# Zoloth


## Posts

- [UP Panchayat Chunav 2026: What We Know About the Gram Pradhan Election Date](https://zoloth.com/blog/up-panchayat-chunav-2026-gram-pradhan-election-date-status/): The Pradhans elected in 2021 finished their five-year term in May 2026. Here is what is confirmed about the next election and what you can do now.
- [Bihar Panchayat Chunav 2026: When Are the Next Mukhiya and Sarpanch Elections?](https://zoloth.com/blog/bihar-panchayat-chunav-2026-when-are-mukhiya-elections/): The Mukhiyas and Sarpanchs elected in 2021 finish their five-year term in late 2026. What is confirmed so far and how to get ready.
- [Up-Sarpanch Election 2026 in Rajasthan: Dates and How the Deputy Sarpanch Is Chosen](https://zoloth.com/blog/rajasthan-up-sarpanch-election-2026/): The day after each Sarpanch vote, the new ward panches and Sarpanch elect the Up-Sarpanch. Dates and process.
- [Rajasthan Sarpanch Result 2026: When It Comes and How to Check Your Panchayat's Winner](https://zoloth.com/blog/rajasthan-sarpanch-result-2026-how-to-check/): Sarpanch and panch votes are counted the same evening as polling. Here is when each phase's results come and where to see them.
- [Barmer Panchayat Chunav 2026: Sarpanch Voting Date for Every Panchayat Samiti](https://zoloth.com/blog/barmer-panchayat-chunav-2026-sarpanch-voting-date/): Phase, Sarpanch polling date and Zila Parishad voting date for all 17 Panchayat Samitis and 625 gram panchayats of Barmer district.
- [Sikar Panchayat Chunav 2026: Sarpanch Voting Date for Every Panchayat Samiti](https://zoloth.com/blog/sikar-panchayat-chunav-2026-sarpanch-voting-date/): Phase, Sarpanch polling date and Zila Parishad voting date for all 16 Panchayat Samitis and 449 gram panchayats of Sikar district.
- [Closest Gram Pradhan Elections in Uttar Pradesh: 25 Panchayats Won by a Handful of Votes in 2021](https://zoloth.com/blog/closest-gram-pradhan-elections-uttar-pradesh-2021/): In 2021, 2,935 Gram Pradhan races in Uttar Pradesh were decided by 10 votes or fewer. These are the 25 closest.
- [Nagaur Panchayat Chunav 2026: Sarpanch Voting Date for Every Panchayat Samiti](https://zoloth.com/blog/nagaur-panchayat-chunav-2026-sarpanch-voting-date/): Phase, Sarpanch polling date and Zila Parishad voting date for all 12 Panchayat Samitis and 347 gram panchayats of Nagaur district.
- [Bikaner Panchayat Chunav 2026: Sarpanch Voting Date for Every Panchayat Samiti](https://zoloth.com/blog/bikaner-panchayat-chunav-2026-sarpanch-voting-date/): Phase, Sarpanch polling date and Zila Parishad voting date for all 15 Panchayat Samitis and 453 gram panchayats of Bikaner district.
- [Bhilwara Panchayat Chunav 2026: Sarpanch Voting Date for Every Panchayat Samiti](https://zoloth.com/blog/bhilwara-panchayat-chunav-2026-sarpanch-voting-date/): Phase, Sarpanch polling date and Zila Parishad voting date for all 16 Panchayat Samitis and 511 gram panchayats of Bhilwara district.
- [Closest Mukhiya Elections in Bihar: 25 Panchayats Won by a Handful of Votes in 2021](https://zoloth.com/blog/closest-mukhiya-elections-bihar-2021/): In 2021, 141 Mukhiya races in Bihar were decided by 10 votes or fewer. These are the 25 closest.
