Pune civic polls: Assets of 2 former Pune mayors, ex-deputy mayor increase
Three former mayors and an ex-deputy mayor are seeking re-election to the Pune Municipal Corporation.
pmc Having held coveted posts in the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) in the past, three former mayors and one deputy mayor, now seeking re-election to the civic body, have declared an increase in their wealth, compared to the last election they fought in 2017.
The three former mayors contesting the PMC election are Vaishali Bankar, Dattatray Dhankawade and Prashant Jagtap. While all three were in the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) earlier, this time around, Bankar and Dhankawade are contesting as NCP candidates whereas Jagtap is a Congress candidate.
As per his election affidavit, Dhankawade, who is contesting from the Balajinagar-Ambegaon-Katraj ward, has declared assets of ₹96.85 crore, up from ₹27.14 crore in the 2017 civic election. He served as mayor for around one and a half years between 2014 and 2016. Primarily involved in real estate, his family also owns 1,190 grams of gold jewellery.
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