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{{Infobox election
| election_name = 2012 Maharashtra Local Body election
| country = India
| type = legislative
| ongoing = no
| previous_election =
| previous_year =
| election_date = 7 February 2012
| next_election = 2016-17 Maharashtra local elections
| next_year = 2016-17
| seats_for_election = Around 1224 to 10 Municipal Corporations
| image2 = {{CSS image crop|Image=Prithviraj Chavan - India Economic Summit 2011.jpg|Prithviraj Chavan - India Economic Summit 2011 |bSize=125 |cWidth=110 |cHeight=150 |oTop=05 |oLeft=6 |Location=center}}
| leader2 = [[Prithviraj Chavan]]
| party2 = Indian National Congress
| alliance2 = United Progressive Alliance
| leaders_seat2 =
| seats2 = 264
| popular_vote2 =
| percentage2 =
| swing2 = <!-- NCP -->
| image4 = {{CSS image crop|Image=The Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Shri Uddhav Thackeray calling on the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, in New Delhi on February 21, 2020 (Uddhav Thackeray) (cropped).jpg |bSize=125 |cWidth=110 |cHeight=150 |oTop=05 |oLeft=6 |Location=center}}
| leader4 = [[Uddhav Thackeray]]
| party4 = Shiv Sena
| leaders_seat4 =
| seats4 = 227
| alliance4 = National Democratic Alliance
| popular_vote4 =
| percentage4 =
| swing4 = <!-- BJP -->
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| leader1 = [[Ajit Pawar]]
| party1 = Nationalist Congress Party
| alliance1 = United Progressive Alliance
| seats1 = 265
| seat_change1 =
| popular_vote1 =
| percentage1 =
| swing1 = <!-- SHS -->
| image5 =
| leader5 = [[Gopinath Munde]]
| party5 = Bharatiya Janata Party
| leaders_seat =
| seats5 = 205
| popular_vote5 =
| percentage5 =
| swing5 = <!-- bottom -->
| title =
| before_election =
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| after_election =
| after_party =
}}
{{Politics of India}}
{{Politics of India}}
Elections for '''[[District Councils of India|Zila Parishads]]''' and '''[[Panchayat samiti]]''' were held on 7 February 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/west/story/panchayat-zilla-parishad-elections-in-maharashtra-92200-2012-02-07|title=Peaceful start to local polls in Maharashtra|work=[[India Today]]|date=7 February 2012|accessdate=26 August 2020}}</ref> '''[[Municipality|Municipal elections]]''' were held across various cities in [[Maharashtra]], [[India]] on 16 February. In different cities elections results were mixed by party. The capital, [[Mumbai]], resulted in a plurality for the [[Shiv Sena]] and the second largest city of [[Pune]] resulted in a [[Nationalist Congress Party]] plurality.
 
Elections for '''[[District Councils of India|zila parishads]]''' and '''[[panchayat samiti]]''' were held on 7 February 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/west/story/panchayat-zilla-parishad-elections-in-maharashtra-92200-2012-02-07|title=Peaceful start to local polls in Maharashtra|work=[[India Today]]|date=7 February 2012|accessdate=26 August 2020}}</ref> '''[[Municipality|Municipal elections]]''' were held across various cities in [[Maharashtra]], [[India]] on 16 February. In different cities elections results were mixed by party. The capital, [[Mumbai]], resulted in a plurality for the [[Shiv Sena]] and the second largest city of [[Pune]] resulted in a [[Nationalist Congress Party]] plurality.


==Rules==
==Rules==
According to the [[Election Commission of India]]'s [[Alcohol laws of India#Maharashtra|rules]] the day before, day of and day after the elections were a [[dry day (disambiguation)|dry day]] in the jurisdictions that held elections.
According to the [[Election Commission of India]]'s [[Alcohol laws of India#Maharashtra|rules]] the day before, day of and day after the elections were a [[Alcohol laws of India|dry day]] in the jurisdictions that held elections.