- [Ajmer Panchayat Chunav 2026: Sarpanch Voting Date for Every Panchayat Samiti](https://zoloth.com/blog/ajmer-panchayat-chunav-2026-sarpanch-voting-date/): Phase, Sarpanch polling date and Zila Parishad voting date for all 10 Panchayat Samitis and 261 gram panchayats of Ajmer district.
- [Lucknow Gram Pradhan List 2021: Block-wise Winners, Closest Contests and Biggest Wins](https://zoloth.com/blog/lucknow-gram-pradhan-list-2021-block-wise-results/): Who won the Gram Pradhan elections across 8 blocks of Lucknow district in 2021, with the closest races and biggest margins.
- [Gaya Mukhiya List 2021: Block-wise Winners, Closest Contests and Biggest Wins](https://zoloth.com/blog/gaya-mukhiya-list-2021-block-wise-results/): Who won the Mukhiya elections across 24 blocks of Gaya district in 2021, with the closest races and biggest margins.
- [Udaipur Panchayat Chunav 2026: Sarpanch Voting Date for Every Panchayat Samiti](https://zoloth.com/blog/udaipur-panchayat-chunav-2026-sarpanch-voting-date/): Phase, Sarpanch polling date and Zila Parishad voting date for all 20 Panchayat Samitis and 590 gram panchayats of Udaipur district.
- [Jodhpur Panchayat Chunav 2026: Sarpanch Voting Date for Every Panchayat Samiti](https://zoloth.com/blog/jodhpur-panchayat-chunav-2026-sarpanch-voting-date/): Phase, Sarpanch polling date and Zila Parishad voting date for all 23 Panchayat Samitis and 649 gram panchayats of Jodhpur district.
- [Alwar Panchayat Chunav 2026: Sarpanch Voting Date for Every Panchayat Samiti](https://zoloth.com/blog/alwar-panchayat-chunav-2026-sarpanch-voting-date/): Phase, Sarpanch polling date and Zila Parishad voting date for all 11 Panchayat Samitis and 390 gram panchayats of Alwar district.
- [Varanasi Gram Pradhan List 2021: Block-wise Winners, Closest Contests and Biggest Wins](https://zoloth.com/blog/varanasi-gram-pradhan-list-2021-block-wise-results/): Who won the Gram Pradhan elections across 8 blocks of Varanasi district in 2021, with the closest races and biggest margins.
- [Muzaffarpur Mukhiya List 2021: Block-wise Winners, Closest Contests and Biggest Wins](https://zoloth.com/blog/muzaffarpur-mukhiya-list-2021-block-wise-results/): Who won the Mukhiya elections across 16 blocks of Muzaffarpur district in 2021, with the closest races and biggest margins.
- [Uttar Pradesh's Most Crowded Gram Pradhan Races of 2021: Up to 42 Candidates for One Seat](https://zoloth.com/blog/most-contested-gram-pradhan-elections-uttar-pradesh-2021/): An average Gram Pradhan race in Uttar Pradesh had 7.5 candidates in 2021. In these 25 panchayats the ballot was far longer.
- [Jaipur Panchayat Chunav 2026: Sarpanch Voting Date for Every Panchayat Samiti](https://zoloth.com/blog/jaipur-panchayat-chunav-2026-sarpanch-voting-date/): Phase, Sarpanch polling date and Zila Parishad voting date for all 22 Panchayat Samitis and 597 gram panchayats of Jaipur district.
- [Bihar's Most Crowded Mukhiya Races of 2021: Up to 30 Candidates for One Seat](https://zoloth.com/blog/most-contested-mukhiya-elections-bihar-2021/): An average Mukhiya race in Bihar had 8.2 candidates in 2021. In these 25 panchayats the ballot was far longer.
- [Rajasthan Panchayat Election 2026: Phase-wise Polling Dates for All 41 Districts](https://zoloth.com/blog/rajasthan-panchayat-election-2026-phase-wise-dates/): Voting for 14,403 gram panchayats runs in four phases from 22 October to 17 November 2026. Here is the phase of every district and Panchayat Samiti.
