Archive · 7 Jan 2026
High-stakes civic elections in Pimpri-Chinchwad
There is a big election happening in Pimpri-Chinchwad, a city in India.
Seven people who were mayors before are trying to become mayors again.
There are two main groups, the NCP and the BJP, and they have put up their candidates.
Some of the candidates are even the sons of former mayors.
Everyone is working hard to win because this election is very important for them.
A political expert says that even though the former mayors seem strong, anything can happen in elections.
People are watching to see who will win.
Seven former mayors are contesting in the Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) elections.
NCP's Yogesh Behl and Vaishali Ghodekar, and BJP's Aparna Doke, Mai Dhore, Shakuntala Darade, Rahul Jadhav, and Nitin Kalje are among the candidates.
The election is seen as a high-stakes battle for prestige, with more former mayors contesting than in the previous election.
Sons of several former mayors are also contesting in the PCMC polls.
Political analysts suggest that while former mayors are better placed, the outcome is uncertain.
- Who
- Seven former mayors and their sons
- What
- High-stakes civic elections in Pimpri-Chinchwad
- When
- January 15
- Where
- Pimpri-Chinchwad, Maharashtra, India
- Why
- Battle for prestige and political influence
- Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC)
- Municipal corporation in Maharashtra, India
- Election Date
- January 15
- Former Mayors Contesting
- Seven
- Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) Candidates
- Yogesh Behl, Vaishali Ghodekar
- BJP Candidates
- Aparna Doke, Mai Dhore, Shakuntala Darade, Rahul Jadhav, Nitin Kalje
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