BJP corporator Shrinath Bhimale was elected unopposed as the chairman of the Pune Municipal Corporation’s Standing Committee after NCP corporator Suhas Tingre had his nomination form rejected for being over one minute late in submission on Monday, February 23.
The nomination filing took place on Monday and was rejected due to a delay of one minute. Tingre submitted his nomination for the chairman’s position, but it was declared invalid because it was submitted one minute late.
The election officer, PMC Commissioner Satish Khadke, declared the nomination invalid based on procedural rules, which allowed Bhimale to be elected unopposed.
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Meanwhile, 12 BJP members sit on the 16-member Standing Committee, making the result largely in favour of the BJP. The party had officially nominated Bhimale. After Tingre’s nomination was rejected during scrutiny, Bhimale was declared the winner.