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News Flash Posted On Tuesday, December 15, 2009 | By Our Staff Reporter
Bhopal, Dec 15:
The first result in the counting for the first phase of civic bodies elections in Madhya Pradesh has gone in the favour of the ruling BJP.
BJP's Samiksha Gupta has won the post of Mayor for the Gwalior Municipal Corporation defeating her nearest Congress rival Uma Sengar by more than 37,000 votes. BSP candidate Snehlata Kushwaha came third.
Ms Gupta bagged 1,53,550 votes, while Ms Sengar got 1,16,403 votes. Ms Kushwaha received 49,915 votes. Five other candidates lost their deposit.
BJP mayoral candidate for Khandwa Municipal Corporation Bhavna Shah has also won the election by defeating her nearest Congress rival Sunita Sakargay. Of the 36 results available so far to the 50-member civic body, the BJP won 16 wards, Congress 17 and independent one.
The BJP was leading in Bhopal, Jabalpur, Indore, Burhanpur, Singrauli and Rewa.
Independent candidate Kamla Bua, a eunuch, was leading by 5,000 votes over nearest rival in Sagar municipal corporation.
Civic bodies elections had been held in two phases for 268 civic bodies -- 122 in the first phase and 146 in the second phase -- on December 11 and 14. Elections were held for 12 municipal corporations in the first phase and one in the second phase.
After Lok Sabha polls and assembly elections, the main fight is between the BJP and the Congress in the civic bodies polls.
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