Amravati, MAHARASHTRA :
Amravati:
In a strong show of electoral victory, the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) has won 11 seats in 87-member Amravati Municipal Corporation (AMC) the election of which were held on February 21 and results were announced after counting of votes today.
The Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) has emerged as victorious in Amravati bagging 45 seats in a house of 87. The Congress is next with 20 members whereas the Shiv Sena will have a total of 07 members.
The AIMIM candidates who won in Amravti are:
A Khalique, Naseem Bano, Razia Khatoon and A Nazim who have won from Aleem Nagar area.
Meera Kamble, Rubeena Haroon Ali, Mohd Sabir and S M Imran are the AIMIM candidates who have won from Badnera Juni Basti of Amravati whereas Afzal Husain, Saheb Bi and Najmunnisa have won from Jameel Colony.
The Hyderabad based AIMIM entered into Maharashtra politics after it contested Nanded municipal elections and won 13 seats. The party later contested Maharashtra assembly elections, and two seats – one in Mumbai and the other in Aurangabad.
The AIMIM also contested Auragabad, Kalyan Dombivali, Shahada, Udgir and other civic elections and won seats.
Elsewhere in the state, the AIMIM has also won 09 seats in Solapur Municipal Corporation and 01 seat in Pune civic body. In Mumbai the AIMIM has won 02 seats whereas in nearby Mumbra it won 02 seats.
In Pune, Ashwini Daniel Landge became the first All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) Corporator to enter the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC).
Ashwini Daniel Landge, who contested the election as AIMIM candidate from Prabhag 06 in Yerawada area of the city defeated her nearest rival by 25 votes, party sources said.
Asaduddin Owaisi led AIMIM contesting the Pune Municipal Corporation election for the first time had fielded 25 candidates.
As per overall results, the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) became the single largest party in the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC). According to the results announced by the state election commission, the BJP won 94 seats, dislodging the ruling NCP from the all important civic body.
The NCP which won the PMC elections in 2012 could won just 40 seats of the total 162 seats in Pune Maha Nagar Palika (PMC).
The Congress gained after slow start and won 11 seats. The Shiv Sena and MNS respectively won 10 and 02 seats of the Pune Municipal Corporation.
Live Update
05:30 PM The Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) is set to become the single largest party in the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC). According to trends available at 05:30 pm, the BJP is leading on 77 seats and it is on way to dislodge the ruling NCP from the all important civic body.
The NCP which won the PMC elections in 2012 is ahead on just 44 seats of the total 162 seats in Pune Maha Nagar Palika (PMC).
The Congress gained after slow start. It is now leading on as many as 16 seats.
The Shiv Sena and MNS are respectively leading on 10 and 06 seats of the Pune Municipal Corporation. Others are ahead on 06 seats.
These are just trends. Final results are still awaited. The Counting of votes in Pune to elect the new body of the Pune Maha Nagar Palika (PMC) began Thursday morning at around 10:00 am.
02:15 PM According to trends available at 02:15 pm, the BJP is leading on 67 seats whereas the ruling NCP is ahead of its rivals on 33 seats of the total 162 seats in Pune Maha Nagar Palika (PMC)
The Congress gained after slow start. It is now leading on as many as 12 seats.
The Shiv Sena and MNS are respectively leading on 10 and 06 seats of the Pune Municipal Corporation. Others are ahead on 06 seats.
These are just trends. Final results are still awaited. The Counting of votes in Pune to elect the new body of the Pune Maha Nagar Palika (PMC) began Thursday morning at around 10:00 am.
11:30 AM According to trends available at 11:30 am, the BJP is leading on 30 seats whereas the ruling NCP is ahead of its rivals on 12 seats of the total 162 seats in Pune Maha Nagar Palika (PMC)
The Congress and Shiv Sena are ahead on 01 seat each.
11:00 AM The Counting of votes in Pune to elect the new body of the Pune Maha Nagar Palika (PMC) began Thursday morning at around 10:00 am. According to trends available at 11:00 am, the BJP is leading in 19 wards whereas the ruling NCP is ahead of its rivals in 07 wards.
The Congress and Shiv Sena are ahead in 01 ward each.
10:45 AM The Counting of votes in Pune to elect the new body of the Pune Maha Nagar Palika (PMC) began Thursday morning at around 10:00 am. According to trends available at 10: 40 am, the BJP is leading in 11 wards whereas the ruling NCP is ahead of its rivals in 05 wards.
