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{{Politics of India}}
The '''[[elections in India|elections]]''' in 2012 were scheduled for seven [[Vidhan Sabha]]s and several local elections were also conducted. The 14th presidential election to elect the 13th president of the [[India|republic]] was also held in 2012. The tenure of the legislative assemblies of [[Goa]], [[Gujarat]], [[Himachal Pradesh]], [[Manipur]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], [[Uttar Pradesh]] and [[Uttarakhand]] were to expire during the year. The [[Election Commission of India]] issued the dates for the elections in Manipur, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh and Goa to take place in the first quarter of the year. Whereas the elections were held in Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat in the last quarter of the year.

In the first rounds of elections, Manipur and Punjab resulted in an incumbent government victory; while in Uttar Pradesh and Goa there was a heavy [[anti-incumbency|anti-incumbent]] victory; and Uttarakhand resulted in a [[hung parliament|hung assembly]] with an anti-incumbent plurality and in the second round, in Himachal Pradesh, [[BJP]] led by incumbent Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal lost due to a huge anti-incumbency wave arising mainly out of corruption and lack of good governance. Congress veteran leader Virbhadra Singh took oath for record sixth term as next Chief Minister. In the western state of [[Gujarat]] incumbent Chief Minister [[Narendra Modi]], in power since 2002, was running for his fourth term. Elections, held in two phases, reverted [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP), in power in Gujarat since 1995, with 119 seat out of 182.
{{Infobox election
| election_name     = Elections in India 
| country           = India 
| previous_election = 2011 elections in India 
| previous_year     = 2011
| election_date     = 2012
| next_election     = 2013 elections in India 
| next_year         = 2013
}}
{{Politics of India}}

==Presidential election==
{{main|2012 Indian presidential election}}
[[Image:Secretary Tim Geithner and Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee 2010 crop.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Pranab Mukherjee]]]]
The 14th [[Indirect election|indirect presidential election]], in order to elect the 13th [[President of India|president]], was held in [[India]] on 19 July 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main1/current/PN1262012.pdf|title=Election to the office of President of India, 2012 (14th Presidential election)|date=12 June 2012|access-date=18 June 2012|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]}}</ref> On 22 July, [[Pranab Mukherjee]] was declared the winner.<ref>{{cite news|title=Pranab Mukherjee voted India's 13th President|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-22/india/32787938_1_vote-value-mukherjee-and-sangma-india-s-13th-president|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130316043938/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-22/india/32787938_1_vote-value-mukherjee-and-sangma-india-s-13th-president|url-status=dead|archive-date=16 March 2013|access-date=22 July 2012|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=22 July 2012}}</ref> Mukheree gained 373,116 MP votes and 340,647 MLA votes for a total of 713,763 votes to win the election. He defeated [[P. A. Sangma]], who got 145,848 MP votes and 170,139 MLA votes for a total of 315,987 votes.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://164.100.47.5/pres2012/pressrelease/English.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=23 July 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130607174759/http://164.100.47.5/pres2012/pressrelease/English.pdf |archive-date=7 June 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Mukherjee's win was aided by cross-voting.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/pranab-mukherjee-helped-by-cross-voting-in-karnataka-bjp-246245?pfrom=home-otherstories|title=Pranab Mukherjee helped by cross voting in Karnataka BJP|author=Maya Sharma|date=22 July 2012|work=NDTV.com}}</ref>

==Legislative Assembly elections==

=== Goa ===
{{main|2012 Goa legislative assembly election}}
[[Image:Goa in India.png|thumb|right|[[Goa, India|Goa]]]]
The [[Indian National Congress]] has been governing [[Goa]] since 2005 with coalition partners, despite a controversial [[vote of confidence]].{{Citation needed|date=January 2012}} It will go to the election with its ally, the [[Nationalist Congress Party]], under Chief Minister [[Digambar Kamat]].{{citation needed|date=January 2012}} The main opposition BJP will go to the election under the leadership of former Chief Minister [[Manohar Parrikar]]. Corruption over mining is expected to be an issue in the election,<ref>[http://www.mining.com/2011/09/21/indian-iron-ore-corruption-scandal-spreads-to-goa/ Indian iron ore corruption scandal spreads to Goa] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120911005442/http://www.mining.com/2011/09/21/indian-iron-ore-corruption-scandal-spreads-to-goa/ |date=11 September 2012 }}. MINING.com. Retrieved on 6 January 2012.</ref> as well as the BJP's attempts to reach out to Catholic voters.<ref>[http://www.navhindtimes.in/goa-news/bjp-seeks-make-inroads-catholic-vote-bank BJP seeks to make inroads into Catholic vote bank | iGoa]{{Dead link|date=September 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}. Navhindtimes.in (24 December 2011). Retrieved on 6 January 2012.</ref>

The election took place on 3 March. The result was announced on 6 March.
{{#section:2012 Goa legislative assembly election|Results}}
The BJP emerged as the largest party and along with its coalition partner, the [[Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party|MGP]], is set to form the next government. [[Manohar Parrikar]] is poised to be the chief ministerial candidate.

