Summary
Around ten million people can vote to choose members of district and village councils.
Voting started at 7 a.m. and will finish at 6 p.m. at many polling stations.
The elections happen in four phases to make voting easier for everyone.
Key Points
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Third phase began on Tuesday with voting from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.
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11,869 polling stations are open across 116 local council areas.
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About 1.07 crore (10.7 million) voters are eligible.
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The whole election will finish with vote counting on November 20.
New Words to Learn
10 wordsRajasthan
a state in India
Panchayati Raj
system of local village government
zila parishad
district council
panchayat samiti
group of villages that work together
panch
village leader
sarpanch
head of a village council
up‑sarpanch
assistant to the village head
crore
10 million
eligible
allowed to take part
phase
a part of a larger process
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