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{{Infobox election
| election_name = 2017 Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation election
| country = India
| type = parliamentary
| previous_election = 2012 Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation election
| previous_year = 2012
| election_date = {{Start date|df=yes|2017|02|21}}
| next_election = 2022 Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation election
| next_year = 2022
| seats_for_election = All 227 seats in Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation
| majority_seats = 114
| turnout = 55.53 %
| image1 = [[File:Indian Election Symbol Bow And Arrow.png|120x120px]]
| leader1 =
| party1 = Shiv Sena
| leader_since1 =
| leaders_seat1 =
| last_election1 = 75
| seats1 = 97
| seat_change1 = {{increase}} 22
| image2 =
| leader2 =
| party2 = Bharatiya Janata Party
| leader_since2 =
| leaders_seat2 =
| last_election2 = 31
| seats2 = 82
| seat_change2 = {{increase}} 51
| image3 = [[File:Hand INC.svg|120x120px]]
| leader3 =
| party3 = Indian National Congress
| leader_since3 =
| leaders_seat3 =
| last_election3 = 52
| seats3 = 31
| seat_change3 = {{decrease}} 21
| image4 = [[File:Nationalist Congress Party Election Symbol.png|120x120px]]
| leader4 =
| party4 = Nationalist Congress Party
| leader_since4 =
| leaders_seat4 =
| last_election4 = 13
| seats4 = 9
| seat_change4 = {{decrease}} 4
| image5 = [[File:Indian Election Symbol Railway Engine.png|120x120px]]
| leader5 =
| party5 = Maharashtra Navnirman Sena
| leader_since5 =
| leaders_seat5 =
| last_election5 =
| seats5 = 7
| seat_change5 = {{decrease}}21
| image6 = [[File:Indian Election Symbol Kite.svg|150px|kite]]
| leader6 =
| party6 = All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen
| leader_since6 =
| leaders_seat6 =
| last_election6 =
| seats6 = 2
| seat_change6 = {{increase}} 2
| image7 = [[File:Indian Election Symbol Cycle.png|150px|center]]
| leader7 =
| party7 = Samajwadi Party
| leader_since7 =
| leaders_seat7 =
| last_election7 =
| seats7 = 6
| seat_change7 = {{increase}} 6
| ongoing = No
| title = BMC majority
| before_election = [[Shiv Sena|SHS]]
| after_election = [[Shiv Sena|SHS]]
}}

The '''Brihanmumbai Mahanagar Palika election, 2017''' (Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation election, 2017) is an election of members to the [[Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation]] which governs Greater [[Mumbai]], the largest city in India. It took place on 21 February 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|date=February 23, 2017|title=BMC Election Results 2017 Live Updates: BJP gains big, Shiv Sena holds ground as Congress loses most|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/home-top/story/live-bmc-election-results-counting-shiv-sena-bjp-maharashtra-civic-polls-ncp-mns-962166-2017-02-23|access-date=2021-06-14|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Shaikh|first=Mohammed Uzair|date=2017-01-11|title=BMC elections to be held on Feb 21, results out on Feb 23|url=https://www.india.com/news/india/bmc-elections-2017-dates-declared-by-election-commission-polling-on-february-21-results-on-feb-23-1753215/|access-date=2021-06-14|website=India News, Breaking News {{!}} India.com|language=en}}</ref> Total Voters was 91,80,654.

== Schedule ==
Brihanmumbai Mahanagar Palika election was held on 21 February 2017 in a single phase. Results were announced on 23 February 2017.

==Result==
The ruling [[Shiv Sena]] was voted as the largest party in elections. [[BJP]] did immensely well by jumping from 31 to 82 seats. No Party could get a clear majority, however, later BJP supported Shiv Sena for the Mayor post. [[Indian National Congress]] had fallen to 31 seats, while [[Maharashtra Navnirman Sena]] dropped to 7 seat.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! colspan="2" |Party!! Seats
!Seat Change
!Alliance-wise
|-
|style="background-color: {{party color|Shiv Sena}}" |
|[[Shiv Sena]]||97
|{{Increase}} 22
| rowspan="2" |'''166'''
|-
|style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]||82
|{{Increase}} 51
|-
|style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|[[Indian National Congress]]||31
|{{Decrease}} 21
| rowspan="2" |'''40'''
|-
|style="background-color: {{party color|Nationalist Congress Party}}" |
|[[Nationalist Congress Party]]||9
|{{Decrease}} 4
|-
|style="background-color: {{party color|Maharashtra Navnirman Sena}}" |
|[[Maharashtra Navnirman Sena]]||7
|{{Decrease}} 21
|
|-
|style="background-color: {{party color|Samajwadi Party}}" |
|[[Samajwadi Party]]||6
|{{Increase}} 6
|
|-
|style="background-color: {{party color|All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen}}" |
|[[All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen]]||2
|{{Increase}} 2
|
|-
|style="background-color: {{party color|Others}}" |
|Others||6
|
|
|-
| colspan="2" |'''Total'''||227
|
|
|}

==References==
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