=== Manipur ===
[[Image:Manipur in India.png|thumb|right|[[Manipur]]]]
[[Okram Ibobi Singh]] of the Indian National Congress has led Manipur for two consecutive full terms. The main opposition consists of the Manipur People's Party, Bharatiya Janata Party, Nationalist Congress Party and Janata Dal – United.<ref>[http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=dec3011/oth06 The Assam Tribune Online] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140305151705/http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=dec3011%2Foth06 |date=5 March 2014 }}. Assamtribune.com (30 December 2011). Retrieved on 6 January 2012.</ref>

There are 60 constituencies for which 2,357 polling stations are to be set up. In a total electorate of 17,40,820 people; 8,51,323 are men and 8,89,497 are women. The major issues are territorial integrity (which ensues from the entry of the [[Nagaland People's Front]] (the ruling party in neighbouring [[Nagaland]]) into the electoral politics of Manipur), the road blockades of National Highways 39 and 53 and the role of insurgents.<ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/other-states/article2817343.ece In Manipur, a tough battle looms] The Hindu, 21-01-2012</ref>

The election took place on 28 January. The result was announced on 6 March.<ref name="eciresults.nic.in">{{cite web|url=http://eciresults.nic.in/PartyWiseResult.htm|title=Partywise Result|access-date=7 March 2012|archive-date=15 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131215065208/http://eciresults.nic.in/PartyWiseResult.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="autogenerated1">[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main1/current/PN24122011.pdf Election Commission of India. Press note]. 24 December 2011</ref> as shown below:<ref name="result">{{cite web|url=http://eciresults.ap.nic.in/ |title=Partywise Result |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140703101135/http://eciresults.ap.nic.in/ |archive-date=3 July 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/assembly-polls/manipur-polls-counting-in-60-seats-non-congress-parties-form-new-bloc-182929|title=Assembly election results: Counting begins for 60 seats in Manipur|author=Press Trust of India|date=6 March 2012|work=NDTV.com}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
! align="center" | Rank
! align="center" | Party
! align="center" | Seats Contested
! align="center" | Seats Won
! align="center" | % Votes
! align="center" | % Votes in <br /> Seats Contested
|- style="background: #90EE90;"
|1||align="left"|[[Indian National Congress]] (INC)||'''60'''||'''42'''||'''42.43'''||'''42.43'''
|-
|2||align="left"|[[All India Trinamool Congress]] (AITC)||'''47'''||'''7'''||'''17.01'''||'''21.78'''
|-
|3||align="left"|[[Manipur State Congress Party]]||'''31'''||'''5'''||'''8.39'''||'''17.08'''
|-
|4||align="left"|[[Naga People's Front]] (NPF)||'''11'''||'''4'''||'''6.65'''||'''32.05'''
|-
|5||align="left"|[[Nationalist Congress Party]] (NCP)||'''23'''||'''1'''||'''7.23'''||'''19.26'''
|-
|5||align="left"|[[Lok Janshakti Party]] (LJP)||'''1'''||'''1'''||'''0.54'''||'''35.78'''
|-
|||align="centre"|'''Total '''|| ||'''60'''||||
|}

=== Punjab===
[[Image:Punjab in India.png|thumb|right|[[Punjab, India|Punjab]]]]
Punjab forms the northwest part of India. Its capital is Chandigarh, which is a Union territory and also a capital of Haryana.

In the political scenario, Punjab has three main parties divided into two factions, NDA and Congress. The NDA part consists of Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP), while UPA is dominated mainly by the Congress. The SAD consists of several break-away factions of what once was a unified Akali Dal. BJP has mainly played a supporting role, mainly trying to consolidate the Hindu votes in favour of the alliance. Congress had an upper hand in the 2002 assembly elections, but SAD+BJP combine bounced back quite easily in the 2007 polls.

