[Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis in a file photo.]
Pune: The Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) has won majority of seats in Nilanga municipal elections wheras the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) has emerged as the single largest party in Ausa, according to the final results announced by the State Election Commission Thursday.
The BJP has won a total of 18 seats out of the total 20 in Nilanga. The Congress party won the remaining two seats.
In Ausa, the NCP emerged as a single largest party winning 12 of the total 20 seats. The BJP here has won 06 seats whereas the Congress bagged the remaining 02 seats.
In Ausa, there were 101 candidates for 20 seats and 13 for position of council president. In Nilanga, there were 100 candidates for 20 seats and seven for post of Council chief.
In Baramati, said to be bastion of Maratha strongman and the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) Founder Chief Sharad Pawar, the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) has given a big blow to the party by winning the president's election.
Though the NCP is leading in all wards but 03 where the BJP candidates are ahead of their rivals, BJP candidate Jaisingh Deshmukh won president’s post in Baramati municipal council.
Meanwhile, Continuing its winning streak in Maharashtra the All India Majils-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) Thursday registerted a thumping victory in Udgir Municipal Council elections by winning in 05 wards and leading in 02, according to State Election Commission.
In a strong show of election victory, the AIMIM candidate for president of the civic body is also ahead of his rivals in Udgir.
The Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) is ahead in 13 wards whereas the Congress party has won 05 seats and leading in 04 other wards in Udgir where election for the new civic body was held Wednesday and counting of votes is still underway.
AIMIM - a Hyderabad based party is led by MP Asaduddin Owaisi. The party has won 40 seats in the first phase of Maharashtra civic polls.
Counting of votes here are still underway and the final results are yet to be announced by the election comission.
Elsewhere in the state, the Congress party has won elections of Indapur Municipal Council whereas the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) has bagged majority of seats in Ahmedpur, Latur district, according to the results announced by the State Election Commission today afternoon.
Civic elections for Indapur and Ahmedpur civic bodies were held along with 12 other municipalties Wednesday.
Counting of votes in all the civic bodies where elections were held yesterday began today morning amid tight security.
In Indapur, 77 candidates contested the polls on Wednesday for 17 seats and 7 for the post of council president.
In Latur district, for the 23-seat Ahmedpur municipality, there were 115 candidates in fray and six for post of council president.
As many as 1,326 candidates were in the fray for the 324 seats in 14 municipal councils. Similarly, 106 candidates were in race for the post of municipal council president in the two districts, an official of State Election Commission said.
In Pune district, for 39 seats in Baramati, 171 candidates contested the election and seven for the post of council president.
In Talegaon-Dabhade, 51 candidates contested for 26 seats and two for the post of the council president.
Similarly, for 25 seats in Lonavala, 111 candidates locked horns for councillors' post and six others will try their luck for the post of council president.
In Daund, there were 112 candidates for 24 seats and nine for the post of council president, while in Junnar, 70 candidates locked horns for the 17 seats and 13 for the post of council chief.
In Shirur, there were 72 candidates for 21 seats and five for the post of the council president. In Alandi, there were 57 candidates for 18 seats and eight for post of the council president.
There were 53 candidates in race for 17 seats in Jejuri and five for the post of council chief.
"There are total 435 polling booths total 2,522 officials have been deployed at these polling stations in Pune district," said the officer.
In the first phase, election to 147 municipal councils and 17 nagar panchayats across 25 districts in Maharashtra, were held on November 27.
The ruling BJP emerged as the major gainer in the first phase of elections winning highest number of seats at 893, out of the total 3,727 seats.
It also won 51 municipal chief's posts, followed by Shiv Sena with 25, Congress 23 and NCP with 18 posts.
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