2002 Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation election

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2002 Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation election
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  1997 2002 2007  

All 227 seats in BMC
114 seats needed for a majority
Turnout42%
 Majority partyMinority partyThird party
  Logo of Shiv Sena.svg INC Logo.png
Party SS INC BJP
Seats won976135
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 6Increase2.svg 13Increase2.svg 9

 Fourth party
  Nationalist Congress Party Election Symbol.png
Party NCP
Seats won12

BMC majority before election

SHS - BJP

Elected BMC majority

SHS - BJP

The 2002 BMC election was held in February 2002. [1] [2] [3]

Election result

Shiv Sena - BJP alliance won the 2002 BMC election with a clear majority. Indian National Congress and Nationalist Congress Party are other two major political parties in this election

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