- [Elected Without a Vote: The 75 Unopposed Gram Pradhans of Uttar Pradesh (2021)](https://zoloth.com/blog/unopposed-gram-pradhans-uttar-pradesh-2021/): In 75 of UP's gram panchayats only one candidate filed for Pradhan in 2021. The full list.
- [Top 25 Gram Panchayats of Rajasthan in the Panchayat Advancement Index 2023-24](https://zoloth.com/blog/top-gram-panchayats-rajasthan-panchayat-advancement-index-2023-24/): The Panchayat Advancement Index scores every gram panchayat out of 100. These are Rajasthan's 25 highest scorers, and how the rest compare.
- [Top 25 Gram Panchayats of Bihar in the Panchayat Advancement Index 2023-24](https://zoloth.com/blog/top-gram-panchayats-bihar-panchayat-advancement-index-2023-24/): The Panchayat Advancement Index scores every gram panchayat out of 100. These are Bihar's 25 highest scorers, and how the rest compare.
- [Rajasthan's New Gram Panchayats: 4,141 Created in 2025, District-wise Count](https://zoloth.com/blog/rajasthan-new-gram-panchayats-2025-district-wise-list/): The 2025 reorganisation took Rajasthan to 14,403 gram panchayats. Here is every district's total and how many panchayats are new.
- [Top 25 Gram Panchayats of Uttar Pradesh in the Panchayat Advancement Index 2023-24](https://zoloth.com/blog/top-gram-panchayats-uttar-pradesh-panchayat-advancement-index-2023-24/): The Panchayat Advancement Index scores every gram panchayat out of 100. These are Uttar Pradesh's 25 highest scorers, and how the rest compare.
- [Panchayat Advancement Index (PAI) Explained: How to Check Your Gram Panchayat's Score](https://zoloth.com/blog/panchayat-advancement-index-explained-check-your-gram-panchayat-score/): What the Panchayat Advancement Index measures, the nine themes, the five bands, and how panchayats in each state scored in 2023-24.
- [Award-winning Villages: 125 UP Gram Panchayats That Won National Panchayat Awards](https://zoloth.com/blog/uttar-pradesh-gram-panchayats-national-panchayat-award-winners/): The Ministry of Panchayati Raj's National Panchayat Awards honour the best-run panchayats. These 125 are from Uttar Pradesh.
- [VB-G RAM G Replaces MGNREGA: What Changes for Job Card Holders in Your Village](https://zoloth.com/blog/vb-g-ram-g-replaces-mgnrega-what-changes-for-job-card-holders/): From 1 July 2026, rural households are guaranteed at least 125 days of work a year under VB-G RAM G. What it means for your job card and wages.
- [How Many Gram Panchayats in Each District of Bihar? All 38 Districts Ranked](https://zoloth.com/blog/bihar-districts-by-number-of-gram-panchayats/): Bihar's 8,387 gram panchayats, district by district, with the number of blocks and villages in each.
- [How Many Gram Panchayats in Each District of Uttar Pradesh? All 75 Districts Ranked](https://zoloth.com/blog/uttar-pradesh-districts-by-number-of-gram-panchayats/): Uttar Pradesh's 58,736 gram panchayats, district by district, with the number of blocks and villages in each.

## Pages

- [Jodhpur Rural district: which district is it in now?](https://zoloth.com/jodhpur-rural-district-now-in-jodhpur/): If you are searching "Jodhpur Rural kis jile me hai", here is the short answer, and what changed for people living there.
- [Jaipur Rural district: which district is it in now?](https://zoloth.com/jaipur-rural-district-now-in-jaipur/): If you are searching "Jaipur Rural kis jile me hai", here is the short answer, and what changed for people living there.
- [Dudu district: which district is it in now?](https://zoloth.com/dudu-district-now-in-jaipur/): If you are searching "Dudu kis jile me hai", here is the short answer, and what changed for people living there.
