Pune Civic Body Polls

The BMC or Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation election is more than civic body polls for parties in India's financial capital. The Shiv Sena and the BJP, long-time allies, contested separately and fought bitterly against each other. Some 21,620 candidates contested the 5,777 seats up for grabs in the 10 municipal corporations including BMC, for whi...

As many as 2,661 nominations were today filed for 162 seats of the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC), election to which would be held on February 21.

As many as 25 per cent of the candidates contesting the direct election for the post of Municipal Council President in 14 civic bodies in Pune and Latur districts are crorepatis.

Counting of votes for Mumbai's Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation and nine other civic bodies in Maharashtra began this morning. In very early trends, the Shiv Sena and NCP are neck and neck in the lead in Thane. In Pune, the NCP has suffered an early blow as its standing committee chairman Nilesh Nikam has lost, though the party is ahead.

Counting of votes for the ten municipal corporations across Maharashtra will begin today. As important cities like Mumbai, Pune and Nagpur elect their civic bodies, these elections are being fought as mini-Assembly polls. The counting of votes will start at 7.30 a.m. in municipal corporation of Thane, while in Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad it will star...

The BMC or Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation election is more than civic body polls for parties in India's financial capital. The Shiv Sena and the BJP, long-time allies, contested separately and fought bitterly against each other. Some 21,620 candidates contested the 5,777 seats up for grabs in the 10 municipal corporations including BMC, for whi...

As many as 2,661 nominations were today filed for 162 seats of the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC), election to which would be held on February 21.

As many as 25 per cent of the candidates contesting the direct election for the post of Municipal Council President in 14 civic bodies in Pune and Latur districts are crorepatis.

Counting of votes for Mumbai's Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation and nine other civic bodies in Maharashtra began this morning. In very early trends, the Shiv Sena and NCP are neck and neck in the lead in Thane. In Pune, the NCP has suffered an early blow as its standing committee chairman Nilesh Nikam has lost, though the party is ahead.

Counting of votes for the ten municipal corporations across Maharashtra will begin today. As important cities like Mumbai, Pune and Nagpur elect their civic bodies, these elections are being fought as mini-Assembly polls. The counting of votes will start at 7.30 a.m. in municipal corporation of Thane, while in Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad it will star...