Pune: Cities across Maharashtra once again recorded below-average voter participation in the municipal corporation elections, held after a hiatus on Thursday, with the overall turnout for 29 municipal corporations staying at 54.8%, nearly matching the 55% recorded in the previous civic polls, State Election Commission (SEC) data showed on Friday.According to the data, several smaller…
The Pune Municipal Corporation released a list of winning candidates in English, wherein several Marathi names were inadvertently transliterated — creating unintended humour and confusion. Anandi became ‘Joy’, Swapnil Dudhane was ‘Dreamt of by milk’ and Sutar was listed as ‘Carpenter’. The literal translations stood out for the odd phrasing, which probably was a by-product…
Pune: A 38-year-old woman from Baner, two of her relatives, and her driver were thrashed by a gang of five men on Thursday evening for supporting a candidate in the civic elections. The Baner police have registered a case of rioting and voluntarily causing grievous hurt against five accused following a formal complaint lodged by…
Pune: In Maharashtra, some surnames have for long carried more weight than manifestos, like Thackeray and Pawar.For BJP, the January 15 polls and its favourable outcomes on Friday were not just about gaining control over the richest civic body in India — the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) — or to establish its governance in Pune,…
Pune: Contesting her maiden municipal election from the Bavdhan–Bhusari Colony ward, Rupali Pawar clinched a victory on Friday, defeating NCP candidate Jayashree Marne. Pawar is not an isolated example in the city, as several candidates emerged as first-time winners from various wards. All of them are set to take the oath as corporators and become…
PUNE: Congress marginally improved its tally to double digits — 15 — in Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) on Friday but failed to open its account in the Pimpri Chinchwad civic body.The party had won nine seats in the 2017 PMC polls. Compared to that, the party gained six seats this time, but some of its…
Pune: The mild winter is likely to continue in Maharashtra for at least another week under the influence of easterly winds before colder night conditions return towards the end of Jan.India Meteorological Department (IMD) officials said minimum temperatures across the state were unlikely to drop significantly over the next seven days because easterly winds and…
NCP (SP) at crossroads, reunion looks imminent after civic polls debacle PUNE: Since forming the NCP in 1999, Sharad Pawar’s party remained in a position where it could never be ignored, but these municipal corporation elections have brought out the party’s worst-ever performance. After its decimation, political observers believe that Pawar, the veteran politician, will…
Deputy CM Ajit Pawar(File Photo) PUNE: Deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar used his political acumen to challenge the BJP on his home turf in Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad but the civic election results on Friday showed that he failed to make a dent. Though the verdict is not impressive for Ajit Pawar, political observers said…
MALEGAON: In its maiden contest for Malegaon MC, Indian Secular Largest Assembly of Maharashtra (ISLAM) party, floated by former NCP MLA Asif Shaikh, ended Congress domination by winning 35 seats. However, it fell short of a clear majority of 43 in the 84-seat corporation.ISLAM had tied up with SP, which bagged five seats. AIMIM emerged…
