Uttarakhand Civic Polls Result: BJP sweeps election as Congress fails to open its account
The BJP dominated the urban local body elections in Uttarakhand, securing 10 out of 11 mayoral seats, while an Independent candidate won the remaining seat. The Congress did not win any seats.
The BJP swept the Uttarakhand civic body elections on Sunday — winning 10 out of 11 mayoral seats in the state. The Congress failed to open its account during the recently concluded polls — with an Independent candidate securing the final post. The party also performed poorly in the municipal councils and finished third behind the BJP and Independents.
“Heartiest congratulations to all the winning candidates of BJP. People have elected capable public representatives. Now it is the job of all the elected representatives to speed up development in their respective areas and strengthen the system,” said Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami after unfurling the Indian flag for Republic Day celebrations.
A total of 5,405 candidates contested the polls on Thursday — including 72 people who ran for 11 mayoral posts. 445 were in the fray for municipal council chairperson while 4,888 vied for municipal councillor and member posts.
Who won what seats?
The BJP secured 10 mayoral seats: Dehradun (Saurabh Thapliyal), Rishikesh (Shambhu Paswan), Kashipur (Dipak Bali), Haridwar (Kiran Jaisdal), Roorkee (Anita Devi), Kotdwar (Shailendra Rawat), Rudrapur (Vikas Sharma), Almora (Ajay Verma), Pithoragarh (Kalpana Devlal), and Haldwani (Gajraj Bisht).
Independent candidate Arti Bhandari won the Srinagar mayoral seat in Pauri district.
The BJP also led the municipal council elections with Independents coming in second. The Congress finished as a distant third to the ruling party.
What about the Congress?
Congress had won two mayoral seats in the last urban local body polls held in 2018. The Opposition party however drew a blank this time.
The party had previously lost all five Lok Sabha seats in the state to the BJP for a third consecutive time last year after being routed by the party in the state assembly polls held in 2022. It later regained some ground by winning two assembly bypolls in Badrinath and Manglaur in July 2024.
(With inputs from agencies)
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First Published:26 Jan 2025, 07:57 PM IST
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