MUMBAI, 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 claimed that the voice in the audio clip was Sawant's but the district administration said it had not received any complaint regarding the violation. A controversy surfaced with regard to children being taken inside polling stations in Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar and Solapur. In Sambhaji Nagar, the Shiv Sena's Paithan MLA Vilas Bhumare took his minor son with him into a polling station in Pachola. At the MLA's request, election officials even reportedly applied indelible ink on his son's finger. The State Election Commission (SEC) took serious note of minors being allowed into polling stations and ordered an inquiry. In Marathwada, two villages, Bothgaon and Bothgaon Tanda in Parbhani district, boycotted the polls in order to protest against bad roads in the village and the lack of a bridge over a river, which they had been demanding for a while to no avail. According to information, no voting was done till 3.30 pm. Technical glitches in EVMs in some areas like Chiplun in Ratnagiri and in Ahilyanagar delayed the voting process on Saturday morning. Voting happened only after the EVMs were replaced. Voting was held for 731 seats in the 12 zilla parishads of Raigad, Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg, Pune, Satara, Sangli, Kolhapur, Solapur, Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar, Parbhani, Dharashiv and Latur. Voting was also held for 1,462 seats in the 125 panchayat samitis across the state. A total of 7,438 candidates contested and 29.8 million voters will decide their fate. The counting of votes will happen on Monday....