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Rajasthan local body polls: Second phase voting underway, 18,266 candidates are in fray

Voting for the second phase of Rajasthan's urban local body elections underway on Friday, with more than 87 lakh voters eligible to exercise their franchise. The voting for 147 urban local bodies -- six municipal corporations, 24 municipal councils and 117 municipalities -- will continue till 6 pm. A total of 18,266 candidates are in the fray in the second phase of the elections. According to State Election Commission data, 87,60,884 voters are eligible to cast their votes at 9,758 polling booths for 4,774 wards in the second phase.