Elections for zila parishads and panchayat samiti were held on 7 February 2012. Municipal elections were held across various cities in Maharashtra, India on 16 February. In different cities elections results were mixed by party. The capital, Mumbai, resulted in a plurality for the Shiv Sena and the second largest city of Pune resulted in a Nationalist Congress Party plurality.
Rules According to the Election Commission of India's rules the day before, day of and day after the elections were a dry day in the jurisdictions that held elections.
Parties The parties that took part in the municipal elections were: +Contesting partiesSeats wonBodies wonNationalist Congress Party Pune Pimpri-ChinchwadIndian National Congress Solapur AmravatiShiv Sena Brihanmumbai ThaneBharatiya Janata Party Akola NagpurMaharashtra Navnirman Sena NashikOthers
Results The results by municipality were: Brihanmumbai Mahanagar Palika
Party SeatsShiv Sena75 07Bharatiya Janata Party31 03Indian National Congress52 24Nationalist Congress Party13 01Maharashtra Navnirman Sena28 21Others28 01Total227
Pune Municipal Corporation Party SeatsShiv Sena15 05Bharatiya Janata Party26 01Indian National Congress28 07Nationalist Congress Party51 05Maharashtra Navnirman Sena29 21Others3 11Total152
Nagpur Municipal Corporation Party SeatsShiv Sena6 01Bharatiya Janata Party62 08Indian National Congress41 08Nationalist Congress Party6 02Maharashtra Navnirman Sena2 02Bahujan Samaj Party12 12Others16 16Total145
Thane Municipal Corporation Party SeatsShiv Sena53 07Bharatiya Janata Party7 07Indian National Congress18 01Nationalist Congress Party34 01Maharashtra Navnirman Sena2 02Bahujan Samaj Party2 02Others14 14Total130
Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation Party SeatsNationalist Congress Party83 22Indian National Congress14 06Shiv Sena14 01Bharatiya Janata Party3 02Maharashtra Navnirman Sena4 04Others10Total128
Nashik Municipal Corporation Party SeatsMaharashtra Navnirman Sena40 28Nationalist Congress Party20 03Shiv Sena19 01Indian National Congress15 06Bharatiya Janata Party14 06Communist Party of India (Marxist)3 03Others11Total122
Solapur Municipal Corporation Party SeatsIndian National Congress45 05Bharatiya Janata Party25 10Nationalist Congress Party16 02Shiv Sena8 01Communist Party of India (Marxist)3 01Bahujan Samaj Party3 03Others2 01Total102
Amravati Municipal Corporation Party SeatsIndian National Congress25 06Nationalist Congress Party17 02Shiv Sena10 09Bharatiya Janata Party7 01Bahujan Samaj Party6 03Others22 01Total87
Ulhasnagar Municipal Corporation Party SeatsNationalist Congress Party20 02Shiv Sena19 01Bharatiya Janata Party11 04Indian National Congress8 02Bahujan Samaj Party2 02Maharashtra Navnirman Sena1 01Others17 01Total78
Akola Municipal Corporation Party SeatsBharatiya Janata Party18 04Indian National Congress18 02Shiv Sena8 04Nationalist Congress Party5 03Maharashtra Navnirman Sena1 01Others23 11Total73
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