An election official shows a sealed EVM during the counting of votes for the Maharashtra Nagar Parishad, Nagar Panchayat elections polls at a counting centre, in Nagpur on December 21, 2025.
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Recounting of votes had to be ordered on Sunday (December 21, 2025) after the Congress objected to the 116-vote win of BJP candidate Ajay Agrawal in Kamptee municipal council polls in Nagpur district, an official said.
Counting of votes for the elections to the posts of president and members in 286 municipal councils and nagar panchayats across Maharashtra began at 10 a.m. on Sunday (December 21). Trends showed the Mahayuti, comprising the BJP, Ajit Pawar’s NCP and Shinde’s Shiv Sena, ahead comfortably.
After Mr. Agrawal was declared elected as president of the council, his Congress rival Shakur Nagani raised an objection, the official said.
Recounting has been ordered amid heavy presence of Quick Response Teams (QRT) and Riot Control Police (RCP) as BJP and Congress supporters are camping there, creating a tense situation, the official added.
Voting for the posts of president and members in 23 municipal councils and nagar panchayats across Maharashtra, as well as for 143 vacant member posts in these local bodies ended at 5:30 p.m. on December 20.
Published – December 21, 2025 06:01 pm IST
