures. Pallu panchayat samiti in Hanumangarh recorded the highest turnout at 92.05%, while Salumber samiti had the lowest at 67.14%. In Jaipur district, turnout ranged from 85.58% in Kotkhawada to 90.34% in Madhorajpura. The unweighted average of polling percentages across panchayat samitis was 81.0% in Balotra, 80.2% in Chittorgarh, 85.5% in Churu, 81.0% in Sikar, 83.8% in Jalore, 76.6% in Jhunjhunu and 89.4% in Hanumangarh. Jaipur's five panchayat samitis averaged 87.9%....