3 minutes of readingFebruary 8, 2026 06:06 pm IST
Maharashtra Zilla Parishad (ZP), Panchayat Samiti Election Results 2026: Voting for the Maharashtra Zilla Parishad and Panchayat Samiti elections concluded on Saturday (February 7) with voter turnout of around 67 per cent till 5:30 pm.
The districts that went to the polls were PuneSatara, Sangli, Solapur, Kolhapur, Raigad, Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg, Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar, Parbhani, Dharashiv and Latur. A total of 2.09 million people could vote in these elections, of which 1.07 million were men and 1.02 million were women.
Following the death of Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar in a plane crash on January 28, the state government declared mourning from January 28 to 30. Due to this, the Maharashtra State Election Commission postponed the elections from February 5 to 7.
When will Maharashtra Zilla Parishad election results be declared?
The counting of votes of 12 Zilla Parishads and 125 Panchayat Samitis in Maharashtra will take place on February 9. The process will begin at 10 am.
After the Maharashtra government declared mourning for Deputy CM Ajit Pawar, the State Election Commission postponed the elections to February 7 and counting from February 7 to 9.
Where to see Maharashtra Zilla Parishad election results?
A total of 2,624 candidates are contesting for 731 zilla Parisad seats, of which 369 are reserved for women, 83 for Scheduled Castes, 25 for Scheduled Tribes and 191 for Other Backward Classes (OBC). Similarly, 4,814 candidates are contesting for 1,462 panchayat samiti seats, of which 731 are reserved for women, 166 for scheduled castes, 38 for scheduled tribes and 342 for other backward classes.
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Largely peaceful polls
Saturday’s voting went off peacefully and there were some complaints related to fake voting or “errors” in the EVMs. However, in the Wadgaon Haveli area of Karad taluka (Satara district), BJP and NCP workers indulged in a verbal duel following allegations of fake voting. The police intervened and calmed the situation in the polling station area.
Similar scenes were recorded in Parbhani district. In Dharashiv district, an alleged audio clip of a former Shiv Sena minister containing conversations about distributing money among voters went viral, sparking controversy.
In Balgavde village in Sangli district, up to 2,200 voters boycotted the elections to protest the felling of around 15,000 trees for a solar energy project.
Ajit Pawar’s Death Cloud
The elections, which took place soon after Ajit Pawar’s death, are seen as a litmus test for NCP factions, which competed in alliance in their strongholds in western Maharashtra.
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After the tragedy, CM Devendra Fadnavis and deputy CM Eknath ShindeTogether with senior leaders, they decided not to campaign, leaving the polls to local leaders.