Voters show their identity cards at a polling centre in Nagpur

NAGPUR: The Congress- (NCP) combine handed a humiliating defeat to the ruling BJP in the elections to the prestigious Nagpur Zilla Parishad - the home turf of leader of opposition Devendra Fadnavis and the RSS.

* Of the total 332 seats for which voting was held in six ZPs, the BJP bagged 103, Congress 73, NCP 46, Shiv Sena 49, VBA 42, while Independents and others secured 14 seats.

*In the 58-seat Nagpur ZP for which polls were held, the Congress bagged 30, the NCP 10, while the BJP managed only 15 seats.

* Besides Nagpur, the BJP was lost in Palghar, Nandurbar and Washim, was neck-to-neck with Congress in Dhule , while the Prakash Ambedkar-led Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA) bagged surprise control of Akola Zilla Parishad (ZP).

* Final ZP Nagpur tally:

Cong - 31

NCP - 10

BJP - 15

PWP - 1

Sena - 1

Total 58/58

* The BJP also lost the Zilla Parishad seat in party leader and Union minister Nitin Gadkaris native village Dhapewada in Nagpur district, an election official said. (PTI)

* Results declared on 38 seats in Akola:

Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi - 15

Shiv Sena - 9

BJP - 5

Independent - 4

NCP - 4

Congress - 2

* Final result for 52 seats Washim zilla parishad: Congress - 9, NCP - 12, Janvikas Aghadi - 7, Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi - 8, BJP - 7, Shiv Sena - 6, Sawbhimani Shatkari Sangtna - 1 Independents - 2.

* Results for 54 out of 58 seats are out. Congress - 31, BJP - 14, NCP - 10, PWP - 1, Sena - 1, Others - 1.

* Nagpur: Congress- 21, NCP- 8, BJP- 15, Shiv Sena- 1, others- 1

* Nandurbar zilla parishad results final result: BJP - 23, Congress 23, Shiv Sena - 7, NCP- 3

* BJP leading in Dhule.

* Of the total 54 seats in Nagpur Zilla Parishad, Congress has so far won 10 seats, NCP 4 and BJP managed to get 5 seats. Total number of seats are 54.

* State home minister and NCP leader Anil Deshmukh's son Salil Deshmukh won from Mendpajara seat in Nagpur.

* The Shivsena-Congress-NCP is fighting in allience against the BJP.

* A Congress candidate won from Koradi in Nagpur which comes under BJP ex-minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule constituency.

* A BJP candidate lost to Congress candidate in Dhapewada seat in Nagpur which is the native place of Nitin Gadakari.

* The election for Nagpur zilla parishad and panchayat samitis had witnessed around 67% polling on Tuesday.

* Counting of votes is being held at 13 tehsil offices. Some 2,000 government staffers have been deployed for counting duty.

