Maharashtra Navnirman Sena party impressive show in 2012 Mumbai Civic Elections

Raj Thackeray, chief of the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) party, and his party's supporters have plenty of reasons to celebrate despite not outright winning the 2012 Mumbai civic polls.

Reason No.1: ALL 7 seats in the civic wards of the Dadar-Mahim area have been bagged by MNS candidates. These wards form the heart of the 'Marathi manoos' belt in the city & Shiv Sena candidates have long since held sway in past elections here.

Reason No.2: MNS won 28 seats - that's quite a good number! - which is far more than the mere 7 seats they got in the 2007 civic elections. It proves that they have taken great strides in getting a larger support base from voters.

Reason No. 3: The MNS has established itself as the single largest party in Nashik by winning a whopping 40 seats.

Reason No. 4: In Pune, MNS was second to the NCP, having won 29 seats. Shiv Sena could bag only 15 seats, while the BJP got 26 seat & Congress got 28 seats.

Now that MNS will be the opposition party in the Mumbai Civic Corporation, it can make its presence felt by proving to be responsible through its work & shedding the image of being just loud critics.

Shiv Sena is the King of Mumbai Civic Corporation

Without doubt, the Shiv Sena party proved that it is still roaring...and how! The saffron flag flew proudly atop the Shiv Sena Headquarters in Mumbai and was waved vigorously by ardent supporters as they gathered in groups all over Mumbai to celebrate their success in the 2012 Mumbai civic elections.

Watch the celebrations:

Interview of  Balasaheb Thackeray just prior to the ballot voting :

 




Shiv Sena supporters at Sena Bhavan, Mumbai with the Shiv Sena party song playing in the background (press the play button to start the video:

2012 Maharashtra Civic Corporations Elections Final Results

The Shiv Sena party bagged 5 of the 10 civic corporations which went to elections in the State of Maharashtra. These are: Mumbai, Thane, Ulhasnagar, Nagpur and Akola. The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) won a clear majority in Pimpri-Chinchwad. It may join hands with the Congress in the Pune and Nashik civic bodies. The MNS party was the surprise package, bagging 40 seats and thereby emerging as the winner in Nashik and the second largest in Pune with 28 seats. In Amravati, the Congress and NCP will join hands to form the civic government.

Below is a tabulated list of the 2012 Maharashtra Civic Elections Corporation-wise Final Results

2012 Maharashtra Civic Elections Results
	Mumbai = 227	Thane = 130	Ulhasnagar = 78	Pune = 152	Nashik = 122	Pimpri-Chinchwad=128	Solapur = 102	Amravati = 87	Akola = 126	Nagpur = 145
Shiv Sena	75	54	19	18	19	15	9	12	15	6
BJP	32	8	11	26	14	3	25	8	18	62
RPI	1
Congress	50	18	8	28	15	15	45	25	18	41
NCP	14	34	20	51	20	84	16	17	5	6
MNS	28	7	1	29	40	4		0	1	2
Independents	28	7	13	1	6	9	1
CPI (M)					3		3
BSP		2	2				3
Other	27	1	4	2	5	0	1

Live! 2012 Mumbai civic elections results online

The 2012 Mumbai civic elections had a total of 227 seats up for grabs. Some of the major political parties who contested are:

• Shiv Sena= 135 seats
• BJP= 63 seats
• RPI(A)= 29 seats  
• MNS= 208 seats
• NCP= 58 seats 
• Congress= 169 seats

Voter turnout in 2012 civic elections:

• Mumbai: 44%-45% 
• Thane: 52%
• Ulhasnagar: 43%
• Nashik: 58%
• Solapur: 58%
• Nagpur: 55%
• Pune: 53%
• Amravati: 58%
• Akola: 57%
• Pimpri-Chinchwad: 56% 

The magic number required to win in Mumbai is 114 seats.

You can watch the results of the 2012 Mumbai civic polls live here: 

IBN Lokmat Live streaming of 2012 Mumbai civic polls results

IBN Lokmat will also give live updates of the 2012 civic polls results of Thane, Ulhasnagar Pune, Nagpur, Nashik, Solapur, Amravati, Akola and Pimpri-Chinchwad, all of which had elections for seats in their civic wards.  

