BJP, Congress Fight It Out in Dhule, Ahmednagar Civic Polls

Counting is underway for civic corporation polls of two prominent cities of north Maharashtra, Ahmednagar and Dhule. image used for representational purposes.

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Counting was underway for civic corporation polls of two prominent cities of north Maharashtra, Ahmednagar and Dhule on Monday, 10 December.

Voting for 74-member Dhule and 68-member Ahmednagar civic corporations took place on Sunday, 9 December.

Ahmednagar and Dhule municipal corporations on Sunday recorded a voter turnout of 67 percent and 60 percent, respectively. Both these cities have a combined voter population of nearly eight lakh. While Dhule has 4.46 lakh voters, there are 3.46 lakh voters in Ahmednagar.

Polling was held for 68 seats in 17 wards of the Ahmednagar Municipal Corporation and for 73 seats in Dhule.

"Election for one seat (in Dhule) was unanimous, hence voting was not held," he said.

The run-up to the Dhule Municipal Corporation polls was a contentious one with BJP MLA Anil Gote accusing his party of inducting criminals and giving them tickets.

Gote has fielded candidates from his local outfit Loksangram against official BJP candidates.

Gote on Sunday had said that some people, who he claimed were BJP workers, threw stones at his car on Saturday.