Maharashtra Medical Council polls: 2,069 doctors from Pune cast votes 

There are as many as 49 candidates in the fray for the nine seats of the MMC. The voting was held between 8 am and 5 pm amid peace and no untoward incident was reported.

This election is being keenly contested as for the first time, the official panel of candidates with the Indian Medical Association (IMA) is facing a challenge from doctors who are enlisted with other panels and contesting the election. From Pune, Dr Dilip Sarda is the official IMA candidate while Dr Nitin Bhagali from the Pragati panel, which is supported by Vaidkiya Vikas Manch and Shiv Arogya Sena, contested the election. The remaining two candidates include Dr Rishi Thakur and Dr Ajay Naik from Pune.