Rajasthan has a three-tier system of Panchayati Raj with 32 Zila Parishads (District level), 237 Panchayat Samities (Block level) and 9188 Panchayats (Village level, comprising of a village or a group of villages). Each Zila Parishad has territorial constituencies. A Zila Parishad having population upto 4 lacs has 17 constituencies and in case the population exceeds 4 lacs, then for every one lac or part of these in excess of 4 lacs, the number of constituencies will increase by two. The 32 Zila Parishads at present have 1008 constituencies.
Similarly, Panchayat Samities also have territorial constituencies. A Panchayat Samiti having population upto one lac consists of 15 constituencies and in case thepopulation exceeds one lac then for every 15000 or part thereof in excess of one lac the number of constituencies increases by two. The 237 Panchayat Samities are presently divided into 5257 constituencies.
Each Panchayat has been divided into wards. The 9188 Panchayats at present have 105257 wards.
In Rajasthan, urban local bodies are called Municipalities, Municipal Councils and Municipal Corporations. The Commission discharges its constitutional duty by way of preparing electoral rolls and holding elections for Municipal bodies under Article 243ZA. At present, Rajasthan has 183 Municipal bodies with 4816 territorial constituencies.
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