Sangli Zilla Parishad Election Results 2026: Counting Underway
Vote counting for the Sangli Zilla Parishad (ZP) and Panchayat Samiti elections progresses on February 9, 2026, following polling on February 7. The Maharashtra State Election Commission oversees the process for 60 ZP wards and 120 Panchayat Samiti wards across 10 samitis in the district. Results determine district administration leadership, including president and vice president positions elected from winning members.
Election Schedule and Scope
State Election Commissioner Dinesh Waghmare announced elections for 12 Zilla Parishads and 125 Panchayat Samitis statewide. Districts involved include Pune, Satara, Sangli, Solapur, Kolhapur, Raigad, Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg, Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar, Parbhani, Dharashiv, and Latur. Over 2.09 crore voters, including 1.07 crore men, 1.02 crore women, and 473 others, participated for 731 ZP seats and 1,462 Panchayat Samiti seats.
Voter Turnout Highlights
Voters turned out at 68.28% across the 12 districts. Parbhani recorded the highest at 74.89%, while Ratnagiri saw the lowest at 55.79%. Rural and semi-urban participation shaped contests amid alliances like Mahayuti (BJP, Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena, Ajit Pawar-led NCP) competing together or separately in key areas.
2017 Election Recap
In the 2017 Sangli ZP polls, BJP secured 25 seats as the largest party, followed by NCP with 17, Congress with 7, Shiv Sena with 3, and independents/others filling the rest. BJP’s Sangram Singh Deshmukh served as president, with Shiv Sena’s Suhas Anilrao Babar as vice president.
Poll Incidents Reported
Officials discovered two reserve Electronic Voting Machines in a sealed car near a Solapur eatery post-polling. All used EVMs reached strong rooms by 10:30 pm on February 7. In Akluj, candidate Arjun Sinh Mohite Patil brought his 14-year-old son into a booth, prompting action against him, polling staff, and police. Deputy Collector Santosh Deshmukh noted the breach of voting confidentiality, stating polling officials and police failed to intervene. Mohite Patil claimed his son only observed.
In Pune, police booked nine for bogus voting, including fake Aadhaar recoveries at a Kesnand center.
Shiv Sena’s Rural Expansion Drive
Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena intensified rural outreach ahead of polls, addressing 22 rallies in Sangli, Kolhapur, Satara, and Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar. Shinde emphasized development and organization, declaring in Kolhapur, “We are a workers’ party. There is no owner here. Every village must have our presence.” Party leaders view wins as preparation for 2029, strengthening bargaining within Mahayuti beyond urban strongholds.
Post-Ajit Pawar Context
Polls serve as a test for NCP factions allied in western Maharashtra strongholds like Pune, Satara, Solapur, and Sangli, following Ajit Pawar’s death in a January 28 plane crash. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Deputy CM Eknath Shinde skipped campaigning, deferring to local leaders who hailed coordination as tribute.
Stay tuned for ward-wise and party-wise updates as counting continues.