- [Gangapur City district: which district is it in now?](https://zoloth.com/gangapur-city-district-now-in-sawai-madhopur/): If you are searching "Gangapur City kis jile me hai", here is the short answer, and what changed for people living there.
- [Anupgarh district: which district is it in now?](https://zoloth.com/anupgarh-district-now-in-sri-ganganagar/): If you are searching "Anupgarh kis jile me hai", here is the short answer, and what changed for people living there.
- [Sanchore district: which district is it in now?](https://zoloth.com/sanchore-district-now-in-jalore/): If you are searching "Sanchore kis jile me hai", here is the short answer, and what changed for people living there.
- [Shahpura district: which district is it in now?](https://zoloth.com/shahpura-district-now-in-bhilwara/): If you are searching "Shahpura kis jile me hai", here is the short answer, and what changed for people living there.
- [Kekri district: which district is it in now?](https://zoloth.com/kekri-district-now-in-ajmer/): If you are searching "Kekri kis jile me hai", here is the short answer, and what changed for people living there.
- [Neem Ka Thana district: which district is it in now?](https://zoloth.com/neem-ka-thana-district-now-in-sikar/): If you are searching "Neem Ka Thana kis jile me hai", here is the short answer, and what changed for people living there.
- [Scheduled Areas and PESA in Rajasthan: which districts, and what the Gram Sabha can do](https://zoloth.com/scheduled-areas-pesa-rajasthan/): Southern Rajasthan, around the Aravalli hills, has a large Scheduled Tribe population.
- [Gram Sabha and Ward Sabha in Rajasthan: meetings, quorum and your rights](https://zoloth.com/gram-sabha-rajasthan/): Every adult voter of a gram panchayat in Rajasthan is a member of its Gram Sabha, and of the Ward Sabha of their own ward.
- [Patwari, Girdawar and Tehsildar in Rajasthan: who does what in land and revenue work](https://zoloth.com/patwari-girdawar-tehsildar-rajasthan/): Most land and revenue work in a Rajasthan village starts with the Patwari and ends at the tehsil. Knowing who sits where saves a lot of wasted trips.
- [Jan Soochna Portal Rajasthan: see scheme and beneficiary details without a login](https://zoloth.com/jan-soochna-portal-rajasthan/): The Jan Soochna Portal (jansoochna.rajasthan.gov.in) is the state's public information portal.
- [Rajasthan Sampark 181: how to file and track a complaint](https://zoloth.com/rajasthan-sampark-181-complaint/): Rajasthan Sampark is the state's main grievance system.
- [Social security pension in Rajasthan (RajSSP): apply, status and yearly verification](https://zoloth.com/ssp-pension-rajasthan/): Rajasthan pays monthly social security pensions to elderly people, widows and single women, and people with disabilities, among others.
- [Ration card in Rajasthan: NFSA application, list and status](https://zoloth.com/ration-card-nfsa-rajasthan/): Under the National Food Security Act (NFSA), eligible families in Rajasthan get wheat at the ration shop every month.
- [Mool niwas, caste and income certificates in Rajasthan through e-Mitra](https://zoloth.com/e-mitra-certificates-mool-niwas-jati-aay-rajasthan/): For admissions, jobs, scholarships and many schemes in Rajasthan you'll be asked for a mool niwas (domicile) certificate, a caste certificate or an income certificate.
- [Jan Aadhaar in Rajasthan: enrolment, e-card download and status](https://zoloth.com/jan-aadhaar-rajasthan/): Jan Aadhaar is Rajasthan's family identity card.
- [Namantaran (mutation) and girdawari in Rajasthan: how to apply and track](https://zoloth.com/namantaran-mutation-girdawari-rajasthan/): When land changes hands, by sale, inheritance, gift or partition, the jamabandi has to be updated in the new owner's name.
