Bhiwandi, Malegaon, Panvel civic polls tomorrow; 1,251 in fray

The municipal corporation elections in Bhiwandi, Malegaon and Panvel will be held tomorrow.
Altogether 1,251 candidates are in fray in the three civic bodies, a State Election Commission official said here today.
This will be the first election of the Panvel City Municipal Corporation (PCMC) after it came into existence in October last year.
The Bhiwandi-Nizampur City Municipal Corporation is ruled by the Congress-led alliance, while the NCP-AIMIM alliance is in power in the Malegaon civic body.
There are altogether 12.96 lakh eligible voters for 252 seats in the polls to the three civic bodies, the official said.
The results will be declared on May 26, he added.

The BJP has fielded 189 candidates, NCP-90, Congress-152 and Shiv Sena-144 across the three civic bodies. Also, 355

independents are trying their luck.
The AIMIM has fielded nine candidates in Bhiwandi and 37 in Malegaon, while the MNS has put up seven in Bhiwandi and 25 in Panvel.
The Bahujan Samaj Party has put up 22 candidates, Janata Dal (United) four, and Janata Dal (Secular) 10 in the three civic bodies.
Of the 18 municipal corporations in Maharashtra which completed their five-year term this year, the elections to 10 bodies were held in February, while Latur, Parbhani and Chandrapur went to polls last month.