Voting for Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC) elections to elect a new general body began on Sunday morning. More than 12 lakh voters are eligible to exercise their franchise in the twin cities, distant suburbs of Mumbai, where over 700 candidates are in the fray for 117 seats which are up for grabs. The voters will elect their 117 civic representatives among the candidates put up by main political parties like Shiv Sena, BJP, Congress, NCP and MNS. Independents, too, are contesting. While Shiv Sena and BJP, allies in the State and at the Centre, are contesting the civic polls separately, the Congress and NCP have seat-sharing arrangement.
