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Barmer's Mangta Panchayat Samiti Achieves Highest Voter Turnout in Sarpanch Elections

The Mangta Panchayat Samiti in Barmer district achieved the highest voter turnout of 91.42 percent in the recent Sarpanch and Ward Panch elections in Rajasthan. These elections, part of the first phase of the Panchayati Raj elections, saw a total voter turnout of 80.09 percent across 3,314 Gram Panchayats in 16 districts. Polling occurred from 7 AM to 6 PM, with 16,795 candidates vying for Sarpanch positions and elections for 28,682 Ward Panch posts. The results were announced late last night, and the election for Up-Sarpanches is scheduled for today.

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