Maharashtra Local Body Election 2025 Voting Live Updates: Voting ends, Mahayuti workers clash at places

The supporters of the ruling Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Sushant Jabre and Shiv Sena Minister Bharat Gogawale's son Vikas Gogawale broke into a fight outside the polling station in Raigad district's Mahad.

Gogawale has alleged that Jabre showed him revolver while the NCP is alleging interference from the Sena workers in the poll process.

Meanwhile, voting in Pune for the civic body polls experienced a slow start, with 8.37 per cent turnout in the first two hours of voting in 12 Nagar Parishads and 3 Nagar Panchayats.

The maximum turnout was recorded in Manchar at 11.49 per cent, while the lowest turnout in Shirur at 4.57 percent.

The administration hopes that polling will pick up as the day progresses. The district administration has declared public holiday in the area going for polls.

A bench of Justices Anil S Kilor and Rajnish R Vyas of the Bombay High Court passed an order on pleas seeking declaration of results for Municipal Council, Nagar Parishad and Nagar Panchayat elections on the same day.

The Court had on Monday asked the State Election Commission (SEC) to reconsider its decision to declare the election results in phase-wise manner.

The Court on Tuesday directed that the election of the civic bodies will be held on the same dates as per schedule, however, counting and declaration of results will be on December 21. The HC bench held that the phase-wise counting "will materially influence the voting and outcome of the second phase."

The Court was also hearing plea by one Shakil Hamid Mansoori of Congress who sought direction from court to set aside SEC's notification for declaration of results for Gondia Municipal Council on December 3. Mansoori had sought that counting of votes and declaration of results for all 42 wards for Gondia civic body shall be conducted on one common date of December 21.

Congress Legislative party leader Vijay Wadettiwar, reacting to the postponement of vote-counting in Maharashtra local body polls, said that the elections in the state have become a "child's play."

"The order given today by the Nagpur Bench has completely disrupted the electoral process; elections in the state have become a child's play. The State Government and the Election Commission are responsible for this," Wadettiwar said.

He also went on the criticise the reaction of the state government towards SC's verdict on OBC reservations. "Even the Supreme Court's verdict on OBC reservation was misinterpreted as the government wanted to show that it had granted 27% reservation to the OBCs."

"In which direction is this government working? Tomorrow's vote counting has been postponed to December 21. The Election Commission has become a puppet in the hands of the government, working at its behest. The state has seen so many elections, but something like this has never happened before," he said.

"The Fadnavis government is responsible for this. Hindrance in vote counting means postponing the elections and using money. Is this, in fact, an attempt to steal votes?" he questioned.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis Tuesday expressed his disappointment over State Election Commission's (SEC) decision to reschedule local body polls.

"I also expressed disappointment yesterday over SEC's decision to reschedule local body polls in several places. The decision taken at eleventh hour was shocking," Fadnavis said.

"Hereafter, we hope and urge the SEC to ensure local bodies election take place as per schedule. And issues related to system and process are addressed."

"Just because an individual goes to court and filed petition, rescheduling polls is shocking. I think the rules are being interpreted differently by SEC," he added in his address to reporters.

A dar earlier, the SEC had ordered the immediate suspension and revision of the elections in at least 20 Municipal Council (Nagar Parishad) and Municipal Panchayat (Nagar Panchayat), citing procedural irregularities and court cases.

The Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court on Tuesday ordered that the counting of votes for the Municipal Council, Nagar Parishad and Nagar Panchayat elections will be conducted on December 21, 2025.

The counting of votes was earlier scheduled to be held on December 3, 2025.

Voting continues in Maharashtra's Wardha in the first phase of local body elections, with a total of 6,042 seats and 264 council president posts contesting.

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Approximately eight percent voter turnout was recorded in Maharashtra's Palghar district till 9:30 am on Tuesday.

The voting for local body polls started at 7 am today.

People form a queue to cast their votes in Maharashtra's Badlapur on Tuesday.

Express Photos and Video by Deepak Joshi

A day ahead of the Maharashtra local body polls, the Maharashtra State Election Commission (SEC) ordered the immediate suspension and revision of the elections in at least 20 Municipal Council (Nagar Parishad) and Municipal Panchayat (Nagar Panchayat), citing procedural irregularities and court cases.

Elections in these places will now be held on December 20, instead of December 2.

The seats where elections are deferred are Baramati and Talegaon in Pune; four municipal councils in Ahilyanagar district — namely Devlali, Kopargaon, Nevasa and Pathardi; Phaltan and Mahabaleshwar in Satara district; Digras, Pandharkavda, Wani in Yavatmal district; Ghuggus, Gadchandur, Mul in Chandrapur; Balapur in Akola; Anjangaon-Surji in Amaravati; Dharashiv municipal council in Dharashiv; Mangalvedha in Solapur; Badalapur in Thane and Mukhed and Dharmabad municipal panchayats in Nanded district.

Voting is underway at a polling booth for the Malegaon Nagar Panchayat elections in Baramati taluka in Maharashtra.

Security has been heightened to prevent any irregularities, with special arrangements have been made for differently-abled and elderly voters, as per visuals shared by PTI.

Elections for a total of 18 seats, including the post of Nagar Adhyaksh (Municipal President), will be held on Tuesday. A total of 22 polling stations have been set up in the town. (PTI)