PUNE: The first list of NCP candidates for the municipal elections in Pimpri-Chinchwad features the names of the present mayor, a few former mayors and close relatives of MLAs and few corporators. As many as 15 corporators have been renominated for the elections.
Besides mayor Yogesh Behl, the other names include former mayors Mangala Kadam, R S Kumar, Aparna Doke, standing committee chairperson Suman Pawale, Laxman Bhosale, brother of former mayor Hanumant Bhosale, and Mohin Lande, present corporator and wife of MLA Vilas Lande.
Others in the list include, Javed Shaikh, Ajit Gavhane, Mahesh Landge, Jitendra Nanaware, Santosh Kokane, Kailas Thopate, Shobha Adiyal, and Shakuntala Dharade. Former
Congress corporator Narayan Bahirwade, who recently joined NCP, has been given candidature.
Independent corporator Vasant Londhe, former corporators Vilas Nandgude, Zhamabai Barne, former standing committee chairpersons Shamim Pathan, former corporator, Sukhdevi Natekar, Chhaya Sable, wife of corporator Jagannath Sable, and Vijay Sutar, husband of corporator Vijaya Sutar have been included.Vimal Datir, Shubhangi Borade, Balasaheb Londhe, Rajendra Gawde, Pankaj Thorat, Anjali Gawde, Seema Phuge, Nitin Landge, Chitrakala Shinde, Sujata Palande, Usha Kale, Shekhar Ovhal, Malati Bhujbal, Seema Sathe, Rajendra Jagtap, Shailaja Shitole, and Rohit Kate are also part of the list.