India, Feb. 8 -- In the third phase of the local body polls, 12 district councils and 125 panchayat samitis or rural local bodies reported a 52% voter turnout till 3.30 pm on Saturday. The voting percentage is expected to be around 68% when the final figures are released by the State Election Commission on Sunday. The voting witnessed EVM glitches in some parts of the state along with political clashes and violations of the code of conduct by politicians in three different areas.

Although there were no reported major law-and-order issues or disputes over voting, a controversy erupted over an alleged audio clip of the Shiv Sena's Paranda MLA Tanaji Sawant alleging that voters were bribed with money in Dharashiv district. The opposition cl...