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Elections to 12 Zilla Parishads (ZP) and 125 Panchayat Samitis successful Maharashtra volition beryllium held connected February 5, and counting of votes volition beryllium taken up connected February 7, a elder authoritative said connected Tuesday (January 13, 2026).
The docket was announced a time aft the Supreme Court extended the January 31 timeline for completing the canvass process for section assemblage elections by 2 weeks.
With the announcement of the canvass programme astatine a property league addressed by State Election Commission (SEC) Commissioner Dinesh Waghmare, the exemplary codification of behaviour has kicked in.
The polls volition screen Zilla Parishads successful 12 districts and their corresponding 125 Panchayat Samitis, with arrangements being made for astir 25,482 polling stations.
Polling volition beryllium held from 7:30 AM to 5:30 p.m. connected February 5, 2026. Votes volition beryllium counted connected February 7, the SEC commissioner said.
The SEC commissioner said information papers volition beryllium accepted betwixt January 16 and 18, scrutiny volition instrumentality spot connected January 19, and the past day for withdrawal of nominations is January 21. Symbols volition beryllium allotted connected January 22, and the last database of candidates volition beryllium published the aforesaid day.
The elector database prepared by the Election Commission of India arsenic connected July 1, 2025, volition beryllium utilized for these elections. Voter lists person been bifurcated for Zilla Parishad and Panchayat Samiti constituencies arsenic per rules, and names cannot beryllium added oregon deleted astatine this stage, said Mr. Waghmare.
Electronic Voting Machines, including ballot units and power units, volition beryllium utilized successful ample numbers to guarantee the creaseless behaviour of the polls.
Mr. Waghmare said peculiar facilities volition beryllium provided astatine polling stations for elder citizens, persons with disabilities, large women, and voters with infants. These see ramps, wheelchairs, drinking water, and toilets.
Where feasible, all-women polling stations volition beryllium established successful areas with a precocious fig of women voters, Mr. Waghmare added.
The committee said extended administrative arrangements person been made, including the assignment of thousands of predetermination officers and staff.
Expenditure limits for candidates person besides been specified separately for Zilla Parishad and Panchayat Samiti constituencies, based connected the size of the electoral divisions.
The SEC commissioner said strict enactment volition beryllium taken against violations of the Model Code of Conduct, and campaigning volition extremity 48 hours earlier the commencement of polling.
