2021 Punjab, India local elections

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2021 Punjab municipal elections
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 201514 February 2021 2024  

2215 seats (400 municipal corporations + 1815 municipal councils/ nagar panchayats)
Turnout73.53%
 Majority partyMinority party
  Hand INC.svg Shiromani Akali Dal symbol.svg
Leader Amarinder Singh Sukhbir Singh Badal
Party INC SAD
Leader's seat----
Last election26737
Seats won31733
Seat changeIncrease2.svg51Decrease2.svg4

 Third partyFourth party
  Lotos flower symbol.svg AAP Symbol.png
Leader Ashwani Kumar Sharma Bhagwant Maan
Party BJP AAP
Last election151
Seats won2018
Seat changeIncrease2.svg5Increase2.svg17

Municipal elections were held in the Indian state of Punjab on 14 February 2021; the result was declared on 17 February. The elections are scheduled for 117 urban local bodies, including 8 municipal corporations and 109 municipal councils and nagar panchayats. Elections were originally scheduled to be held in October 2020, but were delayed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. [1]

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Background

The previous elections were held in February 2015, in which Shiromani Akali Dal and Bharatiya Janata Party led in most of the councils. [2] The elections were the first since Akali Dal left the National Democratic Alliance over the farm laws protest; both Akali Dal and BJP were contesting alone. [3] Bhagwant Maan, the state president of Aam Aadmi Party, said the party will contest elections on its party symbol (broom). [4] Jarnail Nangal of Lok Insaaf Party demanded to postpone the elections, saying that a large number of farmers and peasants from the state were present at the farmers' protest in Delhi. [5]

Elections

On 16 January 2021, Punjab's state election commission announced the schedule for elections. Nominations were filed until 3 February, elections on 14 February and results on 17 February. [6] [7]

The expenditure limit for a candidate of a municipal corporation is ₹ 3 lakh; for the candidate of municipal council Class-I is ₹ 2.70 lakh, Class-II is ₹ 1.70 lakh, Class-III is ₹ 1.45 lakh, and candidates for Nagar panchayats is ₹ 1.05 lakh.[ citation needed ]

He[ who? ] said that 400 members would be elected for eight municipal corporations and 1,902 members would be elected for 109 municipal councils/Nagar panchayats in the state. Fifty per cent reservation has been given for women in municipal elections, according to Punjab Government's instructions.[ citation needed ]

Election day

20,510 polling officers with 19,000 police officials were posted for peaceful and fair elections in 109 municipal councils and nagar panchayats with eight municipal corporations.

In Bathinda Ward no. 34, a fake voter was caught in the polling booth. At many places conflict between Congress, AAP and Akali workers was seen. [8]

Repolling for two booths of Samana and one booth of Patran in Patiala district was held on 16 February 2021.

Repolling for two booths of Mohali is ordered by Punjab Election Commission on 17 February 2021 on the day of results and subsequently, the result for Mohali Municipal Corporation was postponed to 18 February 2021. [9]

Voter statistics

GenderNo. of voters
Male20,49,777
Female18,65,354
Other149
Total39,15,280 [10]

Voter turnout

S. no.DistrictVote%
1.Mansa82.99
2.Bathinda79
3.Sangrur77.39
4.Fatehgarh Sahib75.78
5.Faridkot71.03
6.Pathankot75.37
7.Ferozepur74.01
8.Ropar73.90
9.Jalandhar73.29
10.Fazilka72.40
11.Barnala71.99
12.Patiala70.09
13.Ludhiana70.33
14.Amritsar71.20
15.Moga69.50
16.Kapurthala64.34
17.Sri Muktsar Sahib68.65
18.Hoshiarpur66.68
19.Gurdaspur70.00
20.S. B. S. Nagar69.71
21.Tarn Taran73.12
22.Mohali60.08
Total73.53

Schedule

The election schedule was announced by the Election Commission of Punjab on 16 January 2021.