- [Apna Khata: how to see your jamabandi (nakal) online in Rajasthan](https://zoloth.com/apna-khata-jamabandi-nakal-rajasthan/): In Rajasthan the jamabandi is the main record of who holds farm land and in what share. You no longer need to wait for the Patwari to see it.
- [Rajasthan's 2025 gram panchayat reorganisation: new panchayats, samitis and wards](https://zoloth.com/gram-panchayat-reorganisation-2025-rajasthan/): Before the 2026 election, Rajasthan redrew the map of its village panchayats.
- [Rajasthan's 41 districts: the new ones, the abolished ones and where they went](https://zoloth.com/rajasthan-41-districts-new-and-abolished/): If you're unsure which district your village is in, you're not alone. Rajasthan changed its district map twice in under eighteen months.
- [Rajasthan panchayat elections 2026: dates, phases, voting and results](https://zoloth.com/panchayat-chunav-2026-rajasthan/): Rajasthan is electing all its panchayats in October and November 2026, the first general panchayat election after the 2025 reorganisation.
- [Panchayat Samiti, Pradhan and Zila Pramukh in Rajasthan: how the upper tiers work](https://zoloth.com/panchayat-samiti-pradhan-zila-pramukh-rajasthan/): Above the gram panchayat, Rajasthan has two more elected tiers: the Panchayat Samiti at block level and the Zila Parishad at district level.
- [Sarpanch in Rajasthan: role, powers, duties and removal](https://zoloth.com/role-of-sarpanch-rajasthan/): In a Rajasthan village, the Sarpanch is the person people go to when the handpump stops, a lane needs paving or a pension form needs a push.
- [Panchayati Raj structure of Bihar: Gram Panchayat, Panchayat Samiti and Zila Parishad](https://zoloth.com/panchayati-raj-structure-bihar/): Bihar's rural local government has three elected tiers under the Bihar Panchayat Raj Act, 2006, plus a village court that most states don't have.
- [How to complain about a Mukhiya or panchayat in Bihar (Lok Shikayat, BDO, DPRO)](https://zoloth.com/complain-about-mukhiya-bihar/): If panchayat money seems to be misused, a work exists only on paper, or your application keeps getting ignored, Bihar gives you several official ways to complain.
- [Panchayat elections in Bihar: six posts, women's reservation and how voting works](https://zoloth.com/panchayat-elections-bihar/): The State Election Commission, Bihar (sec.bihar.gov.in) holds panchayat elections every five years.
- [How to check land records (Jamabandi, Khatiyan) and apply for Dakhil-Kharij in Bihar](https://zoloth.com/land-records-jamabandi-dakhil-kharij-bihar/): Bihar's Revenue and Land Reforms Department puts most land services on one site, Bihar Bhumi (biharbhumi.bihar.gov.in).
- [How to apply for income, caste and residence certificates in Bihar (RTPS)](https://zoloth.com/income-caste-residence-certificate-bihar-rtps/): In Bihar you apply for income, caste and residence certificates under the state's Right to Public Services (RTPS) system.
- [Gram Kachahari and the Sarpanch in Bihar: the village court explained](https://zoloth.com/gram-kachahari-sarpanch-bihar/): Bihar has something most states don't: every gram panchayat area also has a Gram Kachahari, an elected village court.
- [Mukhiya in Bihar: role, powers, duties and removal](https://zoloth.com/role-of-mukhiya-bihar/): In Bihar, the Mukhiya is the directly elected head of the gram panchayat.
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- [Panchayat elections in Uttar Pradesh: posts, reservation and how to vote](https://zoloth.com/panchayat-elections-uttar-pradesh/): Panchayat elections in Uttar Pradesh are among the largest local elections anywhere, covering tens of thousands of gram panchayats, hundreds of blocks and all 75 districts.
