# 2012 Maharashtra local elections

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 Parties | Seats won | Bodies won |
| Indian National Congress | 264 / 1,224 (22%) | Solapur Amravati |
| Nationalist Congress Party | 265 / 1,224 (22%) | Pune Pimpri-Chinchwad |
| Shiv Sena | 227 / 1,244 (18%) | Brihanmumbai Thane |
| Bharatiya Janata Party | 204 / 1,244 (16%) | Akola Nagpur |
| Maharashtra Navnirman Sena | 107 / 1,244 (9%) | Nashik |
| Others | 177 / 1,244 (14%) | |

## Results

The results by municipality were:

### Brihanmumbai Mahanagar Palika

| Party | Seats | Seats |
| Shiv Sena | 75 | 07 |
| Bharatiya Janata Party | 31 | 03 |
| Indian National Congress | 52 | 24 |
| Nationalist Congress Party | 13 | 01 |
| Maharashtra Navnirman Sena | 28 | 21 |
| Others | 28 | 01 |
| Total | 227 | 227 |

### Pune Municipal Corporation

| Party | Seats | Seats |
| Shiv Sena | 15 | 05 |
| Bharatiya Janata Party | 26 | 01 |
| Indian National Congress | 28 | 07 |
| Nationalist Congress Party | 51 | 05 |
| Maharashtra Navnirman Sena | 29 | 21 |
| Others | 3 | 11 |
| Total | 152 | 152 |

### Nagpur Municipal Corporation

| Party | Seats | Seats |
| Shiv Sena | 6 | 01 |
| Bharatiya Janata Party | 62 | 08 |
| Indian National Congress | 41 | 08 |
| Nationalist Congress Party | 6 | 02 |
| Maharashtra Navnirman Sena | 2 | 02 |
| Bahujan Samaj Party | 12 | 12 |
| Others | 16 | 16 |
| Total | 145 | 145 |

### Thane Municipal Corporation

| Party | Seats | Seats |
| Shiv Sena | 53 | 07 |
| Bharatiya Janata Party | 7 | 07 |
| Indian National Congress | 18 | 01 |
| Nationalist Congress Party | 34 | 01 |
| Maharashtra Navnirman Sena | 2 | 02 |
| Bahujan Samaj Party | 2 | 02 |
| Others | 14 | 14 |
| Total | 130 | 130 |

### Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation

| Party | Seats | Seats |
| Nationalist Congress Party | 83 | 22 |
| Indian National Congress | 14 | 06 |
| Shiv Sena | 14 | 01 |
| Bharatiya Janata Party | 3 | 02 |
| Maharashtra Navnirman Sena | 4 | 04 |
| Others | 10 | |
| Total | 128 | 128 |

### Nashik Municipal Corporation

| Party | Seats | Seats |
| Maharashtra Navnirman Sena | 40 | 28 |
| Nationalist Congress Party | 20 | 03 |
| Shiv Sena | 19 | 01 |
| Indian National Congress | 15 | 06 |
| Bharatiya Janata Party | 14 | 06 |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 3 | 03 |
| Others | 11 | |
| Total | 122 | 122 |

### Solapur Municipal Corporation

| Party | Seats | Seats |
| Indian National Congress | 45 | 05 |
| Bharatiya Janata Party | 25 | 10 |
| Nationalist Congress Party | 16 | 02 |
| Shiv Sena | 8 | 01 |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 3 | 01 |
| Bahujan Samaj Party | 3 | 03 |
| Others | 2 | 01 |
| Total | 102 | 102 |

### Amravati Municipal Corporation

| Party | Seats | Seats |
| Indian National Congress | 25 | 06 |
| Nationalist Congress Party | 17 | 02 |
| Shiv Sena | 10 | 09 |
| Bharatiya Janata Party | 7 | 01 |
| Bahujan Samaj Party | 6 | 03 |
| Others | 22 | 01 |
| Total | 87 | 87 |

### Ulhasnagar Municipal Corporation

| Party | Seats | Seats |
| Nationalist Congress Party | 20 | 02 |
| Shiv Sena | 19 | 01 |
| Bharatiya Janata Party | 11 | 04 |
| Indian National Congress | 8 | 02 |
| Bahujan Samaj Party | 2 | 02 |
| Maharashtra Navnirman Sena | 1 | 01 |
| Others | 17 | 01 |
| Total | 78 | 78 |

### Akola Municipal Corporation

| Party | Seats | Seats |
| Bharatiya Janata Party | 18 | 04 |
| Indian National Congress | 18 | 02 |
| Shiv Sena | 8 | 04 |
| Nationalist Congress Party | 5 | 03 |
| Maharashtra Navnirman Sena | 1 | 01 |
| Others | 23 | 11 |
| Total | 73 | 73 |