2012 Maharashtra local elections explained
| Election Name: | 2012 Maharashtra Local Body election |
| Country: | India |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Election Date: | 7 February 2012 |
| Seats For Election: | Around 1224 to 10 Municipal Corporations |
| Leader2: | Ashok Chavan[1] |
| Party2: | Indian National Congress |
| Alliance2: | United Progressive Alliance |
| Seats2: | 264 |
| Leader3: | Uddhav Thackeray |
| Party3: | Shiv Sena |
| Seats3: | 227 |
| Alliance3: | National Democratic Alliance |
| Leader1: | Ajit Pawar |
| Party1: | Nationalist Congress Party |
| Alliance1: | United Progressive Alliance |
| Seats1: | 265 |
| Leader4: | Gopinath Munde |
| Party4: | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Seats4: | 205 |
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| Alliance4: | National Democratic Alliance |
Elections for Zila Parishads and Panchayat samiti were held on 7 February 2012.[2] Municipal elections were held across various cities in Maharashtra, India on 16 February. In different cities elections results were mixed by party. The capital, Mumbai, resulted in a plurality for the Shiv Sena and the second largest city of Pune resulted in a Nationalist Congress Party plurality.
Rules
According to the Election Commission of India's rules the day before, day of and day after the elections were a dry day in the jurisdictions that held elections.
Parties
The parties that took part in the municipal elections were:
Results
The results by municipality were:[3]
- Brihanmumbai Mahanagar Palika
- Pune Municipal Corporation
- Nagpur Municipal Corporation
- Thane Municipal Corporation
- Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation
- Nashik Municipal Corporation
- Solapur Municipal Corporation
- Amravati Municipal Corporation :
- Ulhasnagar Municipal Corporation
- Akola Municipal Corporation
Notes and References
- Web site: Maharshtra Congress State President.
- Web site: Peaceful start to local polls in Maharashtra. India Today. 7 February 2012. 26 August 2020.
- Web site: Result sheet - Municipal Corporation 2012 . Result sheet - Municipal Corporation 2012 - Google Drive . Docs.google.com . 2021-03-12.
