3 minutes of readingFebruary 8, 2026 06:29 pm IST
Maharashtra Zilla Parishad (ZP), Panchayat Samiti Election Results 2026: Elections were held on Saturday for 12 Zilla Parishads (ZP) and 125 Panchayat Samitis in 12 districts of Maharashtra. The districts that went to polls were Pune, Satara, Sangli, Solapur, Kolhapur, Raigad, Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg, Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar, Parbhani, Dharashiv and Latur.
The Maharashtra State Election Commission announced the election of these bodies on January 13, and the Supreme Court had granted only a two-week extension beyond January 31 for these elections.
However, 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 electoral body postponed the elections from February 5 to 7.
Maharashtra Zilla Parishad (ZP), Panchayat Samiti vote counting
In an effort to encourage greater turnout, the state government had declared a public holiday in the affected constituencies. After the declaration of results, the Model Code of Conduct will no longer apply in the affected areas and the names of the elected members will be published in the Official Gazette by February 11, 2026, the State Election Commission said.
The counting of votes will take place at 10 a.m. on Monday (February 9).
Maharashtra Zilla Parishad (ZP), Panchayat Samiti results date
After the declaration of results on Monday, the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) will be finalized in the affected areas. The SEC said it will publish the names of the elected members in the Official Gazette by February 11, 2026.
The total number of seats in ZPs across Maharashtra is 731, of which 369 are reserved for women, scheduled castes (83), scheduled tribes (25) and OBCs (191). The total number of seats in the Panchayat Samiti is 1,462. Of them, 731 are reserved for women, SC (166), ST (38) and OBC (342).
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The campaign remained largely somber following the sudden death of deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar in a plane crash on January 28. Both the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and NCP (Sharad Pawar) factions have fielded candidates together, and many NCP (SP) nominees have contested using the NCP clock symbol.
Even the Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis He distanced himself from the active campaign. He was scheduled to begin his campaign in Konkan on January 28, but those plans were shelved after Pawar’s death. Instead, state ministers and local BJP MPs reached out to voters.
Where to check the results
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The electorate includes 1.07 million men, 1.02 million women and 473 other people. Voters will decide the outcome of 731 Zilla Parishad seats and 1,462 Panchayat Samiti seats.
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Electoral incidents under investigation
A video that went viral in Solapur district showed a 14-year-old boy, son of candidate Arjun Sinh Mohite Patil, standing inside a polling booth and pressing an EVM button at Yashwant Nagar in Akluj. Mohite Patil said the boy wanted to see the voting process.
In another case, officials ordered a probe after Shiv Sena MLA Vilas Bhumre took his minor son to the EVM booth in Paithan taluka of Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district. A video showed both of their fingers marked with ink. District Collector Dilip Swami ordered an inquiry after the video circulated on social media.