Poll eventSchedule
Notification date30 January 2021
Last date for filing nomination3 February 2021
Scrutiny of nomination4 February 2021
Last date for withdrawal of nomination5 February 2021
Date of poll14 February 2021
Date of counting of votes17 February 2021

Party wise candidates

S.no.PartySymbolCandidatesPercentage
1. Indian National Congress Hand INC.svg 203722.09%
2. Shiromani Akali Dal Shiromani Akali Dal symbol.svg 156917.01%
3. Aam Aadmi Party AAP Symbol.png 160617.41%
4. Bharatiya Janata Party Lotos flower symbol.svg 100310.88%
6 Independent 283230.71%
7.Others1751.90%
Total [11] 9222100%

List of participating municipal corporations/councils

Municipal corporations

Punjab has 13 municipal corporations, and eight went to the polls on 14 February 2021. In contrast, Ludhiana, Jalandhar, Patiala and Amritsar polled in 2018, and polling for Phagwara was suspended due to voter list formation.

Municipal corporations
RankCityDistrictMunicipal corporationArea km2Population (2011)Formation
1. Bathinda Bathinda Bathinda Municipal Corporation 285,813
2. Batala Gurdaspur Batala Municipal Corporation42211,5942019
3. Mohali Mohali Municipal Corporation SAS Nagar (Mohali) 176.17174,000
4. Hoshiarpur Hoshiarpur Hoshiarpur Municipal Corporation 168,731
5. Moga Moga Moga Municipal Corporation 163,897
6. Pathankot Pathankot Pathankot Municipal Corporation 159,460
7. Abohar Fazilka Abohar Municipal Corporation 188.24145,6582019
8. Kapurthala Kapurthala Kapurthala Municipal Corporation 101,8542019

List of municipal councils

The municipal councils list is as follows: [12]

Sl. No.DistrictClass-IClass-IIClass-III
1 Sri Amritsar Sahib -1. Jandiala Guru1. Majitha

2. Ramdass

2 Gurdaspur 1. Gurdaspur2. Dinanagar

3. Dhariwal

3. Quadian

4. Sri Hargobindpur 5. Dera Baba Nanak 6. Fatehgarh Churian

3 Pathankot 4. Sujanpur
4 Sri Tarn Taran Sahib -5. Tarn Taran

6. Patti

-
5 Jalandhar 3. Nakodar7. Noormahal

8. Phillaur 9. Kartarpur 10. Bhogpur 11. Adampur 12. Goraya

7. Alawalpur
6 Kapurthala 13. Sultanpur Lodhi-
7 Hoshiarpur 14. Dasuya

15. Mukerian 16. Urmur Tanda 17. Garh Shankar

8. Garhdiwala

9. Hariana 10. Sham Churasi

8 Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar 4. Nawanshahr18. Banga11. Rahon

