Maharashtra Zilla Parishad-Panchayat Samiti polls record 67% turnout in big test after Ajit Pawar's death

Elections to 12 Zilla Parishads and 125 Panchayat Samitis across Maharashtra concluded on Saturday (February 7) with around 67 per cent voter turnout, 11 days after Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar's fatal plane crash on January 28 that deferred voting from February 5 amid three days of state mourning. Polling rose from 37.94 per cent by 1:30 pm and 52.02 per cent by 3:30 pm to close at 5:30 pm across 25,471 stations in Raigad, Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg, Pune, Satara, Sangli, Solapur, Kolhapur, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Parbhani, Dharashiv and Latur districts; final figures are due on Sunday, with counting on February 9 (Monday).

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