Shiv Sena polled just 1% higher than BJP despite contesting 16 seats more

  • | Saturday | 25th February, 2017

MUMBAI: Shiv Sena bagged 28.32% of the votes in the BMC election, roughly 14.5 lakh of the total 50 lakh polled. In the last BMC elections in 2012, MNS had secured 28 seats.Other parties and independent candidates secured 7,19,539 votes (14.11 %) and won 14 seats. It emerged the single biggest party, winning 84 out of the 227 seats.The BJP, which stood second with 82 seats, had a 27.32% vote share with 13.9 lakh votes despite contesting 16 seats less than the Sena.Figures released by the BMC shows Congress stood at third position securing 15.95% of the popular vote (8,13,177 votes). 31 of its candidates were elected of the 221 in the fray. The NCP polled 2.47 lakh votes and its tally reduced to 9 from 14 in the last election.MNS which damaged the Shiv Sena's chances in some seats secured 7.74 % (3,94,653 votes) and won seven seats.In all, MNS contested 201 and split the Marathi vote in several wards.

MUMBAI: Shiv Sena bagged 28.32% of the votes in the BMC election, roughly 14.5 lakh of the total 50 lakh polled. It emerged the single biggest party, winning 84 out of the 227 seats.The BJP, which stood second with 82 seats, had a 27.32% vote share with 13.9 lakh votes despite contesting 16 seats less than the Sena.Figures released by the BMC shows Congress stood at third position securing 15.95% of the popular vote (8,13,177 votes). 31 of its candidates were elected of the 221 in the fray. Many of its senior leaders lost the election.Observers said one of the reasons for the poor performance of the Congress was that the Samajwadi Party and NCP's candidates eroded the former's vote share in its traditional strongholds. The NCP polled 2.47 lakh votes and its tally reduced to 9 from 14 in the last election.MNS which damaged the Shiv Sena's chances in some seats secured 7.74 % (3,94,653 votes) and won seven seats.In all, MNS contested 201 and split the Marathi vote in several wards. In the last BMC elections in 2012, MNS had secured 28 seats.Other parties and independent candidates secured 7,19,539 votes (14.11 %) and won 14 seats.

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