Municipal corporation elections in Malegaon,Bhiwandi, Panvel to be held today

In Maharashtra, the municipal corporation elections in Bhiwandi, Malegaon and Panvel will go to the polls today.State Election Commission official said, altogether 1,251 candidates are in fray in the three civic bodies. The official added, that there are altogether 12.96 lakh eligible voters for 252 seats in the polls to the three civic bodies. 

The results will be declared on Friday. 

This will be the first election of the Panvel City Municipal Corporation after it came into existence in October last year. The Bhiwandi-Nizampur City Municipal



Corporation is ruled by the Congress-led alliance, while the NCP-AIMIM alliance is in power in the Malegaon civic body.

BJP has fielded 189 candidates, NCP-90, Congress-152 and Shiv Sena-144 across the three civic bodies. Also, 355 independents are trying their luck. The AIMIM has fielded nine candidates in Bhiwandi and 37 in Malegaon, while the MNS has put up seven in Bhiwandi and 25 in Panvel. 

The Bahujan Samaj Party has put up 22 candidates, Janata Dal (United) four, and Janata Dal (Secular) 10 in the three civic bodies.