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Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar tehsil saw brisk polling on Saturday for 10 Zilla Parishad gats and 20 Panchayat Samiti gans. Voters queued even after hours in areas like Adgaon, Bhalgaon, Karmad, Ladsawangi, and Kachner. By 3.30 pm, turnout reached 51.30%, with polling continuing beyond 5.30 pm at several centres. A total of 354 polling stations were set up, managed by 40 officers.
BJP and Shinde Sena candidates contested directly in five gats and 11 gans. Out of 10 gats, BJP and Shinde Sena faced each other in five, while in 10 of 20 PS gans, the two parties were in direct opposition. Polling remained peaceful, except for minor rumours of bogus voting. Key contests: Daulatabad (gat): AIMIM vs BJP; Ladsawangi (gat): BJP vs Shinde Sena; Golatgaon: BJP vs Uddhav Sena & NCP (Ajit Pawar); Karmad: BJP, Congress & NCP (Ajit Pawar); Sawangi: BJP, AIMIM & NCP; Wadgaon Kolhati East: BJP vs Shinde Sena; Wadgaon Kolhati Central: BJP-backed vs Shinde Sena; Pandharpur: Shinde Sena vs Uddhav Sena; Adgaon: BJP vs Shinde Sena; Pimpri (Bu.): Uddhav Sena & NCP vs BJP.
(ADDITION REMAIN)