PMC Election Results 2017: The counting is well underway and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is well on its way to defeat the NCP. Congress, Shiv Sena and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) are trailing way behind in Pune. Here are the PMC Elections Updates:
9:15 PM: Posting his reaction on Twitter in the evening BJP President Amit Shah said that the party will celebrate its impressive show in the Odisha and Maharashtra civic polls as ‘vijay utsav’ (victory celebration) on February 25 across all its district offices in the country. Apart from congratulating Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and state unit chief Raosaheb Patil Danve over the results, he said, “I express heartfelt greetings to the people of Maharashtra for expressing their faith in the BJP’s development and ‘sabka saath sabka vikas’ (with all, for everybody’s development) ideology”.
07:22 PM: Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted: I thank each & every Indian for continuously placing their faith in BJP. We are working determinately to create a strong & inclusive India.
05: 48 PM: Addressing a press conference in Pune, Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis said, “We have done extremely well in Pune, but waiting for the final verdict.” While speaking to the media Fadnavis also said that the victory is due PM Narendra Modi’s guidance.
4;32 PM: Final tally – BJP (77), NCP (44), Cong (16), Shiv Sena (10), MNS (6). Others (5)
3:34 pm: 82 wards are need for absolute majority and BJP is inching closer. However, if they fall short of that mark, Shiv Sena could play the pivotal role.
3:15 pm: BJP is leading 77 wards and NCP is ahead 35.
3:10 pm: Pune MP Anil Shirole’s son Siddarth Shirole of the BJP defeats deputy mayor Mukari Algude (Congress), Balasaheb Bodke(NCP) and RajuPawar(Sena), according to The Indian Express report.
2:55 pm: BJP is leading in 74 wards whereas NCP is ahead in 35 seats.
2:45 pm: 21-year-old Prachi Alhat of Shiv Sena became the youngest candidate to win in the PMC 2017 polls.
2:30 pm: “We are confident that we will win. Happy that we have won in Pune and people of Pune have shown confidence in us. We will fullfil all their promises. Ticket allotment strategy was the best decision and deserves most credit,” BJP MP Sanjay Khakde says.
2:15 pm: It’s saffron supremacy in Mumbai and Pune as BJP takes lead in PMC and Shiv Sena rules in Mumbai.
1:31 pm: BJP is leading in 54 wards, NCP ahead in 28 seats.
1:27 pm: Silver lining for NCP as Sharad Pawar’s grandson Rohit Pawar won the Pune Zilla Parishad with over 12,745-vote margin, according to The Indian Express report.
1:26 pm: If BJP manages to win in Pune, it will give major boost to party set up in the city who had to withstand attacks from NCP, Congress after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s demonetisation.
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1:22 pm: So far, it has been a shocking for Congress which had won 28 wards in 2012. Congress also had played a pivotal role in forming the board.
1:17 pm: BJP is leading in 52 wards, NCP ahead in 24 seats. Congress and Shiv Sena are fighting it out for the third position with 11 and 9 wards respectively. MNS and others have bagged 6 and 5 wards respectively.
1:05 PM: If the NCP fails to retain Pune municiapal corporation, it would reflect on the top leadership. Former deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar and Sharad Pawar are for the first time facing a tough fight.
1:00 pm: BJP is leading in 50 wards. NCP is leading in 22 even as it has won a ward. Congress remains in third after leading in 10 seats.
12:45 pm: Jagtap was given chance to lead after Dattatraya Dhankawade of NCP had stepped down following party’s direction last year.
12:43 pm: Prashant Jagtap of NCP got elected as mayor after NCP and Congress joined hands together and a split between BJP and Shiv Sena.
12:40 pm: Pune’s mayor Prashant Jagtap wins. It has been a double joy for him as his mother Ratnaprabha Jagtap also won.
12:27 pm: Pune is stronghold of the Sharad Pawar-led NCP. In 2012, the total voter turnout stood at 50.92% in Pune civic polls. As per the current trend, the increase in voter turnout this time has helped BJP significantly and dented chances of incumbent NCP.
12:13 pm: BJP is leading in 41 wards. NCP, Congress are ahead in 18 and 10 seats respectively.
12:10 pm: A record voter turnout was witnessed in Pune on February 21 voting. Final percentage touched 55.45 per cent.
12:03 pm: The stakes are high for Maharastra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray, who led their respective parties from the front and were involved in a high decibel and no-holds-barred campaign.
11:50 am: Notably, 10 per cent of the 1,090 candidates contested the civic polls in Pune on February 21 are from minority communities. Among these, 79 are from the Muslim community while seven are from the Christian community, according to The Indian Express report.
11:40 am: In 2012,, MNS secured a whopping 29 wards, this time they are leading in paltry 4 seats.
11:35 am: If BJP manages to maintain the momentum, it will be major upset for NCP which swept the polls in 2012 notching up wins in 51 wards.
