Sangli (Maharashtra): Voting ended on Wednesday August 01 in Sangli-Miraj-Kupwad where about 62% of the total electorates cast their votes to elect the new body of Sangli Miraj Kupwad Municipal Corporation (SMKMC).
Polling was held from morning 07:30 till late in the evening on Wednesday for the 78-member Sangli Miraj Kupwad Municipal Corporation (SMKMC). Polling percentage in 2013 SMKMC elections was 61%, an official said.
Sangli has 4,24,179 eligible voters in 20 Prabhags. Counting of votes will be held on Friday August 03, 2018. The results of Sangli Miraj Kupwad Mahanagar Palika (SMKMC) 2018 elections will also be declared on the same day.
According to the State Election Commission, a total of 451 candidates from different parties, including a good number of independents, are contesting the 2018 Sangli Miraj Kupwad Municipal Corporation (SMKMC) elections.
In Sangli, tension prevailed in polling booth in ward number 15 when some candidates alleged that the Electronic Voting Machine was malfunctioning and all votes were going to the BJP.
Congress and NCP have formed pre-poll alliance in Sangli-Miraj-Kupwad. While the Congress has fielded 44 candidates, NCP has given the party ticket to 34 candidates. BJP is contesting on 78 seats, Shiv Sena on 56 seats, Swabhimani Vikas Aghadi on 20 seats, Sangli Jillah Sudhar Samiti on 21, All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) on 08 seats and Independents on 43 seats.
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