drydays / Rajasthan Phase 3 Dry Days
Rajasthan phase 3: dry days 1 to 5 Nov 2026
Phase 3 of the Rajasthan panchayat polls brings dry days from 6 pm Sun 1 Nov to the end of counting on Thu 5 Nov 2026 in the poll areas.
Zila Parishad and Panchayat Samiti polling is on Tue 3 Nov and Panch and Sarpanch polling is on Thu 5 Nov, per the State Election Commission schedule attached to the state excise order.
where it's dry
Phase 3, Zila Parishad and Panchayat Samiti poll · Rajasthan poll areas
From 6 pm Sun 1 Nov to 6 pm Tue 3 Nov, in the poll areas and a 5 km belt around them.
source: Rajasthan Finance (Excise) Dept order No. P.4(5)FD/Excise/2022, 14 Oct 2026, with State Election Commission schedule · DIPR Rajasthan: Sri Ganganagar collector, panchayat poll dry days (16 Oct 2026) · DIPR Rajasthan: Baran collector, panchayat poll dry days (16 Oct 2026)
Phase 3, Panch and Sarpanch poll · Rajasthan poll areas
From 6 pm Tue 3 Nov until counting ends on Thu 5 Nov, in the poll areas and a 5 km belt.
source: Rajasthan Finance (Excise) Dept order No. P.4(5)FD/Excise/2022, 14 Oct 2026, with State Election Commission schedule · DIPR Rajasthan: Sri Ganganagar collector, panchayat poll dry days (16 Oct 2026) · DIPR Rajasthan: Baran collector, panchayat poll dry days (16 Oct 2026)
Phase 3 Zila Parishads: Beawar, Khairthal-Tijara, Baran, Balotra, Bharatpur, Deeg, Bundi, Chittorgarh, Churu, Dholpur, Hanumangarh, Didwana-Kuchaman, Pratapgarh, Sawai Madhopur, Sri Ganganagar, Salumber and Tonk. Panchayat samitis in other districts that vote in phase 3 are also covered.
confirmed: named in an official notice (state excise department, district collector or State Election Commission). expected: follows a standing official rule or last year's orders, but this year's notice is not out, so plan with care. reported / partial area: from news reports of an order we could not find on an official site. We leave out any date we could not source.
timing
Poll bans start at 6 pm two days before polling. For Zila Parishad and Panchayat Samiti seats they end at 6 pm on polling day; for Panch and Sarpanch seats (counted the same day) they end when counting is over. 20 Nov is a full counting-day dry day.
what's still open
Areas not voting in that phase, and city municipal areas outside the poll areas and their 5 km belt, are not covered by these orders. Check your district collector notice if unsure.
quick questions
When is the phase 3 dry day in Rajasthan?
From 6 pm Sun 1 Nov to 6 pm Tue 3 Nov 2026 for Zila Parishad and Panchayat Samiti polls, and from 6 pm Tue 3 Nov until counting ends on Thu 5 Nov for Panch and Sarpanch polls, in the poll areas and a 5 km belt.
Which districts vote in phase 3?
Zila Parishads of Beawar, Khairthal-Tijara, Baran, Balotra, Bharatpur, Deeg, Bundi, Chittorgarh, Churu, Dholpur, Hanumangarh, Didwana-Kuchaman, Pratapgarh, Sawai Madhopur, Sri Ganganagar, Salumber and Tonk, plus panchayat samitis in other districts listed for phase 3.
What is the source?
Rajasthan Finance (Excise) Department order No. P.4(5)FD/Excise/2022 of 14 Oct 2026.