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The 2013 Haridwar Municipal Corporation election was a municipal election to the Haridwar Municipal Corporation, which governs Haridwar in Uttarakhand. It took place on 28 April 2013.
| Event | Date |
| Date for Nominations | 8 April 2013 |
| Last Date for filing Nominations | 12 April 2013 |
| Date for scrutiny of nominations | 13 April 2013 |
| Last date for withdrawal of candidatures | 15 April 2013 |
| Allotment of Symbols | 16 April 2013 |
| Date of poll | 28 April 2013 |
| Date of counting | 30 April 2013 |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Manoj Garg | 48,950 | 48.76 | New | |
| INC | Rishishwaranand | 31,803 | 31.67 | New | |
| Independent | Murli Manohar | 9,744 | 9.7 | New | |
| BSP | Irfan Ali | 5,962 | 5.94 | New | |
| Independent | Vijay Verma | 2,262 | 2.25 | New | |
| SP | Qazi Chand | 871 | 0.86 | New | |
| Independent | Ajay Gupta | 801 | 0.79 | New | |
| Majority | 17,147 | 17.09 | New | ||
| Turnout | 1,00,393 | ||||
| BJP win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Won | |
|---|---|---|
| Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) | 19 | |
| Indian National Congress (INC) | 6 | |
| Independents | 5 | |
| Total | 30 | |
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