(1) He was elected as a Chairman of Zilla Parishad ( District Pnachayat ) of Kolhapur in 2012 as an Indian National Congress candidate .
(2) He was elected Chairman of Zilla Parishad ( Pnachayat District ) of Kolhapur in 2012 as a candidate of the Indian National Congress .

Do these two sentences mean the same thing?

Options:
[1]. no
[2]. yes
[2].