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Date
City
Mumbai
12th December, 2016​

 

P ress Release

Municipal Council Elections in Pune and Latur districts, Maharashtra 2016

Dear Friends,

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Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) and Maharashtra Election Watch have analysed the self- sworn affidavits of 1184 candidates, who are contesting for the second phase of 14 Municipal Councils in Pune and Latur districts, 2016, scheduled to be held on 14th December, 2016.  Local bodies’ elections are being held for 324 seats in above 2 districts, details of which are as follows –

 

Summary and Highlights

 
 

 

S.N.  
District		 Municipal Council  
Seats		 Total Contesting Candidates
  1.  
 Pune Baramati 39 128
  1.  
 Pune Lonavala 25 81
  1.  
 Pune  Daund 24 86
  1.  
 Pune Talegaon Dabhade 26 108
  1.  
 Pune Aalandi 18 46
  1.  
 Pune Indapur 17 45
  1.  
 Pune Jejuri 17 72
  1.  
 Pune Junnar 17 68
  1.  
 Pune Saswad 19 99
  1.  
 Pune Shirur 21 65
  1.  
 Latur Udgir 38 158
  1.  
 Latur Ausa 20 68
  1.  
 Latur Nilanga 20 72
  1.  
 Latur Ahmedpur 23 88
    Total 324 1,184
 

 Financial Background
·   Crorepati Candidates: Out of the 1184 candidates analyzed, 96 (8%) are crorepatis.

·   Average Assets: The average assets per candidate analyzed for this election, is Rs. 39 Lakhs +, for above 2 districts. 
·   High Assets: The candidate with highest declared total assets is Raju Tukaram Bhosale who is contesting from Shirur municipal council (Pune), with assets worth Rs. 16 crores+. The top ten candidates with highest declared assets are: - 

S.No. Name Name of Municipal Council Ward No Movable Assets (Rs) Immovable Assets (Rs) Total Assets (Rs)
1 Raju Tukaram Bhosale shirur 8 34,11,154 15,80,51,056 16,14,62,210
 16 Crore+
2 Jagdish Gokuldas Panjabi indapur 1 1,43,86,000 12,77,00,000 14,20,86,000
 14 Crore+
3 Shekhar Kanhaiyalal Bajaj talegaon-dabhade 2 1,67,04,560 10,36,31,000 12,03,35,560
 12 Crore+
4 Chandrakalabai Jagannath Dange lonavala 7 21,15,000 11,47,00,000 11,68,15,000
 11 Crore+
5 Vinod Vasant Biramne saswad 1 31,38,637 11,10,71,960 11,42,10,597
 11 Crore+
6 Mohan Hulesing Patil baramati 17 83,13,134 7,75,41,111 8,58,54,245 
 8 Crore+
7 Laxman Maruti Parthe saswad 1 29,52,200 7,80,00,000 8,09,52,200 
 8 Crore+
8 Ravindra Karsan Chaudhari talegaon-dabhade 7 35,72,225 7,01,51,000 7,37,23,225 
 7 Crore+
9 Shrikant Govind Shinde alandi 9 14,84,000 6,50,00,000 6,64,84,000 
 6 Crore+
10 Varsha Amol Bagal baramati 6 1,43,27,200 4,71,25,000 6,14,52,200 
 6 Crore+
 

Table 2: Candidates declaring high assets


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