Dhule (Maharashtra): Dhule Municipal Corporation (DMC), which will be dominated by BJP corporators, will have 17 Muslim members belonging to various political parties and independents, according to the final results announced by the poll officers Monday.
Interestingly, the Congress, which contested the Dhule 2018 civic elections forming an alliance with the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), won 06 seats. Out of them 05 are Muslims. Similary, of the total 08 seats NCP has won in Dhule, 05 are Muslims.
Among the other newly elected Muslim Corporators in Dhule Municipal Corporation are 04 from AIMIM, 02 from Samajwadi Party (SP) and 01 Independent.
The BJP and Shiv Sena had respectively given party tickets to 02 and 03 Muslims. None of them could win the 2018 Dhule Mahanagar Palika elections.
A total of 16 Muslims belonging to the NCP, Congress, Samajwadi Party and independents had won in the 2013 Dhule Municipal Corporation election.
10:00 pm - Dhule Corporation 2018 Polls Final Results: BJP:49, Cong-NCP:14; AIMIM:04, SP:02, Sena:02
The Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) in Dhule led by Union Minister Subhash Bhamre sweeped the Dhule Municipal Corporation (DMC) election winning 49 of the total 74 seats, poll officers announced after counting of votes Monday.
The Congress and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) which contested the election in alliance could win just 14 seats - Congress 06 and NCP 08.
The AIMIM has won 04 seats, Samajwadi Party and Shiv Sena 02 seats each whereas Anil Gote's Loksangram and BSP won 01 seat each. Besides them, 02 Independent candidates have also won the Dhule civic elections.
09:30 pm - Owaisi's AIMIM wins 04 seats, Azmi's Samajwadi wins 02 in Dhule Municipal Corporation 2018 Polls
Contesting the Dhule Municipal Corporation (DMC) elections for the first time, Asaduddin Owaisi's All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) has won 04 seats, election officers said after counting of votes Monday.
The AIMIM had fielded 11 candidates in the 2018 Dhule elections. Of them 04 candidates have won. 03 AIMIM candidates - Ansari Saeeda M Iqbal, Naziya Bano Nasir Khan Pathan and Saeed Baig Hashim Baig have won from Prabhag 03. The 4th one Mehrunnisa Zakir Shaikh has won from Prabhag 13.
On the other hand, Samajwadi Party (SP) led by Abu Asim Azmi had fielded 09 candidates. Two of them have won. One of them, Ansari Fatema, was declared unopposed. The other SP who has won the Dhule civic election is Patel Ameen Ab Kareem. He has won from Prabhag 12.
02:00 pm - BJP set to sweep Dhule Municipal Corporation 2018 Elections, leads on 50 seats
The Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) look set to sweep the Dhule Municipal Corporation 2018 elections where counting of votes is in its final phase.
According to trends available at 02:00 pm, the BJP is leading in 50 seats of the total 74 Dhule Mahanagar Palika.
Congress+NCP alliance is a distant second with lead on 14 seats. Anil Gote's Loksangram is also leading on 01 seat. Gote, a BJP MLA, is contesting this election on his own. He has projected his wife as Mayor of Dhule.
Shiv Sena is leading on 02 seats. Others are ahead on 05. Samajwadi Party (SP) has won 02 seats. Asaduddin Owaisi's AIMIM is leading on 02 seats. Raj Thackeray's MNS have so far not leading on any seat.
These are just trends. Final results are expected by today afternoon.
01:00 pm - BJP consolidates its lead
The Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP), which had taken early lead in Dhule Municipal Corporation (DMC), also known as Dhule Mahanagar Palika, has consolidated its lead.
According to trends available at 01:00 pm, the BJP is leading on 38 seats. Congress+NCP alliance leads on 18 seats. Anil Gote's Loksangram is also leading on 03 seat. Gote, a BJP MLA, is contesting this election on his own. He has projected his wife as Mayor of Dhule.
Shiv Sena is leading on 07 seats. Others are ahead on 01. Samajwadi Party (SP) has already won 01 seat. Asaduddin Owaisi's AIMIM and Raj Thackeray's MNS have so far not leading on any seat.
