The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has won the Sangli civic body polls. In the Sangli-Miraj-Kupwad Municipal Corporation, the BJP won 41 out of 78 seats and the Congress won 20. This victory is also important as the area is considered to be the strong base of Sharad Pawar’s Nationalist Congress Party (NCP).
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Sangli-Miraj-Kupwad Municipal Corporation Election Results 2018 Live News Updates: BJP Leading Won on 41 Wards, Congress on 21 in SMKMC Mahanagar Palika
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03 Aug, 15:55 (IST)
The BJP has secured lead on 38 seats, whereas the Congress-NCP combine is ahead on 24 seats of Sangli-Miraj-Kupwad Mahanagar Palika.
03 Aug, 14:17 (IST)
The BJP is now leading on 29 wards in Sangli-Miraj-Kupwad Municipal Corporation. The Congress-NCP struggle with leads on 27 wards. Others are leading on 2 in the Mahanagar Palika.
03 Aug, 14:07 (IST)
BJP continues to lead on 25 wards of SMKC while the Congress-NCP combine is ahead on 23 and Others on 2.
03 Aug, 13:52 (IST)
The BJP is now leading on 25 seats in Sangli-Miraj-Kupwad Municipal Corporation. The Congress-NCP alliance is second with a lead on 22 seats.
03 Aug, 13:33 (IST)
In a turn of events, the BJP has now emerged ahead of the Congress-NCP combine. The BJP has now secured lead on 23 seats, where the 'secular' alliance was leading on 22 seats.
03 Aug, 12:32 (IST)
The Congress-NCP combine is now leading on 33 out of the 78 seats in Sangli-Miraj-Kupwad Mahanagar Palika. The BJP is ahead on 13 seats.
03 Aug, 12:27 (IST)
Asaduddin Owaisi's All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) has so far failed to open its account in Sangli-Miraj-Kupwad Mahanagar Palika.
03 Aug, 12:04 (IST)
The Congress-NCP alliance has secured lead on 22 seats, whereas the BJP is ahead on just 9 seats in the Sangli-Miraj-Kupwad Mahanagar Palika.
03 Aug, 11:56 (IST)
The Congress-NCP alliance has extended its lead to 22 seats, whereas the BJP is ahead on just 9 seats.
03 Aug, 11:42 (IST)
The Congress-NCP combine is leading on 20 seats, whereas the BJP is ahead on 12 seats. The outcome suggests a big gain for the BJP as it failed to win a single seat in the last election.
03 Aug, 11:35 (IST)
The NCP has won all four seats in ward number 6 of the Sangli-Miraj-Kupwad Municipal Corporation.
03 Aug, 11:29 (IST)
The Congress-NCP combine is ahead of the BJP with a lead on 12 seats. The BJP has secured lead on 7 seats.
03 Aug, 11:21 (IST)
The Congress-NCP combine is leading on 11 seats, whereas the BJP is ahead on seven seats. Interestingly, the BJP failed to win a single seat in the last election.
03 Aug, 11:07 (IST)
Sangli-Miraj-Kupwad Municipal Corporation Election Results
Sangli-Miraj-Kupwad Municipal Corporation Election Results | |
Party | Leading/Winning |
Congress | 5 |
BJP | 7 |
Shiv Sena | - |
NCP | 5 |
Others | 1 |
03 Aug, 11:03 (IST)
BJP candidate Sonal Patil is leading in ward number 15 of the Sangli-Miraj-Kupwad Municipal Corporation.
03 Aug, 10:51 (IST)
The BJP has now secured lead on 7 seats, whereas the Congress is ahead on 4 seats in the Sangli-Miraj-Kupwad Municipal Corporation election. The NCP too is leading on 4 seats.
03 Aug, 10:37 (IST)
The Congress is leading in four seats of ward number 15 and three seats in ward number 10. The BJP is ahead in one seat of ward number 10.
03 Aug, 10:30 (IST)
Four candidates of the Congress are reportedly leading in ward number 15 of the Sangli-Miraj-Kupwad Municipal Corporation.
03 Aug, 10:27 (IST)
The Congress had won 41 of the 78 seats in the last election of Sangli-Miraj-Kupwad Municipal Corporation. The NCP stood second with 11 seats.
Mumbai, Aug 3: The results of election to the Sangli-Miraj-Kupwad Municipal Corporation (SMKMC) in western Maharashtra will be declared today. Counting of votes for the Sangli-Miraj-Kupwad Municipal Corporation election results will begin at 10 am. Around 62 per cent polling was registered in SMKMC civic body that went to polls on Wednesday. Catch live updates on the Sangli-Miraj-Kupwad Municipal Corporation election results here.
As many as 451 candidates are in fray for 78 seats in the SMKMC. The main contest is between the alliance of the ruling Congress and the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The SMKMC is considered a stronghold of the Congress as its veteran leader, late Patangrao Kadam hailed from the region. The grand old party had won 41 of the 78 seats in the last election. Stakes are high for the Congress as it cannot afford losing its another bastion to the rising BJP a year before Assembly polls in the state.
Besides SMKMC, the eletion results of Jalgaon City Municipal Corporation (JCMC) will also be declared today. In Jalgaon, around 55 per cent voters exercised their franchise on Wednesday. As many as 303 candidates are in the fray for 75 seats in Jalgaon. In Jalgaon, Shiv Sena-BJP have an informal alliance, while Congress-NCP had formed a pre-poll tie-up. Stay connected with us to get instant live updates on the Sangli-Miraj-Kupwad Municipal Corporation election results.
(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on Aug 03, 2018 08:32 AM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).