MUMBAI, Jan. 17 -- For the slum residents of Dharavi, this election was personal. With a large number of them facing relocation to the edges of Mumbai as part of the mega-redevelopment plan being rolled out, residents have given the ruling parties, especially the BJP, a decisive thumbs-down. Of the seven electoral wards in the sprawling slum settlement, four have been won by Shiv Sena (UBT) candidates, two by the Congress, and one by the Shiv Sena, an ally in the BJP-led Mahayuti government. Residents HT spoke to after the results were declared on Friday were unanimous: they had voted against a redevelopment plan "imposed on them", one in which they had no say. The BJP-Shiv Sena, which contested the civic polls as an alliance, fielded candidates in all seven wards, but its aggressive campaign, the BJP failed to open its account. Sena (UBT) winners are TM Jagdish, Archana Shinde, Joseph Koli and Harshala More, while the Congress candidates won two seats - Asha Kale and Sajida Babbu Khan. The polls saw candidates from several political parties, including the BJP, Congress, Sena, Sena (UBT), MNS and AIMIM. According to official data, voter turnout was 65%, well above the overall turnout, with nearly 138,099 voters exercising their franchise. Social worker Sanjay Bhalerao, who has been working in the health and education sectors in Dharavi for several years, said, "This is a decisive vote against the present form of the Dharavi redevelopment project." He added, "The people want a redevelopment process where every Dharavi resident is relocated within Dharavi." Bhalerao said the assurances given by winning candidates played a key role in influencing voters. "People voted with the expectation that no one will be moved out of Dharavi," he said. On the Sena's lone victory in Bhaskar Shetty (ward 188), Bhalerao said the win was not because of his party affiliation. "Bhaskar Shetty was earlier with the Congress and later joined the Sena. Over time, he has built a personal connection with the people, as a businessman and as a corporator, who is accessible," he said. Residents echoed similar sentiments. Shankar Dabhade, a resident of Kumbharwada (the potters' colony) in Dharavi, said, "We were against candidates imposed on us, especially outsiders to Dharavi. We are also not happy with the redevelopment project forced on us by the government," Dabhade said. From Ward 184, former corporator Babbu Khan described the verdict as a rejection of what he termed a "wrong development formula" for Dharavi. "This results clearly show that people are unhappy with the way redevelopment is being planned," Khan said, adding, "We hope that after these results, the government will listen to the voice of Dharavi." Sena (UBT) winner Harshala More (ward 189) said, "Not a single person will be shifted out of Dharavi during the redevelopment. We will demand that the government consider the C2 redevelopment model for all residents," she added....