Nagpur: Voting for the crucial Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) election got underway on Tuesday morning with two major parties – BJP and Congress — at the forefront of this battle of ‘prestige.’
A total of 20,93,391 voters including, 10,70,828 men and 10,22,500 women, will decide the fate of 1135 candidates for the 151-member civic body.
The stakes are high for Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis who has led campaigning for his party from the front in his hometown.
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Among the early voters, was the family of senior Congress leader and former Union Minister Vilas Muttemwar. Accompanied by son Vishal, two daughters-in-law, Muttemwar exercised his franchise at a polling centre in west Nagpur.
BJP candidate from Prabhag 15C, Rupa Rai, was also seen waiting outside a polling centre to cast her vote.
This time, the NMC elections are being held on multi-member wards (Prabhag) system. The NMC will have 151 members. The total numbers of Prabhags will be 38. The 37 Prabhags will have four-member ward while one Prabhag will have three members. The voters will have to elect four members from each Prabhag.