==Parties==
==Parties==
The parties that took part in the municipal elections were:
The parties that took part in the municipal elections were:
*[[Indian National Congress]]
{| class="wikitable"
*[[Nationalist Congress Party]]
|+
*[[Bhartiya Janata Party]]
!
*[[Shiv Sena]]
!Contesting parties
*[[Samajwadi Party]]
!Seats won
*[[Akhil Bhartiya Sena]]
!Bodies won
*[[Bahujan Samaj Party]]
|-
*[[Republic Party of India]]
| style="background-color: {{party color|Nationalist Congress Party}}" |
*[[Maharashtra Navnirman Sena]]
|[[Nationalist Congress Party]]
*[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]
|{{Composition bar|265|1224|{{party color|Nationalist Congress Party}}|background-color=|border border-color=darkgray|width=|per=1}}
*[[All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen]]
|
* Pune
* Pimpri-Chinchwad
|-
| style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|{{Composition bar|264|1224|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|background-color=|border border-color=darkgray|width=|per=1}}
|
* Solapur
* Amravati
|-
| style="background-color: {{party color|Shiv Sena}}" |
|[[Shiv Sena]]
|{{Composition bar|227|1244|{{party color|Shiv Sena}}|background-color=|border border-color=darkgray|width=|per=1}}
|
* Brihanmumbai
* Thane
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|{{Composition bar|204|1244|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}|background-color=|border border-color=darkgray|width=|per=1}}
|
* Akola
* Nagpur
|-
| style="background-color: {{party color|Maharashtra Navnirman Sena}}" |
|[[Maharashtra Navnirman Sena]]
|{{Composition bar|107|1244|{{party color|Maharashtra Navnirman Sena}}|background-color=|border border-color=darkgray|width=|per=1}}
|
* Nashik
|-
|
|Others
|{{Composition bar|177|1244|{{party color|Others}}|background-color=|border border-color=darkgray|width=|per=1}}
|
|}
*


==Results==
==Results==
The results by municipality were:<ref>{{cite web|author=Result sheet - Municipal Corporation 2012 |url=https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?key=0AsTha_h2wXTSdGJOM3lBaGdPamkwalVIaHJtOEZ4Z0E&gid=0 |title=Result sheet - Municipal Corporation 2012 - Google Drive |publisher=Docs.google.com |date= |accessdate=2021-03-12}}</ref>
The results by municipality were:<ref>{{cite web|author=Result sheet - Municipal Corporation 2012 |url=https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?key=0AsTha_h2wXTSdGJOM3lBaGdPamkwalVIaHJtOEZ4Z0E&gid=0 |title=Result sheet - Municipal Corporation 2012 - Google Drive |publisher=Docs.google.com |date= |accessdate=2021-03-12}}</ref>
;[[Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai|Brihanmumbai Mahanagar Palika]]:
;[[Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai|Brihanmumbai Mahanagar Palika]]


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
!
! Party !! colspan="2" | Seats
! Party !! colspan="2" | Seats
|-
|-
| style="background-color: {{party color|Shiv Sena}}" |
|[[Shiv Sena]]||75
|[[Shiv Sena]]||75
|{{Decrease}} 07
|{{Decrease}} 07
|-
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]||31
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]||31
|{{Increase}} 03
|{{Increase}} 03
|-
|-
| style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|[[Indian National Congress]]||52
|[[Indian National Congress]]||52
|{{Decrease}} 24
|{{Decrease}} 24
|-
|-
| style="background-color: {{party color|Nationalist Congress Party}}" |
|[[Nationalist Congress Party]]||13
|[[Nationalist Congress Party]]||13
|{{Decrease}} 01
|{{Decrease}} 01
|-
|-
| style="background-color: {{party color|Maharashtra Navnirman Sena}}" |
|[[Maharashtra Navnirman Sena]]||28
|[[Maharashtra Navnirman Sena]]||28
|{{Increase}} 21
|{{Increase}} 21
|-
|-
|
|Others||28
|Others||28
|{{Increase}} 01
|{{Increase}} 01
|-
|-
!
!'''Total'''!! colspan="2" |227
!'''Total'''!! colspan="2" |227
|}
|}


;[[Pune Municipal Corporation]]:
;[[Pune Municipal Corporation]]
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
! Party !! colspan="2" | Seats
! colspan="2" |Party!! colspan="2" | Seats
|-
|-
| style="background-color: {{party color|Shiv Sena}}" |
|[[Shiv Sena]]||15
|[[Shiv Sena]]||15
|{{Decrease}} 05
|{{Decrease}} 05
|-
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]||26
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]||26
|{{Increase}} 01
|{{Increase}} 01
|-
|-
| style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|[[Indian National Congress]]||28
|[[Indian National Congress]]||28
|{{Decrease}} 07
|{{Decrease}} 07
|-
|-
| style="background-color: {{party color|Nationalist Congress Party}}" |
|[[Nationalist Congress Party]]||51
|[[Nationalist Congress Party]]||51
|{{Increase}} 05
|{{Increase}} 05
|-
|-
|
|[[Maharashtra Navnirman Sena]]||29
|[[Maharashtra Navnirman Sena]]||29
|{{Increase}} 21
|{{Increase}} 21
|-
|-
|
|Others||3
|Others||3
|{{Decrease}} 11
|{{Decrease}} 11
|-
|-
!
!'''Total'''!! colspan="2" |152
!'''Total'''!! colspan="2" |152
|}
|}


