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All 34 seats of the Shimla Municipal Corporation 18 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 58.97% [1] ( 1.17%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The election to the Shimla Municipal Corporation was held on 2 May 2023.Votes were counted and results declared on 4 May 2023.
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All 34 seats of the Shimla Municipal Corporation 18 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The election to the Shimla Municipal Corporation was held on 2 May 2023.Votes were counted and results declared on 4 May 2023.
| Poll Event | Schedule [2] [3] | Day |
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| Issue of notification of election | 3 April 2023 | Monday |
| Last Date for filing nomination | 18 April 2023 | Tuesday |
| Scrutiny of Nominations | 19 April 2023 | Wednesday |
| Withdrawal of Candidature | 21 April 2023 | Friday |
| Date of Poll | 2 May 2023 | Tuesday |
| Date of Counting | 4 May 2023 | Thursday |
| Date of Completion | 6 May 2023 | Saturday |
| No. | Party | Flag | Symbol | Leader | Seats Contested |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Bharatiya Janata Party |  |  | Suresh Kumar Kashyap | 34 [4] |
| No. | Party | Flag | Symbol | Leader | Seats Contested |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Indian National Congress |  |  | Pratibha Singh | 34 [4] |
| No. | Party | Flag | Symbol | Leader | Seats Contested |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |  |  | Onkar Shad [5] | 4 [4] |
| No. | Party | Flag | Symbol | Leader | Seats Contested |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Aam Aadmi Party |  |  | Anoop Kesari [6] | 21 [4] |
Results were announced on 4 May 2023. Indian National Congress swept the election by winning 24 seats. [7] [8] [9]
| 24 | 9 | 1 |
| INC | BJP | CPI(M) |
| Parties | Seats | ||||
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| Contested | Won | +/- | |||
| Indian National Congress | | 34 | 24 | 12 | |
| Bharatiya Janata Party | | 34 | 9 |  8 | |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | | 4 | 1 |  | |
| Aam Aadmi Party | | 21 | – | | |
| Independent | – | 9 | – | 4 | |
| Total | 102 | 34 | – | ||
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