Udaipur, October 13 (Udaipur Kiran): The Udaipur Collectorate witnessed intense political activity on the final day of nominations for Zila Parishad and Panchayat Samiti elections under the first phase of Rajasthan’s three-tier Panchayati Raj polls. Candidates from the BJP, Congress, other parties and independent groups gathered at the complex, creating an atmosphere of political excitement and show of strength.

The BJP released its much-awaited official candidate list an hour after the nomination deadline. The party has fielded a mix of experienced leaders and new faces, including former MLAs Dalichand Dangi and Nanalal Ahari, and Himmat Singh Jhala, who previously contested the Assembly election from Vallabhnagar.

The BJP has also placed its trust in Sanjana Meena, daughter of Udaipur Rural MLA Phool Singh Meena; former Pradhan Pratibha Nagda; district general secretary Lalit Singh Sisodia; and Ghanshyam Menaria.

Arjun Singh Chundawat, district president of Shri Rashtriya Rajput Karni Sena, has been fielded against Congress candidate Raj Singh Jhala.

Ticket Change at the Last Moment

Former district president Bhanwar Singh Panwar, who had filed his nomination before the BJP released its list, lost the ticket at the last moment. The party instead nominated Anil Jaroli.

Panwar now has the option of contesting as an independent candidate or withdrawing his nomination.

Meanwhile, the decision of Rajni Rawat, wife of MP Mannalal Rawat, not to file her nomination became a topic of discussion. According to the supplied report, technical reasons kept her out of the contest at the last moment.

Congress Had Announced Its List Earlier

The Congress had already released its official list of 47 candidates. Shantilal Dangi, son of Mavli MLA Pushkar Lal Dangi, and Vivek Katara, who has contested Assembly elections twice, also filed nominations for Panchayat Samiti member seats.

In another notable development, 22-year-old Nandini Chauhan, the BJP candidate from Zila Parishad Ward 39, emerged as the youngest candidate mentioned in the report.

BJP candidate Rekha Doda from Girwa Panchayat Samiti arrived to file her nomination while carrying her two-month-old baby, drawing attention at the Collectorate.

Ward-Wise BJP and Congress Candidates

The following list gives the BJP and Congress candidates for the 47 Zila Parishad wards, as provided in the report.

Ward	BJP candidate	Congress candidate
1	Nimaram	Chelaram Gameti
2	Bhopal Singh Deora	Lal Singh Jhala
3	Puni Kumari	Surti Garasia
4	Shankar Gameti	Mathulal Gameti
5	Varju Bai	Jagi Kumar Garasia
6	Chhotulal	Narayan Lal
7	Murari Lal Bumbria	Babulal
8	Nirmal Garasia	Rahul Kumar
9	Keshulal Gamar	Shivlal
10	Premchand	Kamalashankar
11	Hira Devi	Sirmi Devi
12	Sita Angari	Sadan Devi
13	Rusha Devi	Urmila Tawad
14	Kamlesh Kasautiya	Lokesh Kumar
15	Laxmilal Damor	Udaylal
16	Anita Devi	Mangu Devi
17	Komal Kumari	Asha Damor
18	Bhawana Kumari	Rina Devi
19	Prabhulal	Lokesh Kumar
20	Badami Devi	Manju
21	Kaluram Meena	Deepak Meena
22	Nanalal Ahari	Kantilal
23	Geeta Devi	Sharmila Devi
24	Sita Meena	Sonia Kumari Meena
25	Vimal Tawad	Girish
26	Meera Pargi	Pushpa Pargi
27	Ramlal Bhagora	Durga Shankar Gameti
28	Sanjana Devi Meena	Asha Buj
29	Kanchan Dangi	Manisha Amera
30	Mohini Kunwar	Priyanka
31	Anil Jaroli	Arvind Singh
32	Arjun Singh Chundawat	Raj Singh Jhala
33	Omkar Walia	Suresh Jat
34	Ghanshyam Menaria	Durga Shankar
35	Lalit Singh Sisodia	Kailash
36	Paras Kunwar	Chandan Kunwar
37	Himmat Singh Jhala	Devilal Jat
38	Sita Regar	Shanta Kumari
39	Nandini Chauhan	Mangi Bai
40	Chandragupt Singh Chauhan	Ganesh Lal
41	Pooja Sonawat	Priyanka Chaudhary
42	Manju Devi	Pushpa Kunwar
43	Dalichand Dangi	Shantilal Dangi
44	Sita Devi Meena	Hemlata Gameti
45	Pratibha Nagda	Meera Kunwar
46	Dalchand Meghwal	Nathulal Meghwal
47	Urmila Kunwar	Premlata Nagda

The nominations mark the next stage of the electoral contest, with candidates from the two major parties set to compete across the listed wards.