Snapshots of 2012 Mumbai civic elections campaigns

Any election campaign rally has plenty of noise, the adage being to be heard more than to be seen.

A low rumbling sound could be heard from afar, increasing as it approached...it was a roadroller, with an indpendent candidate seated behind the driver!! Wonder if he got any votes...

Walking along a busy main road in Dadar, my ears were assaulted by the thunderous sound of hundreds of bikes. Well, it wasn't Abhishek Bacchan & co shooting for Dhoom 3!! It was a never-ending procession of roaring bikes. The bikers were vociferous supporters of the MNS party, each pillion rider waving a large party flag. Adding to the din were the bike riders honking away.

The MNS campaign was quite innovative, with the party symbol perched atop jeeps & even an entire vehicle resembling a railway engine.

Then there was the Shiv Sena party's rally, with most of the supporters either dressed from head to toe in saffron (the party's colour) or with a saffron-coloured scarf jauntily tied around the neck. The rally included traditional tutari players and a cacophony arose from the loud beating of large drums. Included in the mix of supporters for the Shiv Sena-BJP combine was an enthusiastic wheelchair-bound supporter.

Relatively quieter were the Congress-NCP party's supporters. They, too, like the other parties, had bikers and candidates atop open jeeps but the sound levels seemed to be limited to what came out of a loudspeaker.

 

 A few candidates just campaigned once in a while, preferring to simply put up posters like the candidate below.

All in all, it was good fun to watch the campaigns!

NCP candidates in 2012 Mumbai civic elections

The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) has entered into a stategic alliance with the Congress Party for the 2012 Mumbai civic elections. The NCP is fielding 58 candidates, while the Congress candidates are 169.

Given below is a list of the names of some of the NCP candidates standing for elections in the 2012 Mumbai civic polls.

Know your ward number first in order to know your candidate: Mumbai Electoral Ward numbers and areas

NCP candidates 2012 Mumbai civic elections
Ward No. 10: Riddhi Bhakar Khursunge
Ward No. 36: Ajit Chavan
Ward No.38: Rupali Ajit Ravrane
Ward No. 128: Sheela Namdeo Ubale
Ward No.200: Trupti Vishnu Kanavje
Ward No. 202: Smita Mangesh Bansod
Ward No.150: Savita Sharad Pawar
Ward No.161: Dr. Sayeeda Khan
Ward No. 164: Malik Abdul Rasgud Mohammad Islam

Shiv Sena candidates in 2012 Mumbai civic elections

The Shiv Sena party is fielding 136 candidates for the 2012 Mumbai civic elections. Out of these, a whopping 79 candidates are women. What's more, 96 of the candidates are standing for elections for the very first time.

Given below is a list of the names of the Shiv Sena candidates standing for elections in the 2012 Mumbai civic polls.