Punjab Elections 2012 Date:

The state will go to polls in a single phase on 30 Jan 2012 and Punjab election results will be declared on 4 March 2012.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Political Party||  	No. of Seats
|-
|Akali Dal||	            56
|-
|BJP||	                    12
|-
|Congress||	            46
|-
|Others||	                    3
|}
Punjab has traditionally voted [[anti-incumbency]] in assembly elections. The incumbent government is an alliance of the [[Shiromani Akali Dal]] and the Bharatiya Janta Party under Chief Minister [[Parkash Singh Badal]]. The opposition Indian National Congress contested the election under the leadership of former Chief Minister Captain [[Amarinder Singh]]. The governance of the ruling coalition was the main election issue, besides the issue of the potential succession of the chief minister's son, [[Sukhbir Singh Badal]].<ref>[http://www.punjabnewsline.com/content/sad-need-defy-history-and-anti-incumbency-win-january-assembly-elections/34872 SAD need to defy history and anti-incumbency to win January assembly elections @ www.punjabnewsline.com] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120108012519/http://www.punjabnewsline.com/content/sad-need-defy-history-and-anti-incumbency-win-january-assembly-elections/34872 |date=8 January 2012 }}. Punjabnewsline.com (28 December 2011). Retrieved on 6 January 2012.</ref><ref>[http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/cm-badal-assembly-elections-shiromani-akali-dal/1/165876.html Punjab polls: Family woes keep CM Badal on toes : North News – India Today]. Indiatoday.intoday.in (26 December 2011). Retrieved on 6 January 2012.</ref>

A new entrant was the front Sanjha Morcha which consists of the newly formed [[People's Party of Punjab]] (PPP) led by former finance minister [[Manpreet Singh Badal]]. The Sanjha Morcha consists of the PPP, the [[Communist Party of India]], the [[Communist Party of India - Marxist]] and the Akali Dal (Longowal).{{citation needed|date=January 2012}}

The election took place on 30 January, with the result announced on 6 March.<ref name="autogenerated1"/> 
The result is shown below:<ref name="result"/>

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
! align="center" | Rank
! align="center" | Party
! align="center" | Seats Contested
! align="center" | Seats Won
! align="center" | % Votes
! align="center" | % Votes in <br /> Seats Cont.
|- style="background: #90EE90;" 
|1||align="left"|[[Shiromani Akali Dal]] (SAD)||'''94'''||'''56'''||'''34.59'''||'''42.19'''
|-style="background: #90EE90;"
|3||align="left"|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP)||'''23'''||'''12'''||'''7.15'''||'''39.73'''
|-
|2||align="left"|[[Indian National Congress]]||'''117'''||'''46'''||'''39.92'''||'''39.92'''
|-
|4||align="left"|[[Independent (politician)|Independent]]||-||'''3'''||'''7.13'''|| 
|-
| ||align="centre"|'''Total '''|| ||'''117'''||||
|}

=== Uttarakhand ===
{{main|2012 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election}}
[[Image:Uttarakhand in India.png|thumb|right|[[Uttarakhand]]]]
Uttarakhand has turned out incumbent governments in the two elections held since its creation. The Bharatiya Janata Party fought the election under the leadership of its Chief Minister [[Bhuwan Chandra Khanduri]]. The main opposition Indian National Congress was led in the assembly by [[Harak Singh Rawat]], but no Chief Ministerial candidate has been proposed. The interim tenure of former Chief Minister [[Ramesh Pokhriyal]], which was marked by large-scale corruption accusations, was likely to be the main election issue.<ref>[http://connect.in.com/bharatiya-janata-party/news/uttarakhand-cm-nishank-may-be-asked-to-step-down-sources-35755-ddf36c458b719fe3defc4efd0daf19aa99e21b60.html Uttarakhand CM Nishank may be asked to step down :Sources : Bharatiya Janata Party News]{{Dead link|date=September 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}. Connect.in.com (10 September 2011). Retrieved on 6 January 2012.</ref>

The election took place on 30 January, with the result announced on 6 March.<ref name="autogenerated1"/> The INC's [[Vijay Bahuguna]] was appointed CM despite not having won a vote to be the party's leader in the legislative assembly. This came under criticism over corruption and caste as 24 of the 32 MLAs boycotted the swearing-in in support of the [[Rajput]] candidate [[Harish Rawat]] (whose caste is now a majority in Uttarakhand) as opposed to the [[Brahmin]] CM. Rawat also had the support of the outgoing leader of the opposition [[Harak Singh Rawat]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Revolt erupts in Uttarakhand as Harish Rawat denied CM post|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Revolt-erupts-in-Uttarakhand-as-Harish-Rawat-denied-CM-post/articleshow/12253771.cms?referral=PM|newspaper=The Times of India|date=14 March 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/editorial_uttarakhand-sorry-state-of-congress_1662133|title=Uttarakhand: Sorry state of Congress|date=14 March 2012|work=dna}}</ref> The detailed result is given below:<ref name="result"/>

