# Public holiday on panchayat poll days in Kotputli-Behror district 2026-10-23T09:53:11+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Kotputli-Behror district collector Apurna Gupta has declared a public holiday on polling days for the 2026 panchayati raj elections, according to an order issued on Friday, 23 October. The holiday applies to voters in four panchayat samitis in the second phase and four in the third phase. In the second phase, polling for district and panchayat samiti member posts in Kotputli, Narayanpur, Pavta and Bansur panchayat samitis will be held on 28 October, with a public holiday that day. Voting for panch and sarpanch posts in those areas will take place on 30 October, also a holiday. In the third phase, Behror, Neemrana, Viratnagar and Maid-Kundala panchayat samitis will vote for district and panchayat samiti members on 3 November and for panch and sarpanch posts on 5 November, both declared holidays. Gupta directed officials to follow state government orders so that voters can exercise their franchise without hindrance. ## Indian Opinion Analysis Collector Apurna Gupta’s order applies across four panchayat samitis in each of the two phases, creating a staggered voting schedule from 28 October to 5 November. Voters in Kotputli, Narayanpur, Pavta and Bansur get one day for district and panchayat samiti seats and a separate day for panch and sarpanch posts. The same split applies in Behror, Neemrana, Viratnagar and Maid-Kundala in the third phase. The order covers every level of the panchayati raj election in the district, ensuring all voters have a designated public holiday to cast their ballot. No further polling dates beyond 5 November are mentioned. ## Coverage - bhaskar.com Leads with the official order and collector's name, factual framing This brief was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Apurna Gupta, Kotputli-Behror, panchayati raj elections, Rajasthan Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/public-holiday-on-panchayat-poll-days-in-kotputli-behror-district/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/public-holiday-on-panchayat-poll-days-in-kotputli-behror-district/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/