Live Dharashiv Zilla Parishad, Panchayat Samiti Election Results 2026: Counting to begin shortly

Dharashiv 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 Dharashiv will happen across all 55 Zilla Parishad seats and 110 seats across 8 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. 

Maharashtra’s political landscape has undergone a major transformation since 2017, driven largely by internal splits within the Shiv Sena and the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP). In 2017, the NCP functioned as a unified party and contested elections in alliance with the Congress and the Peasants and Workers Party of India (PWP). At the same time, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) fought the polls alongside a 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 eight Panchayat Samitis in Dharashiv. They are Paranda, Bhoom, Vashi, Kalamb, Dharashiv, Tuljapur, Lohara and Umerga.

Dharashiv, also known as Osmanabad earlier, is being closely watched in this election. The district, which falls under the Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar division, has 55 Zilla Parishad seats. In addition, 110 seats are spread across eight Panchayat Samitis

Dharashiv (Osmanabad) witnessed 65.19 per cent voting in 2017. 

Panchayat Samitis (110 seats)

Party-wise seats tally

BJP- 11
Congress- 29
United NCP- 52
United Shiv Sena- 18

Zilla Parishad (55 seats)

Party-wise seats tally

BJP- 4
Congress- 13
United NCP- 26
United Shiv Sena- 11
Independent- 1 

The counting of votes in Maharashtra Zilla Parishad and Panchayat Samiti Election will begin at 10 am today. The voting for this election took place on February 7.