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
! align="center" | Rank
! align="center" | Party
! align="center" | Seats Contested
! align="center" | Seats Won
! align="center" | % Votes
! align="center" | % Votes in <br /> Seats Contested
|- style="background: #90EE90;" 
|1||align="left"|[[Indian National Congress]] (INC)||'''70'''||'''32'''||'''33.79'''||'''33.79'''
|- style="background: #90EE90;" 
|3||align="left"|[[Bahujan Samaj Party]] (BSP)||'''70'''||'''3'''||'''12.19'''||'''12.19'''
|- style="background: #90EE90;" 
|4||align="left"|[[Independents (politician)|Independents]]|| ||'''3'''||'''12.34'''|| 
|- style="background: #90EE90;" 
|5||align="left"|[[Uttarakhand Kranti Dal]] (P)||'''44'''||'''1'''||'''1.93'''||'''3.18'''
|-
|2||align="left"|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP)||'''70'''||'''31'''||'''33.13'''||'''33.13'''
|- 
| ||align="centre"|'''Total '''|| ||'''70'''||||
|}

Notably the incumbent CM B. C. Khanduri lost his seat. 
<br /> '''Vijay Bahuguna''' Won Bye-Election held on 8 July from [[Sitarganj (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Sitarganj]] seat vacated due to resignation of BJP MLA '''Kiran Mandal'''.<br />
Thus Increasing Congress Seats to 33<br />
And Reducing BJP strength to 30

=== Uttar Pradesh ===
[[Image:Uttar Pradesh in India.png|thumb|right|[[Uttar Pradesh]]]]
{{main|2012 Uttar Pradesh legislative assembly election}}
[[Mayawati]]'s [[Bahujan Samaj Party]] completed its first full-term;{{citation needed|date=March 2012}} however, it came under criticism for corruption and publicity for the erection of statues and parks in honour of its chief minister. In the run-up to the election, the BSP fired some ministers and denied re-election to sitting legislators to avoid the corruption stigma.<ref>[https://archive.today/20120913084025/http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/government-and-policy/article2758520.ece?ref=wl_industry-and-economy Business Line : Industry & Economy / Government & Policy : Mayawati likely to sack more Ministers in image makeover]. Thehindubusinessline.com. Retrieved on 6 January 2012.</ref> Another important issue was the proposed division into four smaller provinces to which the primary opposition party, the [[Samajwadi Party]], is opposed.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-15814828 BBC News - India: Uttar Pradesh assembly backs state division]. Bbc.co.uk (21 November 2011). Retrieved on 6 January 2012.</ref>

The election was conducted in seven phases on 8, 11, 15, 19, 23, 28 February and 3 March. Voter turnout was nearly 59.5% voters exercising their franchise. The result was announced 6 March 2012,<ref name="eciresults.nic.in"/><ref name="autogenerated1"/> with [[Akhilesh Yadav]] being the Chief Minister-designate of UP.{{Citation needed|date=March 2012}} The detailed result is shown below:

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
! align="center" | Rank
! align="center" | Party
! align="center" | Seats Contested
! align="center" | Seats Won
! align="center" | Seats Changed
! align="center" | % Votes
! align="center" | % Votes in <br /> Seats Contested
|- style="background: #90EE90;" 
|1||align="left"|[[Samajwadi Party]] (SP)||'''401'''||'''224'''||'''+ 127'''||'''29.16'''||'''29.28'''
|-
|2||align="left"|[[Bahujan Samaj Party]] (BSP)||'''403'''||'''80'''||''' - 126'''||'''25.92'''||'''25.92'''
|-
|3||align="left"|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP)||'''398'''||'''47'''||'''- 4'''||'''15.0'''||'''15.2'''
|-
|4||align="left"|[[Indian National Congress]] (INC)||'''355'''||'''28'''||'''+ 6'''||'''11.63'''||'''13.22'''
|-
|5||align="left"|[[Rashtriya Lok Dal]] (RLD)||'''46'''||'''9'''||'''- 1'''||'''2.33'''||'''20.07'''
|-
|6||align="left"|[[Independent (politician)|Independents]]|| ||'''6'''||'''- 3'''||'''4.13'''|| 
|-
|7||align="left"|[[Peace Party of India|Peace Party]]||'''208'''||'''4'''||||'''2.36'''||'''4.53'''
|-
|8||align="left"|[[Quami Ekta Dal]] ||'''43'''||'''2'''||||'''0.55'''||'''5.31'''
|-
|9||align="left"|[[Apna Dal]]||'''76'''||'''1'''||'''+ 1'''||'''0.9'''||'''4.86'''
|-
|9||align="left"|[[Nationalist Congress Party]] (NCP)||'''127'''||'''1'''||'''+ 1'''||'''0.33'''||'''1.05'''
|-
|9||align="left"|Ittehad-E-Millait Council (IEMC)||'''18'''||'''1'''||'''+ 1'''||'''0.25'''||'''5.61'''
|-
| ||align="centre"|'''Total '''|| ||'''403'''||||||
|}

