India, Jan. 13 -- Elections to 12 Zilla Parishads and 125 Panchayat Samitis in Maharashtra will be held on February 5, with counting of votes scheduled for February 7, the State Election Commission announced on Tuesday.

The poll schedule was declared a day after the Supreme Court of India extended the January 31 deadline for completing the local body election process by two weeks. With the announcement, the Model Code of Conduct has come into force across the concerned districts.

Addressing a press conference, State Election Commission of Maharashtra Commissioner Dinesh Waghmare said polling would be conducted in 12 districts, covering their respective Zilla Parishads and 125 Panchayat Samitis, through around 25,482 polling stations. Vo...