Check out your ward number first: Mumbai electoral ward numbers and areas

Shiv Sena candidates 2012 Mumbai civic elections
Ward 1: Abhishek Ghosalkar
Ward 2: Sheetal Mhatre
Ward 3: Vrushali Bagwe
Ward 4: Sanjay Gadi
Ward 6: Hansaben Desai
Ward 7: Dr. Shubha Raul
Ward 8: Sadanand Surve
Ward 10: Sonali Vichare
Ward 11: Rashmi Bhosale
Ward 13: Nandkumar More
Ward 18: Srikant Kavthankar
Ward 23: Prajakta VishwasRao
Ward 24: Atmaram Kambli
Ward 26: Datta Salvi
Ward 29: Ajit Bhandari
Ward 30: Vishwas Ghadigaonkar
Ward 32: Anagha Mhatre
Ward 34: Sunil Gujar
Ward 36: Prashant Kadam
Ward 37: Manisha Patil
Ward 39: Sayali Varise
Ward 42: Amar Mandalkar
Ward 46: Varsha Tembulkar
Ward 47: Jitendra Valvi
Ward 48: Sunil Prabhu
Ward 49: Lochana Chouhan
Ward 50: Raju Padhye
Ward 51: Pramila Shinde
Ward 54: Raju Pednekar
Ward 55: Rajul Patel
Ward 56: Yashodhar (Shailesh) Phanse
Ward 57: Vishnu Korgaonkar
Ward 58: Jyoti Sutar
Ward 59: Sanjana Patil
Ward 60: Sanjay Pawar
Ward 65: Aarti Janawale
Ward 67: Manjiri Parab
Ward 68: Bala Nar
Ward 69: Shivani Parab
Ward 71: Sandhya Parab
Ward 72: Sunitha Elavadekar
Ward 74: Pramod Sawant
Ward 75: Pranali Vedak
Ward 76: Smita Sawant
Ward 77: Riddhi Dhuri
Ward 78: Manisha Panchal
Ward 79: Shubhada Patkar (wife of Shashikant Patkar)
Ward 82: Harshda Parab
Ward 83: Sunayana Pothnis
Ward 86: Pooja Mahadeshwar
Ward 88: Raju Budhkar
Ward 89: Anil
Ward 91: Sneha
Ward 92: Seema
Ward 94: Lakshmi Pinge
Ward 100: Prabhakar Shinde
Ward 101:Jyothi
Ward 104:Santosh Narvekar
Ward 106:Ramesh Korgaonkar
Ward 107: Sangeetha Pednekar
Ward 108: Ramesh Gade
Ward 111: Ashok Patil
Ward 112: Shradha
Ward 113: Tavji Gorule
Ward 114: Vishwas Shinde
Ward 116: Arvind Shinde
Ward 117: Bharti
Ward 118: Bharat Shirke
Ward 119: Saraswati Bhosle
Ward 120: Nirmal Subhash Pawar
Ward 122: Komal Nagarkar Shirke
Ward 123: Ashwini Mate
Ward 125: Preeti Jadhav
Ward 129: Swamla Gambir
Ward 131: Mahadev Ambekar
Ward 132: Parashuram Rawut
Ward 134: Rahul Shewale
Ward 136: Manju
Ward 139: Dinesh Panchal
Ward 142: Chaya
Ward 146: Supradha
Ward 147: Tukaram Kate
Ward 149: Deepa Parab
Ward 150: Rashmi Chindarkar
Ward 151: Chitra Sangale
Ward 152: Komal Jamsandekar
Ward 153: Bhavna Shinde
Ward 157: Manali Tulaskar
Ward 158: Shalaka Korgaonkar
Ward 160: Sanjana Mungekar
Ward 162: Dr. Anuradha Pendekar
Ward 163: Darshana Shinde
Ward 164: Vidya Bhoir
Ward 165: Pranitha
Ward 166: Sanjeevani
Ward 169: Shradha Jadhav
Ward 170: Trishna Vishwasrao
Ward 173: Alka Doke
Ward 176: Anusha Valpdasi
Ward 177: Rajendra Suryawanshi
Ward 178: Bhupendra Mahale
Ward 181: Jayashree Tare
Ward 182: Prakash Ayre
Ward 183: Milind
Ward 184: Yashwant Vichale
Ward 185: Praveen Sodaye
Ward 186: Rashmi Surve
Ward 187: Jyothi Bhosle
Ward 188: Hemangi
Ward 189: Manasi Dalvi
Ward 190: Anupama Parab
Ward 191: Kishori Pednekar
Ward 193: Sunitha Kyatham
Ward 194: Snehal Ambekar
Ward 195: Vilas Rane
Ward 196: Savitha Chodnekar
Ward 197: Nandkishore Vichare
Ward 198: Sanjay Ambole
Ward 199: Hemangi Chemburkar
Ward 200: Vaibhavi Chauhan
Ward 201: Sweta Rane
Ward 203: Ramakant Rahate
Ward 207: Yamini Jadhav
Ward 208: Yashwant Jadhav
Ward 209: Asha Borade
Ward 211: Aravind
Ward 213: Anil Singh
Ward 215: Surendra Bhagalkar
Ward 217: Yugandhara Salekar
Ward 218: Sampat Thakur
Ward 221: Amit Sakharkar
Ward 224: Ganesh Sanap
Ward 226: Vaishali Mehre
Ward 227: Ganesh Gadi