Counting underway for Zilla Parishad, Panchayat Samiti polls in Maharashtra

MUMBAI: (Feb 9) Counting of votes for elections to 12 Zilla Parishads and 125 Panchayat Samitis in Maharashtra began on Monday morning.

The elections, originally scheduled for February 5, were held on February 7 after being postponed due to the death of deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar in a plane crash and the subsequent three days of state mourning.

The counting began at 10 am for the elections, which recorded a turnout of 68.28 per cent among the 2.08 crore voters.