NCP candidates have an unopposed win in zonal elections

PUNE: NCP candidates won the elections to all the six posts of zonal presidents of Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) unopposed after the BJP and Congress candidates withdrew their nominations.
The elections to the posts of zonal presidents of PCMC were held unopposed after the BJP and Congress candidates withdrew their nominations.
There are six zones in PCMC and each has a president elected every year from among the corporators whose wards are in that particular zone.The elections to these six posts were held at the PCMC main office building in Pimpri. The ruling Nationalist Congress Party has a clear majority in all the zones and its candidates were expected to win but these elections have gained importance as the municipal elections will be held in February 2017.
NCP candidates Vaishali Kalbhor, Vinaya Tapkir and Shubhangi Borhade were elected presidents of Zones A, E and F unopposed as they were the lone candidates who had submitted their nominations. NCP candidate Sandeep Chinchwade of NCP and Sheetal Shinde of BJP were the two candidates for the post of Zone B president. But Shinde withdrew his nomination as a result Chinchwade was elected as unopposed.
Kiran Mote of NCP and Geeta Mancharkar of Congress were the two candidates for the post of Zone C president. But Mancharkar withdrew her nomination as a result Mote was elected as unopposed.