[The Congress continues its rule over Nanded-Waghala Municipal Corporation by winning majority seats. Results have so far been declared for 54 of the 81 seats in Nanded and the Congress has won 49 of those. Till last count, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has won three seats while the Shiv Sena has secured a single seat. ... For the Congress, winning Nanded was a matter of prestige so much so that Ashok Chavan parked himself in the constituency to ensure a win for the party. In the last municipal election in Nanded, the Congress had secured 41 of the 81 seats with the Shiv Sena a distant second with 14 seats. The BJP had won only two seats while the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) won 10 and All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) won 11 seats.]
http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/nanded-municipal-corporation-election-2017-results-today-live-updates-bjp-congress-shiv-sena-fight/1/1066897.html Nanded Municipal Corporation Election 2017 results LIVE: Ashok Chavan powers Congress to victory with 49 seats, BJP gets 3 Results have been declared for 54 of the 81 seats in Nanded Municipal Corporation and Congress has won 49 of them. IndiaToday.in | Edited by Kritika Banerjee New Delhi, October 12, 2017 | UPDATED 17:59 IST Nanded municipal corporation election results will be announced today.Nanded municipal corporation election results will be announced today. Photo for representation: Reuters. HIGHLIGHTS 1Counting of votes for 81 seats in Nanded municipal corporation underway 2Congress has won 49 of the 54 seats, BJP gets three seats 3Nanded is Lok Sabha constituency of former Maharashtra CM Ashok Chavan The Congress continues its rule over Nanded-Waghala Municipal Corporation by winning majority seats. Results have so far been declared for 54 of the 81 seats in Nanded and the Congress has won 49 of those. Till last count, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has won three seats while the Shiv Sena has secured a single seat. Nanded is the home turf of Congress leader and former Maharashtra chief minister Ashok Chavan, who is an MP from the constituency. Congratulatory messages have started pouring in for Ashok Chavan and Maharashtra Congress on Twitter. It was a high-stakes battle for the BJP and the Congress in Nanded. Although a Congress stronghold for the last 15 years, this time Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis addressed a high-pitched rally in Nanded days before the polling and targeted the Congress and the Shiv Sena. View image on Twitter View image on Twitter Follow Maharashtra Congress ✔@INCMaharashtra The return journey for Congress in Maharashtra has begun. Ashok Chavan preponderates #BJP in Nanded MC elections.Cong wipes out #BJP. JaiHo 12:08 PM - Oct 12, 2017 155 155 Replies 627 627 Retweets 1,296 1,296 likes Twitter Ads info and privacy "Entire Maharashtra is standing behind the BJP today. In the recent elections to the 16 municipal corporations, the BJP came to power in 13. There is no trace of the Congress. As far as the Sena is concerned, it is not even in the race here. So, I do not feel the need to say anything much about them," Fadnavis said. Follow Ashok Gehlot ✔@ashokgehlot51 Heartiest Congratulations to @INCMaharashtra on their victory in #Nanded civic polls! #Maharashtra 3:23 PM - Oct 12, 2017 11 11 Replies 86 86 Retweets 220 220 likes Twitter Ads info and privacy For the Congress, winning Nanded was a matter of prestige so much so that Ashok Chavan parked himself in the constituency to ensure a win for the party. In the last municipal election in Nanded, the Congress had secured 41 of the 81 seats with the Shiv Sena a distant second with 14 seats. The BJP had won only two seats while the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) won 10 and All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) won 11 seats. Follow Congress ✔@INCIndia Congratulations @INCMaharashtra on an impressive victory! @AshokChavanINC https://twitter.com/INCMaharashtra/status/918365264177135616 … 2:02 PM - Oct 12, 2017 142 142 Replies 448 448 Retweets 1,149 1,149 likes Twitter Ads info and privacy This time, 578 candidates are contesting the election to Nanded Municipal Corporation. Of the 81 seats, 41 are reserved for women, 15 for Scheduled Caste candidates, two for Scheduled Tribe candidates and 22 seats for Backward Class communities. Nanded Municipal Corporation has 3.96 lakh registered voters of whom 60 per cent turned out to vote on Wednesday. In a first for Maharashtra, the state election commission used Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) machines in a single ward during the Nanded Municipal Corporation election. The counting of votes for the chosen ward, Ward Number 2, will be done twice, once through electronic voting machines (EVMs) and the next time through the VVPATs. (With inputs from Kamlesh Sutar) -- Peace Is Doable -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
