drydays / Rajasthan Phase 4 Dry Days
Rajasthan phase 4: dry days 12 to 16 Nov 2026
Phase 4 of the Rajasthan panchayat polls brings dry days from 6 pm Thu 12 Nov to the end of counting on Mon 16 Nov 2026 in the poll areas.
Zila Parishad and Panchayat Samiti polling is on Sat 14 Nov and Panch and Sarpanch polling is on Mon 16 Nov, per the State Election Commission schedule attached to the state excise order.
where it's dry
Phase 4, Zila Parishad and Panchayat Samiti poll · Rajasthan poll areas
From 6 pm Thu 12 Nov to 6 pm Sat 14 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 4, Panch and Sarpanch poll · Rajasthan poll areas
From 6 pm Sat 14 Nov until counting ends on Mon 16 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 4 covers the Jaisalmer Zila Parishad and the panchayat samitis listed for phase 4, for example Baran, Atru, Chhabra and Chhipabarod in Baran district.
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 4 dry day in Rajasthan?
From 6 pm Thu 12 Nov to 6 pm Sat 14 Nov 2026 for Zila Parishad and Panchayat Samiti polls, and from 6 pm Sat 14 Nov until counting ends on Mon 16 Nov for Panch and Sarpanch polls, in the poll areas and a 5 km belt.
Which areas vote in phase 4?
The Jaisalmer Zila Parishad and the panchayat samitis listed for phase 4 in the State Election Commission schedule.
What is the source?
Rajasthan Finance (Excise) Department order No. P.4(5)FD/Excise/2022 of 14 Oct 2026.