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The 2017 Lucknow Municipal Corporation election was an election of members to the Lucknow Municipal Corporation which governs Lucknow, capital and the largest city of Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It took place on 26 November 2017.
Total number of voters were 24,43,991 out of which 13,01,788 were male voters and 11,42,203 were female voters.
The elections of 2017 Lucknow Municipal Corporation were announced by the Uttar Pradesh State Election Commission.
The elections of LMC were held in single phase on 26 November 2017 and the results were announced on 1 December 2017. [1]
| Election Event | Schedule |
|---|---|
| Date of issue of notification | 1-11-2017 |
| Last date of nomination | 7-11-2017 |
| Scrutiny of nominations | 8-11-2017 |
| Last Date for withdrawal of nomination | 10-11-2017 |
| Date of allotting symbols | 11-11-2017 |
| Date of poll | 26-11-2017 |
| Announcement of result | 1-12-2017 |
Results of LMC were announced on 1 December 2017 the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) lead NDA alliance won with absolute majority by winning 58 seats out of 110. [2] [3]
On 12 December 2017, the mayoral candidate of BJP, Sanyukta Bhatia sworn as the 14th and first female mayor of the LMC in last 100 years. [4]
| S.No. | Party Name | Party flag or symbol | Number of Corporators | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) |  | 58 |  14 |
| 02 | Samajwadi Party (SP) | 28 | New | |
| 03 | Indian National Congress (INC) |  | 8 |  3 |
| 04 | Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) |  | 2 | New |
| 05 | Independents |  | 14 | 40 |
Source: [5]
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