Maharashtra civic polls counting begins

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Voters hold   successful  queues to formed  their votes during the Municipal Council elections astatine  a polling presumption    successful  Karad, Maharashtra, Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025.

Voters hold successful queues to formed their votes during the Municipal Council elections astatine a polling presumption successful Karad, Maharashtra, Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI

Maharashtra’s 2nd signifier civic assemblage canvass results volition beryllium retired today (December 21, 2025) arsenic the counting begins.

Voting for the posts of president and members successful 23 municipal councils and nagar panchayats crossed Maharashtra, arsenic good arsenic for 143 vacant subordinate posts successful these section bodies ended astatine 5:30 p.m. connected December 20.

Local bodies, including Baramati, Ambernath, are the much salient ones going to the polls. Polling began astatine 7.30 americium connected Saturday (December 20), and by afternoon, the State Election Commission (SEC) reported a 47.04% turnout. Six wards successful Sinnar, Ozar and Chandwad recorded 49.47% voting. The last turnout fig is expected today.

Several instances of bogus voters successful Ambernath, wherever astir 200 women were allegedly brought successful to formed their votes, fake Aadhar paper utilized to impersonate a voter, were among the galore snags encountered connected the polling day.

The Special Investigation Team’s study connected Ambernath is expected today. Investigations are underway probing different specified instances successful Nanded and Panvel.

Published - December 21, 2025 10:10 americium IST

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