Dr Karad, Ms Dalal elected Mayor, Dy Mayor of AMC
Aurangabad, Maharashtra, Nov 14 (UNI) Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Dr Bhagwat Karad and Ms Lata Dalal of Shiv Sena were today elected Mayor and Deputy Mayor of the Aurangabad Municipal Corporation (AMC).
The BJP and Shiv Sena had an alliance in the 98 member house of the AMC.
The elections to the posts of Mayor and Deputy Mayor were necessiated following the resignations of Kishanchand Tanwani (Shiv Sena) and Bhagwan Ghadamode (BJP) as a Mayor and Deputy Mayor after expiry of their tenure as per the agreement between the alliance.
Mr Karad was polled 59 votes and defeated Congress alliance candidate Prof Dattabhau Pathrikar. Ms Dalal secured 58 votes and defeated Congress alliance candidate Ms Kaiser Khan.
This is the second time, Mr Karad a staunch supporter of Senior BJP leader Gopinath Munde, was elected Mayor of the AMC. He was Mayor of the AMC during April 2000 and January 2001.
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