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Maharashtra Zilla Parishad & Panchayat Samiti Elections 2017 Phase 2 Polling: 69 per cent polling recorded

LIVE - Maharashtra Zilla Parishad & Panchayat Samiti Elections 2017 Polling: Voting held for 11 zilla parishads and 118 panchayat samiti posts.

Updated: February 22, 2017 12:19 AM IST

By India.com News Desk

Maharashtra Zilla Parishad & Panchayat Samiti Elections 2017 Phase 2 Polling: 69 per cent polling recorded

Mumbai, Feb 21: The phase-II of Maharashtra Zilla Parishad and Panchayat Samiti elections are being held today. Polling for 11 zilla parishads and 118 panchayat samiti posts will begin from 7:30 AM in the morning. The elections will be held across the 12 districts of Raigad, Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg, Satara, Sangli, Kolhapur, Pune, Solapur, Nashik, Amravati and Gadchiroli. Stay tuned for all the live updates from the day of polling.

Voting would be held at 1,268 places across Maharashtra. The total number of candidates in the fray is reported to be 9,208. The elections witnesses a solid electoral fight, as the four primary contenders in state politics – Congress, Nationalist Congress Party, Bharatiya Janata Party and Shiv Sena are contesting without forming a pre-poll alliance. The Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) and All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) would also be contesting in some pockets of the state.

Out of the total 9,208 candidates, 2,956 re contesting for Zilla Parishad seats, whereas, 5,167 are fighting for the Panchayat Samitis. The total strength of electorate is 1,82,23,616. Male voters amount to 94,43,911, whereas, the female voters add up to 87,79,604. The total number of polling booths marked by State Election Commission is 22,159. SEC has deployed 14, 409 poll workers for the smoot conduct of elections.

Along with the zilla parishad and nagar panchayat elections, polling would also be held for the 10 municipal corporations across the state.

In the recently held Nagar Panchayat elections in Maharashtra, BJP emerged as the single largest party. Congress secured the second spot, Shiv Sena third and NCP fourth. Banking on its previous success, BJP is confident of emerging as the number one party in Zilla Parishad and Panchayat Samiti elections as well.

Results of the civic elections would be declared on February 23. The outcome is expected to impact the fate of state government in the state. BJP and Shiv Sena, despite ruling a coalition government in the State, have decided to fight the elections separately. The 25-year-old alliance is on the brink of breakup, as both the sides have launched bitter political attacks against each other.

Live Updates

  • Feb 21, 2017 9:50 PM IST

    69 per cent polling was recorded in Maharashtra Zilla Parishad elections phase-II, stated State Election Commission.

  • Feb 21, 2017 5:38 PM IST
    Voting for Municipal Corporation, Zilla Parishad and Panchayat Samiti elections ends at 5:30 pm. Results for the same will be declared on February 23.
  • Feb 21, 2017 5:01 PM IST
    As per the latest details available, voting percentage till 1:30 in11 Zilla Parishad:
    Raigad: 44.58 percent
    Ratnagiri: 38.56 percent
    Sindhudurg: 45.27 percent
    Nashik: 34.33 percent
    Pune: 39.68 percent
    Satara: 42.23 percent
    Sangli: 38.28 percent
    Solapur: 36.81 percent
    Kolhapur: 43.59 percent
    Amravati: 32.03 percent
    Gadchiroli: 44.67 percent
    Polling is underway in 43,160 polling stations spread across the state.
    • Feb 21, 2017 4:42 PM IST

      As per the latest details available, voting percentage till 3:30 in

      Thane: 45.05 per cent
      Ulhasnagar: 24.83 per cent
      Nashik: 43.33 per cent
      Pune: 43.00 per cent
      Solapur: 43.00 per cent
      Amravati: 34.37 per cent
      Akola: 46.30 per cent
      Nagpur: 40.00 per cent
      Sarasari: 31.01 per cent
    • Feb 21, 2017 4:33 PM IST

      Ulhasnagar: Ex-mayor Asha Jeevan Idnani’s car was vandalised by unknown people while Ulhasnagar Municipal Corporation is in the middle of the polls. She escaped unhurt.

    • Feb 21, 2017 4:31 PM IST
      Voting in Mumbai remains low. One of the key reason for low voter turnout is that more than 12 lakh voters who had voted in the previous BMC elections are not been allowed to vote in today’s poll as their names have been disappeared from official voters list.
    • Feb 21, 2017 4:26 PM IST

      Ratan Tata, chairman of Tata Trust has been campaigning on twitter to encourage people to vote in the elections.

    • Feb 21, 2017 4:25 PM IST

    • Feb 21, 2017 4:23 PM IST

      Pune: To encourage women voters, city-based mehndi artist Dhanashri Hendre will honour every woman voter with a free-of-cost mehndi design. The move is a joint initiative of Hendre-run Mrignayani Mehndi Arts Initiative Trust Board (MMAITB) and Sainath Trust.

    • Feb 21, 2017 4:23 PM IST
      In Solapur, it is been reported that a voter died after collapsing while standing at the Que for voting.

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