11:27 am: In 2012, BJP managed to win 26 wards, this time they are leading in 32 seats.
11:22 am: First result– NCP win in one ward.
11:19 am: BJP is leading in 32 seats, NCP in 11 wards.
11:15 am: While Shiv Sena is leading in 3 wards, MNS is ahead in 2.
11:06 am: BJP is leading in 22 wards, NCP ahead in 10 seats, says TV report.
11:03 am: BJP is leading in 20 wards, according to TV reports.
11:00 am: In 2012, NCP swept the polls notching up wins in 51 wards and it was neck and neck between the BJP (26), Congress (28) and MNS (29).
10:53 am: BJP leading in 19 wards. NCP in 7 and Congress in 1. Mukta Tilak of BJP leading in panel 15 sadashiv peth area
10:49 am: A civil society body called Area Sabha Association of Pune (ASAP) contacted Pune Municipal Commissioner Kunal Kumar on the felling of 29 trees on University Road. According to them no action has yet been undertaken for re-plantation. They said that the felling of trees meant inability to implement the Maharashtra Preservation and Protection of Trees Act, 1975. There have an incessant cutting of trees — some even 100 years old — in the name of development, they said.
10:44 am: “There are no ideological differences between BJP and Shiv Sena,” Maharashtra BJP president Raosaheb Danve.
10:39 am: BJP is leading in 9 seats, Shiv Sena in 3 seats and NCP in 4 seats
10:37 am: Pune Metro will be operational by 2021, said officials according to Indian Express. It is an under construction metro rail based rapid transit system for the city of Pune, India. It is estimated to cost Rs 114.20 billion. According to report of February 12, 35 per cent of the work is done, said officials. The government gave approval for the project in December 2016.
10:29 am: BJP is leading two wards.
10:25 am: Breaking- BJP is leading in one seat.
10:23 am: A civil society body called Area Sabha Association of Pune (ASAP) contacted Pune Municipal Commissioner Kunal Kumar on the felling of 29 trees on University Road. According to them no action has yet been undertaken for re-plantation. They said that the felling of trees meant inability to implement the Maharashtra Preservation and Protection of Trees Act, 1975. There have an incessant cutting of trees — some even 100 years old — in the name of development, they said.
10:22 am: Pune Municipal Corporation has decided to address the problem of fewer public toilets for women by launching mobile toilets exclusively for women. These toilets would be designed by modifying PMPML buses that are no more in use for commuting purposes, Indian Express reported.
10:20 am: When onion prices fell from Rs 55 to Rs 7.5 per kg, onion growers felt the heat. These farmers, unlike the ones in the traditional onion belt of Nashik, Pune and Dhule, had no facilities for on-field storage. So, they had no option but sell at the earliest. Further these farmers faced the heat after demonetisation was introduced by the NDA government.
10:12 am: Red Dot campaign kicked off on February 7 2017 under Pune’s SWaCH wastepicker cooperative, the KKPKP waste-picker trade union and PMC — kicked off a massive, city-wide “Red Dot” campaign.
10:10 am: Mula and Mutha two rivers in Pune, synonymous with the identity of Pune, can hardly be termed as ‘rivers’ any more, due to the senseless damage caused to them over the past few decades. Builders and local residents have turned it into a dumping site, according to activists. They have also encroached on the river banks
10:06 AM: Counting begins for Pune Municipal elections. Results to be announced later in the day.
9:52 AM: As per a survey, Pune ranks second in terms of providing basic services to citizens. It has managed its funds better than some bigger cities like Mumbai and Chennai.
9:35 AM: BRT construction in Pune is an on-going project. PMC’s report titled “Network Development for BRT for Pune City under the Scheme of JnNURM, July 2006 identified 30 roads adding up to 118.43 km in length for implementing the BRTS. The project cost overran by 230 crores which was about 50 per cent of the budget in a month.
While the counting of much anticipated Pune Municipal elections (PMC) is underway, the fate of all major parties including Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Shiv Sena, Congress and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) are under the fray. As many as 26,34,800 voters had exercised their franchised in the polls for 162 seats in Pune which will soon decide whether the NCP will continue to be at the helm or BJP will take over the civic body. Surprisingly, the rural districts of Pune had registered a record high voting percentage of 70 per cent for Zila Parishad and Panchayat as compared to the 55.5 per cent voting turnout in the PMC elections.
With both BJP and Shiv Sena locking horns after ending a decade old alliance, Congress party wishes to benefit and to emerge as the winner in today’s counting of votes. Stake are high for both Sena chief Uddav Thackeray and CM Devendra Fadnavis as both were involved in a high-decibel and eye at sweeping the polls. CM Fadnavis has also called the NCP a ‘confused’ party and have claimed to defeat the Sharad Pawar-led party.
Despite Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) announced freebies to motivate voters to exercise their voting rights, the body claimed that that they expected a turnout of 65-70 per cent, but the actual voter turnaround was way to low.