The Congress is leading in 01 ward.
These are just trends. Final results are still awaited.
10:15 AM The Counting of votes in Pune to elect the new body of the Pune Maha Nagar Palika (PMC) began Thursday morning. The process began by counting of postal votes.
After counting of postal votes are over, the round wise counting of different Wards (Prabhags) will begin, election officials said.
Trends and results are expected to start coming by 11:00 am.
09:00 AM Counting of votes to elect the new body of 162-member Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) also called as Pune Mahanagar Plaika is scheduled to begin today i.e. Thursday February 23, 2017 at 10:00 am, an election officer said. India’s Education hub Pune went to polls on Tuesday along with 09 other civic bodies of Maharashtra.
Pune recorded a voter turnout of 53.55 per cent – higher as compared to the 2012 civic polls. Out of 26 lakh registered voters, over 14 lakh voters exercised their franchise. In 2012, the total voter turnout stood at 50.92% in Pune civic polls.
Along with Pune, 09 other Municipal Corporations also went to the poll on Tuesday. Counting of votes in all these civic bodies including Mumbai, Nashik, Nagpur, Thane and Akola will start at 10:00 am today, the election officer added.
In Pune, the Municipal Corporation is currently ruled by Sharad Pawar led Nationalost Congress Party (NCP). Besides NCP, other parties in the fray are the Shiv Sena, Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP), Congress, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) and Asaduddin Owaisi’s All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM).
The Pune PMC is in charge of the civic needs and infrastructure of the metropolis. Pune is divided into 48 municipal wards, each represented by 03 members and overseen by an Assistant Municipal Commissioner for administrative purposes.
As per the current party position, the NCP has a total of 51 members followed by MNS 29 members, Congress 28 members, BJP 26 mebers, Shiv Sena 15 and others 03.
The All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) has no member in Pune at present since it is contesting the PMC election for the first time.
The All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) has fielded a total of 25 candidates for the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) elections.
According to the list of candidates provided by Waseem Shaikh, AIMIM Pune Unit Chief, the party has fielded Shabbir Shaikh (Open), Sunita Dilip Varpe (SC ladies) and Adv. Benazir Shaukat Inamdar (OBC ladies) in Prabhag No. 1 AND Mrs Ashwini Daniel Landge (Open ladies), Shailendra Bhosale (SC), Javed Altaf Sayyed (Open) and Mrs. Sayra Hanif Shaikh (OBC ladies) from Prabhag 06.
Likewise, Fayyaz Qureshi (OBC) is AIMIM Pune candidate in Prabhag 16 whereas Shahid Shaikh (Open), Rehana Yousuf Shaikh (ladies Open) and Jamshed Bagwan (Open) are AIMIM candidates in Prabhag 17.
The Asaduddin Owaisi led AIMIM which is contesting the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) election for the first time has also fielded Rekha Arjun Chauhan (SC ladies), Mrs Farida Sabir Shaikh (OBC ladies), Farid Rashid Khan (Open) and Umer Bagwan (Open) from Prabhag 18.
Zuber Babu Shaikh (Open), Afsari Shaikh (OBC ladies) and Hasina Dawood Shaikh (Open ladies) are AIMIM candidates from Prabhag 19 whereas the lone AIMIM candidate in Prabhag 20 is Mazhar Qureshi (Open).
In Prabhag 27, the AIMIM has fielded four candidates. They are: Mrs. Mubina Ahmed Khan (Open ladies), Hussain Khan (OBC), Tasneem Chabil Patel (Open ladies) and Tausif Shaikh (Open).
The two AIMIM candidates in Prabhag 28 are Mrs Salimabi Shaikh (Open ladies) and Rafiq Kazi (Open).
According to Municipal Commissioner Kunal Kumar, as many as 2,661 nominations were filed by the end of the day on Friday. The process of submission was carried out at 14 ward offices.
He said some aspirants had downloaded several forms and some had not submitted any of them. It had reduced some burden on the staff.
Kumar said there were a few complaints about the glitches and a majority of the aspirants had completed their online formalities much earlier.
“Though I have got calls from people using the online system, not a single written complaint has reached me,“ he added.
source: http://www.ummid.com / Ummid.com / Home> Politics / by Ummid.com Staff Reporter / February 23rd, 2017