2023 Shimla Municipal Corporation election

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2023 Shimla Municipal Corporation election
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All 34 seats of the Shimla Municipal Corporation
18 seats needed for a majority
Turnout58.97% [1] (Increase2.svg 1.17%)
 Majority partyMinority party
 
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Leader Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu Suresh Kumar Kashyap
Party INC BJP
Alliance UPA NDA
Leader since20222020
Last election12 seats17 seats
Seats won24 seats9 seats
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 12Decrease2.svg 8

The election to the Shimla Municipal Corporation was held on 2 May 2023.Votes were counted and results declared on 4 May 2023.

Contents

Schedule

Poll EventSchedule [2] [3] Day
Issue of notification of election3 April 2023Monday
Last Date for filing nomination18 April 2023Tuesday
Scrutiny of Nominations19 April 2023Wednesday
Withdrawal of Candidature21 April 2023Friday
Date of Poll2 May 2023Tuesday
Date of Counting4 May 2023Thursday
Date of Completion6 May 2023Saturday

Parties and alliances

   Bharatiya Janata Party

No.PartyFlagSymbolLeaderSeats Contested
1. Bharatiya Janata Party BJP flag.svg Lotus flower symbol.svg Suresh Kumar Kashyap 34 [4]

   Indian National Congress

No.PartyFlagSymbolLeaderSeats Contested
1. Indian National Congress Indian National Congress Flag.svg Hand INC.svg Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu 34 [4]

   Communist Party of India (Marxist)

No.PartyFlagSymbolLeaderSeats Contested
1. Communist Party of India (Marxist) CPI-M-flag.svg CPIM election symbol.png Onkar Shad [5] 4 [4]

   Aam Aadmi Party

No.PartyFlagSymbolLeaderSeats Contested
1. Aam Aadmi Party Aam Aadmi Party logo (English).svg AAP Symbol.png Anoop Kesari [6] 21 [4]

Result

Results were announced on 4 May 2023. Indian National Congress swept the election by winning 24 seats. [7] [8] [9]

Results by Party

2491
INCBJPCPI(M)
PartiesSeats
ContestedWon+/-
Indian National Congress Hand INC.svg 3424Increase2.svg 12
Bharatiya Janata Party Lotus flower symbol.svg 349Decrease2.svg 8
Communist Party of India (Marxist) CPIM election symbol.png 41Steady2.svg
Aam Aadmi Party AAP Symbol.png 21 –Steady2.svg
Independent –9 –Decrease2.svg 4
Total10234 –

References

  1. ↑ "Shimla MC Elections See 58.97% Voter Turnout". The News Himachal. 2 May 2023. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  2. ↑ "Election programme - State Election Commission, Himachal Pradesh" (PDF). sechimachal.nic.in.
  3. ↑ "Elections in Shimla Municipal Corporation on May 2, results on May 4". www.business-standard.com. 3 April 2023. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "102 candidates in the fray for 34 seats in Shimla municipal polls on May 2". www.business-standard.com. 22 April 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  5. ↑ "HP: Dr Onkar Shad re-elected CPI(M) state secretary". 27 September 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  6. ↑ "AAP to contest all seats in Shimla MC poll: State party chief". Hindustan Times. 21 December 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  7. ↑ "Shimla Municipal Corporation election result: Congress gets clear majority in civic body with 24 seats, BJP wins 9". The Times of India. 4 May 2023. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  8. ↑ "Shimla MC Elections result: Congress stuns BJP, wins big in Shimla MC elections". The News Himachal. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  9. ↑ "Shimla Municipal Corporation Election 2023: Full List Of Ward-wise Winners". www.india.com. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
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