Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, February 9 In a dramatic finish, a Shiv Sena (UBT) candidate won the Dhoki Panchayat Samiti seat in Dharashiv district by a single vote against his BJP rival on Monday, an official said.
The counting of votes for elections to 12 Zilla Parishads and 125 Panchayat Samitis in Maharashtra is currently underway.
The intense battle for the Dhoki Panchayat Samiti culminated in Amar Samudra's victory, secured through two additional votes he received after the postal ballots were counted.
He received a total of 3,187 votes, while his BJP challenger, Nihal Qazi, received 3,186, including three votes from the postal ballots, an official said, adding that 56 votes were cast for NOTA.