;[[Nagpur Municipal Corporation]]:
;[[Nagpur Municipal Corporation]]
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
!
! Party !! colspan="2" | Seats
! Party !! colspan="2" | Seats
|-
|-
| style="background-color: {{party color|Shiv Sena}}" |
|[[Shiv Sena]]||6
|[[Shiv Sena]]||6
|{{Decrease}} 01
|{{Decrease}} 01
|-
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]||62
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]||62
|{{Increase}} 08
|{{Increase}} 08
|-
|-
| style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|[[Indian National Congress]]||41
|[[Indian National Congress]]||41
|{{Increase}} 08
|{{Increase}} 08
|-
|-
| style="background-color: {{party color|Nationalist Congress Party}}" |
|[[Nationalist Congress Party]]||6
|[[Nationalist Congress Party]]||6
|{{Decrease}} 02
|{{Decrease}} 02
|-
|-
| style="background-color: {{party color|Maharashtra Navnirman Sena}}" |
|[[Maharashtra Navnirman Sena]]||2
|[[Maharashtra Navnirman Sena]]||2
|{{Increase}} 02
|{{Increase}} 02
|-
|-
|
|[[Bahujan Samaj Party]]||12
|[[Bahujan Samaj Party]]||12
|{{Increase}} 12
|{{Increase}} 12
|-
|-
|
|Others||16
|Others||16
|{{Increase}} 16
|{{Increase}} 16
|-
|-
!
!'''Total'''!! colspan="2" |145
!'''Total'''!! colspan="2" |145
|}
|}
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{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
! Party !! colspan="2" | Seats
! colspan="2" |Party!! colspan="2" | Seats
|-
|-
| style="background-color: {{party color|Shiv Sena}}" |
|[[Shiv Sena]]||53
|[[Shiv Sena]]||53
|{{Increase}} 07
|{{Increase}} 07
|-
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]||7
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]||7
|{{Increase}} 07
|{{Increase}} 07
|-
|-
| style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|[[Indian National Congress]]||18
|[[Indian National Congress]]||18
|{{Increase}} 01
|{{Increase}} 01
|-
|-
| style="background-color: {{party color|Nationalist Congress Party}}" |
|[[Nationalist Congress Party]]||34
|[[Nationalist Congress Party]]||34
|{{Decrease}} 01
|{{Decrease}} 01
|-
|-
|
|[[Maharashtra Navnirman Sena]]||2
|[[Maharashtra Navnirman Sena]]||2
|{{Increase}} 02
|{{Increase}} 02
|-
|-
|
|[[Bahujan Samaj Party]]||2
|[[Bahujan Samaj Party]]||2
|{{Increase}} 02
|{{Increase}} 02
|-
|-
|
|Others||14
|Others||14
|{{Increase}} 14
|{{Increase}} 14
|-
|-
!
!'''Total'''!! colspan="2" |130
!'''Total'''!! colspan="2" |130
|}
|}
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==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 10:18, 18 January 2026


2012 Maharashtra Local Body election
7 February 2012 2016-17 →
Around 1224 to 10 Municipal Corporations
  Majority party Minority party
 
Shri Ajit Anantrao Pawar.jpg
Prithviraj Chavan - India Economic Summit 2011.jpg
Leader Ajit Pawar Prithviraj Chavan
Party NCP INC
Alliance United Progressive Alliance United Progressive Alliance
Seats won 265 264
  Third party Fourth party
 
The Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Shri Uddhav Thackeray calling on the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, in New Delhi on February 21, 2020 (Uddhav Thackeray) (cropped).jpg
Leader Uddhav Thackeray Gopinath Munde
Party SHS BJP
Alliance NDA
Seats won 227 205
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Elections for zila parishads and panchayat samiti were held on 7 February 2012.[1] Municipal elections were held across various cities in Maharashtra, India on 16 February. In different cities elections results were mixed by party. The capital, Mumbai, resulted in a plurality for the Shiv Sena and the second largest city of Pune resulted in a Nationalist Congress Party plurality.

