Maharashtra ZP, Panchayat Samiti Polls: Over 20,000 Candidates File Nominations

• A total of 20,718 candidates have filed nominations for the upcoming Zilla Parishad and Panchayat Samiti elections in Maharashtra.
• Elections for 12 Zilla Parishads and 125 Panchayat Samitis are scheduled for February 5, with vote counting on February 7.
• 7,695 candidates are contesting for 731 Zilla Parishad seats, and 13,023 for 1,462 Panchayat Samiti seats.
• Kolhapur district leads in Panchayat Samiti nominations with 1,529, followed by Pune (1,482) and Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar (1,456).
• Dharashiv recorded the highest Zilla Parishad nominations with 967, closely followed by Kolhapur with 907.

Why It Matters: Over 20,000 candidates have filed nominations for Maharashtra's ZP and Panchayat Samiti elections on Feb 5.