By Admin 
Elections for 29 municipal corporations in Maharashtra are to be held on January 15. But even before the elections, BJP candidates have won unopposed at some places. Even before the start of voting in Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC) elections in Thane district, two women candidates of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won unopposed. According to officials, Rekha Choudhary, who was a councilor for more than a decade, was declared victorious from Ward No. 18 (Kachore) and Asawari Kedar Navre was declared victorious unopposed from Ward No. 26 (A).
BJP state unit president Ravindra Chavan termed this victory as the “highest civilian honour” received by the public. He said, “This is a mark of solving problems at the grassroots level in Kachore for ten years and standing with every citizen. People expressed their views by remaining silent.”
Unopposed victory gives message of confidence – Devendra Fadnavis
Asawari Kedar Navare is a new face in municipal politics, but his family has been associated with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) since the beginning. Chavan informed about this victory to Chief Minister and senior BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis through video call. On this, Fadnavis said, “Victory is victory, but unopposed victory gives the message of confidence. May this energy take us forward towards better welfare-Dombivli.” Elections to 29 municipal corporations, including KDMC, across the state will be held on January 15 and the counting of votes will be done the next day.
A total of 2,516 nominations filed for BMC elections
A total of 2,516 nominations have been filed for the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections, out of which 2,122 nominations were submitted on the last day itself. Officials gave this information on Wednesday. Officials said that the BMC elections of 227 wards will be held on January 15 and the counting of votes will be done the next day. The process of filing nominations started on 23 December and ended on 30 December. According to officials, the scrutiny of nomination papers started at 11 am on Wednesday, while candidates can withdraw their candidature till 3 pm on January 2.
Out of the total 2,516 nomination papers filed with 23 election officers of the city, ‘M-East’ ward received the maximum of 183 nominations. This ward includes areas like Govandi, Deonar, Chembur, Trombay, Mankhurd and Anik. Local officials said a little more than 400 nominations had been filed till December 29, while last-minute negotiations over seat sharing between parties resulted in 2,122 candidates submitting their nomination papers on the last day. He said that till December 30, a total of 11,391 nomination forms had been distributed.
So far 5 BJP candidates have won unopposed in Maharashtra.
- In Kalyan Municipal Corporation, two BJP candidates Rekha Choudhary and Asavari Navghare won unopposed.
- BJP’s Nitin Patil was elected councilor from Ward No. 18 (B) without opposition in Panvel Municipal Corporation.
- BJP’s account opened in Dhule also. Ujwal Bhosle won unopposed.
- Another BJP candidate from Kalyan-Dombivli, Ranjana Penkar, was elected unopposed from ward number 26.