12. Balachaur

9 Ludhiana 5. Khanna

6. Jagraon

19. Samrala

20. Raikot 21. Sahnewal 22. Doraha 23. Mullanpur Dakha

13. Payal

14. Machhiwara

10 Roopnagar 7. Nangal

8. Anandpur Sahib

24. Roop Nagar

25. Morinda

11 Sri Fatehgarh Sahib 9. Gobindgarh26. Sirhind FG Sahib15. Bassi Pathana

16. Amloh

12 Patiala 10. Rajpura

11. Nabha 12 Samana

27. Patran17. Sanaur
13 Sangrur 13. Sangrur

14. Malerkotla 15. Sunam

28. Ahmadgarh

29. Dhuri 30. Lehragaga

18. Longowal

19. Bhawanigarh

14 Barnala 16. Barnala-20. Tapa

21. Bhadaur 22. Dhanaula

15 Sahibzada Ajit singh Nagar 17. Kharar

18. Zirakpur 19. Dera Bassi

31. Kurali23. Banur
16 Bathinda -32. Rampura phul

33. Bhucho Mandi 34. Goniana 35. Maur 36. Raman

24. Kotfatta

25. Sangat

17 Mansa 20. Mansa37. Budhlada26. Bareta
18 Sri Muktsar Sahib 21. Sri Muktsar Sahib

22. Malout

38. Gidderbaha-
19 Firozpur 23. Ferozepur39. Guru Har Sahai

40. Zira 41. Talwandi Bhai

20 Fazilka 24. Fazilka42. Jalalabad-
21 Faridkot 25. Faridkot

26. Kotkapura

43. Jaito-
22 Moga -44. Bagha Purana

45. Dharamkot

-
Total264526

Party wise results

S.no.PartySymbolCandidatesMunicipal corporations

results

400 seats

Municipal councils/ panchayats resultsTotal seats won
1. Indian National Congress Hand INC.svg 20373171,1151432
2. Shiromani Akali Dal Shiromani Akali Dal symbol.svg 156933251284
3. Aam Aadmi Party AAP Symbol.png 1606185169
4. Bharatiya Janata Party Lotos flower symbol.svg 1003202949
6 Independent 283212352364
7.Others175017(5 BSP + 12 CPI)17
Total [13] 922240018152215

Municipal corporations results

S.no.Municipal corporations
1.Party
INC SAD AAP+ OthersTotal
2.MC won80008
3.Seats won317331832400

Municipal corporation detailed results

SnNo.Municipal corporationsSeats
Hand INC.svg Indian National Congress Shiromani Akali Dal symbol.svg Shiromani Akali Dal AAP Symbol.png Aam Aadmi Party Lotos flower symbol.svg Bharatiya Janata Party Others
1. Abohar 50491000
2. Batala 50366341
3. Bathinda 50437000
4. Hoshiarpur 50410243
5. Kapurthala 50453002
6. Mohali 50370904
7. Moga 502915411
8. Pathankot 503710111
Total40031733182021

Municipal councils results

Municipal councils/nagar panchayats
Party
INCSADAAP CPI BJPBSPOthers/hungTotal
Councils/

panchayats won

775010026109
Seats won1,11525151122953521,815

District wise municipal councils/nagar panchayat results

S.no.DistrictsTotal seats
Hand INC.svg Indian National Congress Shiromani Akali Dal symbol.svg Shiromani Akali Dal AAP Symbol.png Aam Aadmi Party Lotos flower symbol.svg Bharatiya Janata Party Bahujan Samaj Party Others
1.Amritsar6739250003
2.Barnala72281030031
3.Bathinda1701172630123
4.Faridkot71441331010
5.Fatehgarh Sahib8253860015
6.Fazilka534063400
7.Ferozpur10286131002
8.Gurdaspur96731200011
9.Hoshiarpur9160743017
10.Jalandhar11047110259
11.Kapurthala131030000
12.Ludhiana114821632011
13.Mansa8522640053
14.Moga392194005
15.Pathankot15800502
16.Patiala92661122011
17.Roopnagar9247302139
18.S.A.S.Nagar145853415020
19.Sangrur150961952028
20.S.B.S.Nagar4716651118
21SriMukatsar Sahib7749191206
22.Tarn Taran322642000
Total1,8151,11525151295352

