LiveKolhapur Zilla Parishad, Panchayat Samiti Poll Results 2026: Congress, NCP lead on 10 seats each

Panhala (12 seats)

NCP- leading on 2
Congress- leading on 1

Hatkanangale (22 seats)

BJP- leading on 3
NCP- leading on 2
Congress- leading on 1

Shirol (14 seats)

BJP- leading on 3
Congress- leading on 2

Here is all about the trends till 11:10 am

BJP- 6
Shiv Sena- 2
NCP- 8
Congress- 10
Others- 4

Here’s party wise tally from Maharashtra Zilla Parishad results at 11 am

BJP: leading on 3
Shiv Sena: leading on 2
NCP: leading on 5
Congress: leading on 5

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Latest trends from Kolhapur Zilla Parishad

Congress- leading in 3 seats

NCP(Ajit Pawar)- leading in 2 seats

BJP- leading in 1 seat

Others- leading in 2 seats

The Bharatiya Janata Party has maintained a lead in one Zilla Parishad seat in Kolhapur. The counting is underway.

Postal vote counting is underway in Kolhapur. It will be clear soon who will be the number 1 party in this election.

The counting of votes has begun in all 67 Zilla Parishads and 134 seats across 12 Panchayat Samitis in Maharashtra's Kolhapur. These seats witnessed voting on February 7.

Here's the part-wise valid votes and percentage in Kolhapur Zilla Parishad.

BSP- 2167(0.13%)

BJP- 232184(14.05%)

Congress- 326077(19.73%)

NCP- 265689(16.08%)

Shiv Sena- 280781(16.99)

Kolhapur is set to face a neck and neck battle as several political parties are in fray. The picture will be clear by noon, with voting set to begin at 10 pm. Counting in Kolhapur will happen across all 67 Zilla Parishad seats and 134 seats across 12 Panchayat Samitis.

A total of 7,438 candidates were in the fray for 731 Zilla Parishad seats and 1,462 Panchayat Samiti seats, with more than 2 crore eligible voters. The electorate comprised 1,06,33,269 men, 1,01,86,965 women and 468 voters from other categories. As many as 25,471 polling stations were established, and around 1.28 lakh personnel were deployed on election duty.

The State Election Commission (SEC) on Sunday reported a voter turnout of 68.28 per cent in the elections held this week for 12 Zilla Parishads and 125 Panchayat Samitis across Maharashtra. Parbhani district recorded the highest participation, with 74.89 per cent of voters casting their ballots, while Ratnagiri saw the lowest turnout at 55.79 per cent.

Authorities have initiated action against Zilla Parishad poll contestant Arjun Sinh Mohite Patil, who allegedly took his minor son to cast his vote inside a polling booth, the presiding officer and police personnel, an official said on Sunday. A viral video shows the 14-year-old boy, accompanied by his father, allegedly casting a vote in the Zilla Parishad elections in Maharashtra's Solapur district.

Security has been beefed up across several districts in Maharashtra ahead of the Zilla Parishad, Panchayat Samiti vote counting. The polling took place on February 7. 

The political landscape has changed significantly this time following the split within the Shiv Sena and the NCP. In 2017, the united NCP contested in alliance with the Congress and the Peasants and Workers Party of India (PWP). The BJP contested in alliance with the united Shiv Sena. 

Elections were conducted in 12 districts across three divisions—Konkan, Pune, and Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar. The districts where polling took place include Raigad, Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg, Pune, Satara, Sangli, Solapur, Kolhapur, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Parbhani, Dharashiv, and Latur.

There are 12 Panchayat Samitis in Kolhapur. They are Shahuwadi, Panhala, Hatkanangale, Shirol, Kagal, Karvir, Gaganbawda, Radhanagari, Bhudargad, Ajara, Gadhinglaj and Chandgad.

Kolhapur is one of the key districts where voting took place. It falls under the Pune division and has 67 Zilla Parishad seats. Besides, there are 134 seats across 12 Panchayat Samitis in the district. 

Kolhapur witnessed 76.98 per cent voting in 2017. 

Panchayat Samitis (134 seats)

Party-wise seats tally

BSP- 1
BJP- 14
Congress- 31
United NCP- 24
United Shiv Sena- 22
Independent/Others- 42

Zilla Parishad (67 seats)

Party-wise seats tally

BJP- 14
Congress- 14
United NCP- 11
United Shiv Sena- 10
Others/Independent- 18

The counting of ballots for the Maharashtra Zilla Parishad and Panchayat Samiti elections is scheduled to commence at 10 am today. Polling for these local body elections was conducted on February 7.