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Pune Sena Leader Breaks Down Over "Stolen" Form As Nomination Deadline Ends
Chaos and intense emotional drama marked the final day of filing nomination papers for the Pune Municipal Corporation elections, as a woman candidate from the Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde faction) alleged her candidacy was sabotaged.
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'Parivar Together': Pawars Reunite For Pimpri-Chinchwad Civic Polls
Elections to 29 municipal corporations across Maharashtra, including the Pimpri-Chinchwad and Pune civic bodies, will be held on January 15.
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Ajit Pawar's NCP Preparing To Contest 60 Seats In Mumbai, Says May Go Solo
While talks over a possible reunion of the two factions of the Nationalist Congress Party in Pune have been postponed for now, the Ajit Pawar unit has begun preparations to contest the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections independently.
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Pune Civic Polls Talks Fail, Sharad Pawar Faction Walks Out On Ajit Pawar's Party
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Ajit Pawar and his uncle Sharad Pawar could not come to an agreement today on whether they should contest the Pune Municipal Corporation election together, sources said.
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BJP's Murlidhar Mohol Elected New Mayor of Pune
BJP corporator Murlidhar Mohol was on Friday elected as the new Mayor of the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC), defeating the joint Congress-NCP candidate who was also supported by the Shiv Sena.
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Maharashtra Plans Direct Election Of Mayors To Civic Bodies
The Maharashtra government is mulling to hold direct elections for the mayor's post in the corporations that fall under the C and D category, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has said.
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BMC Election Result 2017: Why Everyone Wants A Share In BMC, India's Richest Civic Body
The BMC or Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation election is more than civic body polls for parties in India's financial capital. The Shiv Sena and the BJP, long-time allies, contested separately and fought bitterly against each other. Some 21,620 candidates contested the 5,777 seats up for grabs in the 10 municipal corporations including BMC, for whi...
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Pune Records 53.55 Voting Percentage In Civic Poll
Pune registered a voter turnout of 53.55 per cent in the Pune Municipal Corporation election, slightly higher than 2012.
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Over 2,600 Nominations Filed For 162 Seats Of Pune Civic Body
As many as 2,661 nominations were today filed for 162 seats of the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC), election to which would be held on February 21.
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China's 'Occupy men's toilet' drive inspires Pune women
The 'Occupy Men's Toilet' campaign started by women in China to protest against the lack of sanitation facilities for them is beginning to grip the imagination of women in the city. Activists, working women and college students are now saying that if the 78 newly elected women representatives in the civic house do nothing on the issue, they will la...
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Counting of votes for Maharashtra civic polls today
Counting of votes for the ten municipal corporations across Maharashtra will begin today. As important cities like Mumbai, Pune and Nagpur elect their civic bodies, these elections are being fought as mini-Assembly polls. The counting of votes will start at 7.30 a.m. in municipal corporation of Thane, while in Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad it will star...
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The Anna effect: Citizens' group to fight Pune civic elections
Inspired by social activist Anna Hazare's endeavour to rid society and politics of corruption and yoga guru Baba Ramdev's dream of a clean socio-political scenario, people from various walks of life have come together to form a forum called Pune Nagrik Sanghatana (PNS). It is learnt that the forum will take part in the Pune Municipal Corporation (P...
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Coming soon: Films starring corporators ahead of elections
Hundreds of corporators from the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) and the Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) have been getting tech-savvy and resorting to innovative means to woo voters and score brownie points with their party bosses ahead of the municipal elections. The latest trend is to make documentaries highlighting the work done b...
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Pune Sena Leader Breaks Down Over "Stolen" Form As Nomination Deadline Ends
Chaos and intense emotional drama marked the final day of filing nomination papers for the Pune Municipal Corporation elections, as a woman candidate from the Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde faction) alleged her candidacy was sabotaged.
-
'Parivar Together': Pawars Reunite For Pimpri-Chinchwad Civic Polls
Elections to 29 municipal corporations across Maharashtra, including the Pimpri-Chinchwad and Pune civic bodies, will be held on January 15.
-
Ajit Pawar's NCP Preparing To Contest 60 Seats In Mumbai, Says May Go Solo
While talks over a possible reunion of the two factions of the Nationalist Congress Party in Pune have been postponed for now, the Ajit Pawar unit has begun preparations to contest the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections independently.
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Pune Civic Polls Talks Fail, Sharad Pawar Faction Walks Out On Ajit Pawar's Party
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Ajit Pawar and his uncle Sharad Pawar could not come to an agreement today on whether they should contest the Pune Municipal Corporation election together, sources said.
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BJP's Murlidhar Mohol Elected New Mayor of Pune
BJP corporator Murlidhar Mohol was on Friday elected as the new Mayor of the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC), defeating the joint Congress-NCP candidate who was also supported by the Shiv Sena.
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Maharashtra Plans Direct Election Of Mayors To Civic Bodies
The Maharashtra government is mulling to hold direct elections for the mayor's post in the corporations that fall under the C and D category, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has said.
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BMC Election Result 2017: Why Everyone Wants A Share In BMC, India's Richest Civic Body
The BMC or Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation election is more than civic body polls for parties in India's financial capital. The Shiv Sena and the BJP, long-time allies, contested separately and fought bitterly against each other. Some 21,620 candidates contested the 5,777 seats up for grabs in the 10 municipal corporations including BMC, for whi...
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Pune Records 53.55 Voting Percentage In Civic Poll
Pune registered a voter turnout of 53.55 per cent in the Pune Municipal Corporation election, slightly higher than 2012.
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Over 2,600 Nominations Filed For 162 Seats Of Pune Civic Body
As many as 2,661 nominations were today filed for 162 seats of the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC), election to which would be held on February 21.
-
China's 'Occupy men's toilet' drive inspires Pune women
The 'Occupy Men's Toilet' campaign started by women in China to protest against the lack of sanitation facilities for them is beginning to grip the imagination of women in the city. Activists, working women and college students are now saying that if the 78 newly elected women representatives in the civic house do nothing on the issue, they will la...
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Counting of votes for Maharashtra civic polls today
Counting of votes for the ten municipal corporations across Maharashtra will begin today. As important cities like Mumbai, Pune and Nagpur elect their civic bodies, these elections are being fought as mini-Assembly polls. The counting of votes will start at 7.30 a.m. in municipal corporation of Thane, while in Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad it will star...
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The Anna effect: Citizens' group to fight Pune civic elections
Inspired by social activist Anna Hazare's endeavour to rid society and politics of corruption and yoga guru Baba Ramdev's dream of a clean socio-political scenario, people from various walks of life have come together to form a forum called Pune Nagrik Sanghatana (PNS). It is learnt that the forum will take part in the Pune Municipal Corporation (P...
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Coming soon: Films starring corporators ahead of elections
Hundreds of corporators from the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) and the Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) have been getting tech-savvy and resorting to innovative means to woo voters and score brownie points with their party bosses ahead of the municipal elections. The latest trend is to make documentaries highlighting the work done b...