11:30 am - BJP:31, Cong+NCP:28, Lok Sangram:03, Sena:03
The Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) takes early lead in Dhule Municipal Corporation (DMC), also known as Dhule Mahanagar Palika, elections where counting of votes to elect a new body is underway.
According to trends available at 11:30 am, the BJP is leading on 31 seats. Congress+NCP alliance leads on 28 seats. Anil Gote's Loksangram is also leading on 03 seat. Gote, a BJP MLA, is contesting this election on his own. He has projected his wife as Mayor of Dhule.
Shiv Sena is leading on 03 seats. Others are ahead on 01. Samajwadi Party (SP) has already won 01 seat. Asaduddin Owaisi's AIMIM and Raj Thackeray's MNS have so far not leading on any seat.
10:00 am - Counting of votes begins
Counting of votes in Dhule where polling to elect new body of the Dhule Municipal Corporation (DMC), also known as Dhule Mahanagar Palika, started at 10:00 am today i.e. Monday December 10, 2018.
Poll officers said counting of votes in Dhule started with counting of Postal Ballots. This will follow counting of votes registered in Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs).
Counting of votes in Dhule where polling to elect new body of the Dhule Municipal Corporation (DMC), also known as Dhule Mahanagar Palika, was held on Sunday will start today i.e. Monday December 10, 2018 at 10:00 am, State Election Commission officials said.
Poll officers said counting of votes will start in Dhule to count votes in 19 prabhags comprising of 73 members. The process will start with counting of Postal Ballots, if any. After this, votes registered in Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) will be counted. Dhule Municipal Corporation (DMS) has a total of 74 members. In Ward 12A, Samajwadi Party Candidate Ansari Fatema has been declared elected unopposed.
Voting for the remaining wards were held on Sunday December 09, 2018. According to the election commission officials, Dhule recored around 60% voting in the 2018 December Civic Elections. Poll percentage in 2013 Dhule Local Body election was 61%.
A total of 356 candidates of different parties and independents are in fray for the 74 seats of Dhule Municipal Corporation (DMC). Of them 82 candidates are Muslims who are contesting the elections in 08 Prabhags dominated by the members of the community.
Among the 82 Muslims contesting the Dhule Mahanagar Palika Chunav, Congress-NCP alliance has fielded 17 candidates, Samajwadi Party (SP) has fielded 09, Rashtriya Samaj Paksh has given its tickets to 11, Shiv Sena has given its tickets to 03 Muslims, BJP has given tickets to 02 Muslims whereas the Muslim League and Bahujan Samajwadi Party (BSP) have fielded 01 Muslim candidate each on their party symbol.
The All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) of Asaduddin Owaisi is contesting the Dhule Municipal Corporation, also known as Dhule Maha Nagar Palika, election for the first time. It has fielded 11 candidates in the 2018 Dhule civic elections. The AIMIM had earlier won elections in the neighbouring Shahada local body election.
Besides the candidates from the mainstream and prominent regional parties, as many as 26 Muslims are contesting the Dhule local body polls as independents.
The Dhule Municipal Corporation (DMC) has a population of 4,46,094 and total number of voters are 3,29,596. More than 700 candidates had filed nomination papers for the 2018 Dhule civic election. Last date of withdrawal was November 26. After withdrawal of about half the candidates, 356 candidates finally contested the election.
In 2013, Dhule Municipal Corporation (DMC) election was held on Decemver 15, 2013 for 35 wards to elect a total of 70 councillors – two each from a ward.
As per the Dhule Municipal Corporation 2013 results, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) won 34 seats in the 70-member house. Shiv-Sena won 11 seats. Its alliance partner BJP won just 03 seats whereas the Congress party won 07 seats. On the other hand, the Loksangram Party of local MLA Anil Gote could win just 01 seat.
The Independents had won on 10 seats whereas the Bahujan Samaj Party had won on 01 seat. The Samajwadi Party, which fought the election for the first time from Dhule had won 03 seats in the 2013 Dhule Municipal Corporation (DMC) elections.
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