The counting of votes will begin at 10:00 a.m. on February 9 at the respective locations. (File photo)

Maharashtra Zilla Parishad Election 2026 Live Updates: Voting for 12 Zilla Parishads and 125 Panchayat Samitis in Maharashtra will begin on Saturday morning, February 7. A total of 2.09 million people will vote in this election, of which 1.07 million are men, 1.02 million are women and the rest are 473. The districts where the elections will be held are Pune, Satara, Sangli, Solapur, Kolhapur, Raigad, Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg, Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar, Parbhani, Dharashiv and Latur.

The counting of votes will begin at 10 a.m. on February 9 at the respective locations. The State Electoral 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. electoral body postponed the elections from February 5 to 7.

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After the declaration of results, the Model Code of Conduct will no longer apply in the areas concerned and the names of the elected members will be published in the Official Gazette by February 11, 2026, the State Election Commission said.

The total number of ZP seats in 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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