Rules[edit | edit source]

According to the Election Commission of India's rules the day before, day of and day after the elections were a dry day in the jurisdictions that held elections.

Parties[edit | edit source]

The parties that took part in the municipal elections were:

Contesting parties Seats won Bodies won
Nationalist Congress Party
265 / 1,224 (22%)
  • Pune
  • Pimpri-Chinchwad
Indian National Congress
264 / 1,224 (22%)
  • Solapur
  • Amravati
Shiv Sena
227 / 1,244 (18%)
  • Brihanmumbai
  • Thane
Bharatiya Janata Party
204 / 1,244 (16%)
  • Akola
  • Nagpur
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena
107 / 1,244 (9%)
  • Nashik
Others
177 / 1,244 (14%)

Results[edit | edit source]

The results by municipality were:[2]

Brihanmumbai Mahanagar Palika
Party Seats
Shiv Sena 75 Decrease 07
Bharatiya Janata Party 31 Increase 03
Indian National Congress 52 Decrease 24
Nationalist Congress Party 13 Decrease 01
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena 28 Increase 21
Others 28 Increase 01
Total 227
Pune Municipal Corporation
Party Seats
Shiv Sena 15 Decrease 05
Bharatiya Janata Party 26 Increase 01
Indian National Congress 28 Decrease 07
Nationalist Congress Party 51 Increase 05
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena 29 Increase 21
Others 3 Decrease 11
Total 152
Nagpur Municipal Corporation
Party Seats
Shiv Sena 6 Decrease 01
Bharatiya Janata Party 62 Increase 08
Indian National Congress 41 Increase 08
Nationalist Congress Party 6 Decrease 02
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena 2 Increase 02
Bahujan Samaj Party 12 Increase 12
Others 16 Increase 16
Total 145
Thane Municipal Corporation
Party Seats
Shiv Sena 53 Increase 07
Bharatiya Janata Party 7 Increase 07
Indian National Congress 18 Increase 01
Nationalist Congress Party 34 Decrease 01
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena 2 Increase 02
Bahujan Samaj Party 2 Increase 02
Others 14 Increase 14
Total 130
Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation
Party Seats
Nationalist Congress Party 83 Increase 22
Indian National Congress 14 Decrease 06
Shiv Sena 14 Decrease 01
Bharatiya Janata Party 3 Increase 02
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena 4 Increase 04
Others 10 Steady
Total 128
Nashik Municipal Corporation
Party Seats
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena 40 Increase 28
Nationalist Congress Party 20 Increase 03
Shiv Sena 19 Decrease 01
Indian National Congress 15 Decrease 06
Bharatiya Janata Party 14 Decrease 06
Communist Party of India (Marxist) 3 Increase 03
Others 11 Steady
Total 122
Solapur Municipal Corporation
Party Seats
Indian National Congress 45 Increase 05
Bharatiya Janata Party 25 Increase 10
Nationalist Congress Party 16 Increase 02
Shiv Sena 8 Decrease 01
Communist Party of India (Marxist) 3 Decrease 01
Bahujan Samaj Party 3 Increase 03
Others 2 Decrease 01
Total 102
Amravati Municipal Corporation
Party Seats
Indian National Congress 25 Decrease 06
Nationalist Congress Party 17 Decrease 02
Shiv Sena 10 Increase 09
Bharatiya Janata Party 7 Increase 01
Bahujan Samaj Party 6 Increase 03
Others 22 Decrease 01
Total 87
Ulhasnagar Municipal Corporation
Party Seats
Nationalist Congress Party 20 Increase 02
Shiv Sena 19 Increase 01
Bharatiya Janata Party 11 Increase 04
Indian National Congress 8 Decrease 02
Bahujan Samaj Party 2 Increase 02
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena 1 Increase 01
Others 17 Increase 01
Total 78
Akola Municipal Corporation
Party Seats
Bharatiya Janata Party 18 Increase 04
Indian National Congress 18 Decrease 02
Shiv Sena 8 Increase 04
Nationalist Congress Party 5 Decrease 03
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena 1 Increase 01
Others 23 Increase 11
Total 73

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Peaceful start to local polls in Maharashtra". India Today. 7 February 2012. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  2. ↑ Result sheet - Municipal Corporation 2012. "Result sheet - Municipal Corporation 2012 - Google Drive". Docs.google.com. Retrieved 2021-03-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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