JAIPUR: All preparations have been done for the first phase of the elections to panchayat bodies in 21 Rajasthan districts on Monday, an official said here.

As per the state Election Commissioner PS Mehra, about 72.38 lakh people will be entitled to exercise vote in the panchayat samiti and zila parishad polls on Monday, for which nearly 25,000 electronic voting machines are used at 10,131 polling stations.

The voting commenced at 7.30 am at 10,131 polling booths to elect 1310 members of 65 panchayat samitis and related zila parishad members, a spokesperson of the state election commission said.  Polling will be held in four phases.

The spokesperson said 10.82 percent of 72.38 lakh voters cast their votes till 10 am.  The elections in first phase are being held in Ajmer, Banswara,  Bhilwara, Barmer, Bikaner, Chittorgarh, Bundi,Churu, Dungarpur, Hanumangarh, Jaisalmer, Jalore, Jhalawar, Jhunjhunu, Nagaur, Pali, Pratapgarh, Rajsamand, Sikar, Tonk, and Udaipur district.  Nearly 25,000 electronic voting machines s are being used in polling in the first phase while more than 50,000 employees have been deployed in the election. The counting of votes will be done on December 8.

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