BMC Elections 2017: Ward-wise split of voter turnout in Mumbai
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The Maharashtra State Election Commission (SEC) has released the ward-wise split of voting percentages across the city for the recently concluded Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections.
Although the country’s commercial capital and the richest civic body has generally recorded a dismal voter turnout, officials were hopeful of a change this time around.
The elections for the cash-rich BMC, which went to polls on February 21, saw unprecedented rise in voter turnout, with 55 percent of the eligible population casting their vote.
The ward-wise split of BMC wards is given below:
| Ward | Voter Turnout 2017 | Voter Turnout 2012 |
|---|---|---|
| A | 49.11% | 34.15% |
| B | 49.11% | 37.39% |
| C | 47.27% | 37.14% |
| D | 47.27% | 41.25% |
| E | 49.11% | 35.38% |
| F/N | 58% | 41.47% |
| F/S | 55.27% | 48.49% |
| G/N | 54.33% | 43.41% |
| G/S | 53.53% | 46.72% |
| H/E | 58.94% | 46.08% |
| H/W | 52.36% | 41.59% |
| K/E | 60% | 48.29% |
| K/W | 47.39% | 40.99% |
| L | 55.58% | 42.95% |
| M/E | 51% | 43.49% |
| M/W | 56.82% | 46.18% |
| N | 54.50% | 46.20% |
| P/N | 56.50% | 46.75% |
| P/S | 53.49% | 45.16% |
| R/N | 60% | 48.19% |
| R/C | 61.50% | 42.58% |
| R/S | 57% | 44.46% |
| S | 57% | 49.52% |
| T | 60.50% | 38.54% |
The ward-wise split of election wards is given below:
1. Election ward-wise voter turnout (highest to lowest percentage)
2. Election ward-wise voter turnout (highest to lowest percentage)
3. Election ward-wise voter turnout (highest to lowest percentage)
4. Election ward-wise voter turnout (highest to lowest percentage)
5. Election ward-wise voter turnout (highest to lowest percentage)
In Mumbai, 7,304 booths were setup to elect 227 BMC corporators from among 2,275 candidates. During the last election in 2012, Shiv Sena had won 75 of the 227 seats, with the BJP winning 31, the Congress 52 and the NCP 13.
The turnout for the 2017 elections was the highest since the last five elections or 25 years.
The historic turnout of last five elections is given below:
After seeing the response, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis thanked the people of Mumbai for coming out to vote.
“Thank you #Mumbai for the record voting percentage & people from all Municipal Corporations & ZP for participating in festival of democracy!” he tweeted.
Controlled by the Shiv Sena and BJP for four terms, the BMC has a budget of Rs 37,052 crore for the current year (2016-2017) and caters to a population of around 18.30 million. The vote counting process will begin on February 23.
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