=== Gujarat ===
[[Image:Gujarat in India.png|thumb|right|[[Gujarat, India|Gujarat]]]]
{{Main|2012 Gujarat legislative assembly election}}
Polls in Gujarat took place in two phases: First phase on 13 December 2012 and second phase on 17 December 2012. The counting was held on 20 December 2012. The BJP have held a majority in the state since 1995 and went to the election under the leadership of Chief Minister [[Narendra Modi]]. The Indian National Congress was the main opposition, but did not specified a chief ministerial candidate.

Counting of votes completed on 20 December 2012 before evening which started from 8.00am across the Gujarat State at specified location in every district. Results of the election are as following:

Total Seats: 182<br />
Results declared: 182 
<ref name=ATRU>{{cite web|title=Gujarat Assembly Election 2012, Live poll Results update|url=http://aajtak.intoday.in/gujrat-elections/live-poll-result.php?state=gujrat#partytally|publisher=Aaj Tak|access-date=20 December 2012}}</ref><ref name=ECResults>{{cite web|title=Partywise Results|url=http://eciresults.nic.in/PartyWiseResult.htm|publisher=Election Commission of India|access-date=20 December 2012|archive-date=15 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131215065208/http://eciresults.nic.in/PartyWiseResult.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Party !! Seats won
|-
| '''BJP''' ([[Bharatiya Janata Party]]) || 115
|-
| '''Congress''' ([[Indian National Congress]]) || 61
|-
| '''GPP''' ([[Gujarat Parivartan Party]]) || 2
|-
| '''NCP''' ([[Nationalist Congress Party]]) || 2
|-
| '''JD(U)''' ([[Janata Dal (United)]]) || 1
|-
| Independent || 1
|}

The BJP lost in 16 contests by a margin of less than 2%.<ref name=LMGE>{{cite web|title=Lowest Margin|url=http://www.indiavotes.com/nitiac/acinfo?stateac=29&yearac=2012|publisher=Election Commission of India|access-date=20 December 2012}}.</ref> The Congress won 46% seats with a margin of less than 5%.<ref name=CCGE>{{cite web|title=Close Contest|url=http://www.indiavotes.com/nitiac/closecontest?stateac=29&yearac=2012|publisher=Election Commission of India|access-date=20 December 2012}}</ref>

=== Himachal Pradesh===
{{Main|2012 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election}}
[[Image:Himachal Pradesh in India.png|thumb|right|[[Himachal Pradesh, India|Himachal Pradesh]]]]
Himachal Pradesh has 68 assembly seats, with 17 reserved for SCs and 3 for ST.
{{#section:2012 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|Results}}

== Assembly By-elections ==
=== [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly|Andhra Pradesh]] ===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
!S.No
!Date
!Constituency
!MLA before election
! colspan="2" |Party before election
!Elected MLA
! colspan="2" |Party after election
|-
!7
|10 March 2012
|[[Adilabad Assembly constituency|Adilabad]]
|[[Jogu Ramanna]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Telugu Desam Party}}" |
|[[Telugu Desam Party]]
|[[Jogu Ramanna]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Telangana Rashtra Samithi}}" |
|[[Telangana Rashtra Samithi]]
|}
=== [[Kerala Legislative Assembly|Kerala]] ===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
!S.No
!Date
!Constituency
!MLA before election
! colspan="2" |Party before election
!Elected MLA
! colspan="2" |Party after election
|-
!85
|17 March 2012
|[[Piravom Assembly constituency|Piravom]]
|[[T. M. Jacob]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Kerala Congress (Jacob)}}" |
|[[Kerala Congress (Jacob)]]
|[[Anoop Jacob]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Kerala Congress (Jacob)}}" |
|[[Kerala Congress (Jacob)]]
|}

==Local elections==
{{main|2012 Maharashtra municipal elections}}
[[2012 Maharashtra municipal elections|Municipal elections]] were held in various cities across [[Maharashtra]] 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.

==See also==

* [[Elections in Uttar Pradesh]]
*[[S. Y. Quraishi]]
*[[V. S. Sampath]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category-inline}}
*[http://eci.nic.in Election Commission of India]

{{Indian elections}}
{{Legislatures of India}}


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