Vaishali Bankar was the fifty second

mayor of Pune The Mayor of Pune is the first citizen of the Indian city of Pune. The mayor is the chief of the Pune Municipal Corporation. The mayor’s role is largely ceremonial as the real powers are vested in the Municipal commissioner (India), Municipa ...

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. She is the seventh woman to hold that post. She was elected mayor after the 2012

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elections. Bankar has stated that she would undertake development works in the city of Pune, including the construction of public urinals. She also stated that issues related to

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are her top priority. Bankar resigned on 12 August 2013 after criticism over her international trips accompanied by members of her family. She became the first Pune mayor to resign before the end of her term.

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