2012 Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation election

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2012 Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation election
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  2007 16 February 2012 (2012-02-16) 2017  

All 227 seats in Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation
114 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
  Indian Election Symbol Bow And Arrow.svg Hand INC.svg
Party SS INC BJP
Last election827628
Seats won755231
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 7Decrease2.svg 24Increase2.svg 3

 Fourth partyFifth party
  Mns-symbol-railway-engine.png Nationalist Congress Party Election Symbol.png
Party MNS NCP
Last election714
Seats won2813
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 21Decrease2.svg 1

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The Brihanmumbai Mahanagar Palika election, 2012 (Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation election, 2012) was an election of members to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation which took place on 16 February 2012.

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Result

The ruling Shiv Sena-BJP-Republican Party of India (Athavale) alliance won the elections. Sunil Prabhu was elected Mayor of Mumbai.

PartySeats
Shiv Sena 75
Bharatiya Janata Party 31
Indian National Congress 52
Nationalist Congress Party 13
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena 28
Others28
Total227

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