2017 Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation election

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation election, 2017 is an election of members to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation which governs Greater Mumbai, the largest city in India. It took place on 21 February 2017.^[1][2] Total Voters was 91,80,654.

2017 Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation election

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All 227 seats in Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation 114 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	55.53 %
First party Second party Third party   Party SHS BJP INC Last election 75 31 52 Seats won 84 82 31 Seat change 9 51 21   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Party NCP MNS AIMIM Last election 13 28 Seats won 9 7 2 Seat change 4 21 2   Seventh party   Party SP Seats won 6 Seat change 6
BMC majority before election SHS Elected BMC majority SHS

Schedule

Brihanmumbai Mahanagar Palika election was held on 21 February 2017 in a single phase. Results were announced on 23 February 2017.

Result

The ruling Shiv Sena was voted as the largest party in elections. BJP did immensely well by jumping from 31 to 82 seats. No Party could get a clear majority, however, later BJP supported Shiv Sena for the Mayor post. Indian National Congress had fallen to 31 seats, while Maharashtra Navnirman Sena dropped to 7 seats.

Party		Seats	Seat Change	Alliance-wise
	Shiv Sena	84	9	166
	Bharatiya Janata Party	82	51
	Indian National Congress	31	21	40
	Nationalist Congress Party	9	4
	Maharashtra Navnirman Sena	7	21
	Samajwadi Party	6	6
	All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen	2	2
	Akhil Bharatiya Sena	1	1
	Independent	5
Total		227

References

1. "BMC Election Results 2017 Live Updates: BJP gains big, Shiv Sena holds ground as Congress loses most". India Today. 23 February 2017. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
2. Shaikh, Mohammed Uzair (11 January 2017). "BMC elections to be held on Feb 21, results out on Feb 23". India News, Breaking News | India.com. Retrieved 14 June 2021.