Results by municipality

S.no.Municipal councilTotal seatsW

I

N

N

E

R

Hand INC.svg INC Shiromani Akali Dal symbol.svg SAD Lotos flower symbol.svg BJP AAP Symbol.png AAPOthers
Amritsar District
1.Ajnala1578000
2.Jandiala Guru15103002
3.Majitha13210001
4.Ramdass1183000
5.Rayya13121000
Barnala District
6.Barnala31164038
7.Bhadaur1363004
8.Dhanaula13000013
9.Tapa1563006
Bathinda District
10.Bhucho Mandi13102001
11.Bhagta Bhai ka1393001
12.Bhai Roopa1384001
13.Goniana1370006
14.Raman15112002
15.Maluka1192000
16.Maur17131003
17.Nathana1113034
18.Kot Shahmir13101002
19.Kotha Guru11110000
20.Kot Fatta1190002
21.Lehra Muhobbat770000
22.Mehraj13101002
23.Sangat927000
Faridkot District
24.Faridkot25167011
25.Jaito1773214
26.Kotkapura29213005
Fatehgarh Sahib District
27.Bassi Pathana1692014
28.Khamano1351007
28.Mandi Gobindgarh29194024
30.Sirhind FG Sahib23191030
Fazilka District
31.Arniwala11101000
32.Fazilka25190420
33.Jalalabad17115010
Ferozepur District
34.Ferozepur33330000
35.Guru Har Sahai13130000
36.Mudki1358000
37.Mamdot1392002
38.Talwandi Bhai1393001
39.Zira17170000
Gurdaspur District
40.Dhariwal1392002
41.Dinanagar15140001
42.FatehgarhChurian13121000
43.Gurdaspur29290000
44.Qadian1567002
45.Sri Hargobindpur1131007
Hoshiarpur District
46.Dasuya15110040
47.Garhdiwala11100001
48.Garh Shankar13300010
49.Hariana1171003
50.Mukerian15111300
51.Sham Churasi943002
52.Urmur Tanda15122001
Jalandhar District
53.Adampur13000013
54.Alawalpur11010010
55.Kartarpur1560009
56.Nakodar1790008
57.Noormahal13001012
58.Phillaur15110004
59.Lohian13100003
60.Mehatpur13110002
Kapurthala District
61.Sultanpur Lodhi13103000
Ludhiana District
62.Doraha15112011
63.Jagraon23171005
64.Khanna33196224
65.Payal1191001
66.Raikot15150000
67.Samrala15105000
Mansa District
68.Bareta13000013
69.Budhlada19620110
70.Joga13000013 (12 CPI)
71.Boha1322009
72.Mansa27142038
Moga District
73.Badhni Kalan1345004
74.Kot Isse Khan1392011
75.Nihal Singh Wala1345040
Pathankot District
76.Sujanpur1580601
Patiala District
77.Nabha23146003
78.Patran1773016
79.Rajpura31271210
80.samana21181002
Rupnagar District
81.Anandpur Sahib13000013
82.Kiratpur Sahib11010010
83.Morinda1570008
84.Nangal19150202
85.Sri Chamkaur Sahib1390003
86.Rupnagar21162003
S.A.S. Nagar District
87.Banur13121000
88.Dera Bassi19133102
89.Kharar27108018
90.Kurali1792105
91.Larlu17122003
92.Nawan Gaon21610302
93.Zirakpur31238000
Sangrur District
94.Amargarh1155010
95.Ahmedgarh1793014
96.Bhawanigarh15131001
97.Dhuri21110028
98.Lehragaga1590006
99.Longowal1592004
100.Malerkotla33218211
101Sunam23190004
S.B.S. Nagar District
102.Banga1553151
103.Nawan Shehar19113005
104.Rahon1374002
Sri Muktsar Sahib District
105.Gidderbaha19180001
106.Malout27149004
107.Sri Muktsar sahib311710121
Tarn Taran District
108.Patti19152020
109.Bhikhiwind13112000

Bypolls

S.no.DistrictCorporation/

council/ panchayat

Ward no.ReservationWinner
1.AmritsarAmritsar37BCINC
2.LudhianaMullanpur Dakha8Gen.INC
3.LudhianaSahnewal6Gen.SAD
4.FatehgarhSahibAmloh12Gen.INC
5.HoshiarpurTalwara1Gen.INC
6.HoshiarpurMahilpur1WomenINC
11SCINC

Aftermath

Indian National Congress won eight out of eight municipal corporations of its own, and nine out of ten independents joined the Indian National Congress in Moga Municipal Corporation.

In municipal councils and nagar panchayats of 109, INC won 78 of its own and 20 with the support of independents, having 98 out of 109. Akali dal won five, and CPI won Joga Council in Mansa. Still, five councils are not clear, and independents have the majority in those five.

See also

References

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