- [How to complain against a Gram Pradhan or panchayat in Uttar Pradesh (IGRS, 1076, DPRO)](https://zoloth.com/complain-about-gram-pradhan-uttar-pradesh/): If a Gram Pradhan in Uttar Pradesh is misusing funds, a panchayat work exists only on paper, or your application keeps getting ignored, there are several official ways to complain, online and in person.
- [How to apply for income, caste and domicile certificates in Uttar Pradesh (e-District)](https://zoloth.com/income-caste-domicile-certificate-uttar-pradesh/): You'll need income (aay), caste (jati) and domicile (niwas) certificates for scholarships, admissions, jobs, reserved seats and many welfare schemes.
- [How to get a Parivar Register (family register) copy in Uttar Pradesh](https://zoloth.com/parivar-register-copy-uttar-pradesh/): In rural Uttar Pradesh, the Parivar Register (family register) is one of the most useful documents a household can have.
- [Panchayati Raj and administrative structure of Uttar Pradesh, explained](https://zoloth.com/panchayati-raj-structure-uttar-pradesh/): Is your village's problem one for the panchayat, the tehsil or the block? In Uttar Pradesh it depends on which of two parallel systems handles it.
- [Gram Pradhan in Uttar Pradesh: role, powers, duties and removal](https://zoloth.com/role-of-gram-pradhan/): In Uttar Pradesh, the Gram Pradhan is the directly elected head of the gram panchayat, and usually the first person people go to, for a family register entry, a pension recommendation or a broken hand pump.
- [How to complain about a Gram Pradhan or panchayat work: a step-by-step guide](https://zoloth.com/how-to-complain-about-panchayat/): A lane that was paid for but never built, a hand pump "repaired" only on paper, a Gram Sabha that never met, a family left off the housing list.
- [Panchayat elections explained: reservation rotation, who can contest and how voting works](https://zoloth.com/panchayat-elections-explained/): Every five years, villages across the country choose the people who'll run their gram panchayats.
- [PM Awas Yojana Gramin list: how to check your name and status (pmayg.nic.in)](https://zoloth.com/pm-awas-yojana-gramin-list/): Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana Gramin (PMAY-G) helps village families who are homeless, or living in kutcha or crumbling houses, build a pucca house.
- [How to check your MGNREGA job card (now VB-G RAM G), work days and wage payments](https://zoloth.com/how-to-check-mgnrega-job-card/): From 1 July 2026, MGNREGA has been replaced by the Viksit Bharat - Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act, 2025, known as VB-G RAM G.
- [How to check your Gram Panchayat's funds, plans and spending on eGramSwaraj](https://zoloth.com/how-to-check-panchayat-funds-egramswaraj/): How much money did your panchayat get this year, what was it meant to be spent on, and what was actually paid out?
- [Ward member (Panch) of a Gram Panchayat: role, powers and duties](https://zoloth.com/ward-member-role/): The head of the panchayat gets most of the attention, but gram panchayat decisions are taken by the whole elected body, and most of that body is ward members, often called Panch.
- [Gram Sabha meetings: who can attend, when they are held and your rights](https://zoloth.com/gram-sabha-meetings-and-rights/): The Gram Sabha is where village democracy actually happens.
- [How to check the Gram Pradhan or Sarpanch name of your village](https://zoloth.com/how-to-check-gram-pradhan-name/): Before you can get a family register entry signed, a hand pump fixed or a scheme form recommended, you need to know who your Gram Pradhan is (Sarpanch or Mukhiya in some states) and how to reach them.
- [How to find your Gram Panchayat and its LGD code (village, block, district)](https://zoloth.com/how-to-find-lgd-code/): More and more government forms ask for your gram panchayat by name or by its LGD code, and that's often when people find out their village sits in a panchayat with a different name.
- [What is a Gram Panchayat? Meaning, structure, powers and functions](https://zoloth.com/what-is-gram-panchayat/): A Gram Panchayat is your village's own elected government.
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