Zilha Parishad and Panchayat Samiti Elections completed with ascendant. Nearly 75 percent of the total voters on Tuesday exercised their franchise in a by and large peaceful poll.
In total, votes for 746 candidates were locked in machines throughout the Kolhapur district. From which, 262 candidates for District Council and 484 candidates for Village council were in competition.
The polling began on a lively note in the morning, with voters queuing up in front of the polling booths in large numbers in most parts of the State. Minister of State Shri Satej Patil exercised his franchise, in the local body poll of Ujlaiwadi of Kolhapur.
By the time the polling ended at 5:30 pm, an estimated 75 percent of the total voters had exercised their franchise, in the local body polls, being held to elect 1,624 seats in 27 Zilla Parishad and 3,218 seats in 305 Panchayat Samitis across the State.
A maximum polling was reported from most districts of western Maharashtra like Sangli, Kolhapur and Satara, while low polling had been reported from districts like Wardha, Jalgaon and Latur till late in the afternoon.
The malfunctioning of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) was reported from polling booth of Sangli. In polling station no 188 in Walva Taluka of Sangli district, defect was that whichever the button that voters pressed that the vote would go to the NCP.
An incident was also reported from the Kolhapur, where 2 EVMs were found to be defective. After several voters complained about it in Sangli and Kolhapur, the authorities sealed the EVMs in question and installed another voting machine. By the time the defective EVM was replaced, more than 300 votes each had been polled.
Gopinath Munde lodged a complaint with Shirala police station on an incident in which some miscreants hurled stones at his MLA-daughter Pankja’s car on Monday evening. Simultaneously, Pandit Anna and his son Dhananjay Munde made a complaint at the same police about the pelting of stones on their vehicle.
