2025 Almora Municipal Corporation election

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2025 Almora Municipal Corporation election
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23 January 20252030 

All 40 seats in the Almora Municipal Corporation
21 seats needed for a majority
 Majority partyMinority party
 
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LeaderAjay VermaNone
Party BJP Independent
Last electionNewNew
Seats won1525
Seat changeNewNew

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Mayor before election

Office established

Elected mayor

Ajay Verma
BJP

The 2025 Almora Municipal Corporation election [1] [2] [3] is a municipal election to the Almora Municipal Corporation which governs Almora city in Uttarakhand. It was held on 23 January 2025.

Contents

Election schedule

The election schedule was announced by the state election commission on 23 December 2024. [4]

Poll EventSchedule
Notification Date27 December 2024
Last Date for filing nomination30 December 2024
Scrutiny of nomination31 December 2024
Last Date for Withdrawal of nomination2 January 2025
Allotment of Symbols3 January 2025
Date of Poll23 January 2025
Date of Counting of Votes25 January 2025

Candidates

Mayoral election

No.PartySymbolCandidate's Name
1 Bharatiya Janata Party
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Ajay Verma [5]
2 Indian National Congress
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Bhairav Goswami [6]

Results

Mayoral election

2025 Almora Municipal Corporation Election: Mayor [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJP Ajay Verma 8,788 56.95
INC Bhairav Goswami6,30940.88
Independent Aman Ansari2211.43
NOTA None of the above 1140.74
Majority 2,47916.07
Turnout 15,432
BJP win (new seat)

Results by party

PartySeats
ContestedWon+/−
Bharatiya Janata Party 2915New
Independents 11825New
NOTA
Total100%40

Notes

    References

    1. खान, दानिश (23 December 2024). "उत्तराखंड निकाय चुनाव 2024 की तारीखों का ऐलान, जानें- कब होंगे मतदान और किस दिन आएंगे रिजल्ट". www.abplive.com.
    2. "उत्तराखंड निकाय चुनाव की तारीखों का ऐलान, जानें नगर निगम, नगरपालिका और नगर पंचायतों में कब पड़ेगा वोट". Zee News Hindi.
    3. "उत्तराखंड में नगर निकाय चुनाव की तारीख का एलान, आरक्षण तय होने पर चुनाव आयोग ने की घोषणा - Date of municipal elections announced in Uttarakhand Election Commission announced after reservation was decided". Jagran.
    4. "उत्तराखंड में निकाय चुनाव की तिथि घोषित - कुमाऊँ जनसंदेश".
    5. "Almora Nikay Chunav: कौन हैं भाजपा के मेयर पद के प्रत्याशी अजय वर्मा, जिन पर पार्टी ने फिर जताया भरोसा - Almora Nikay Chunav Know About Ajay Verma Who Got BJP Mayor Candidate Ticket". Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 4 January 2025.
    6. "कौन हैं भैरव गोस्वामी जिन्हें कांग्रेस ने दिया मेयर का टिकट, भाजपा से बगावत कर दो दिन पहले ही हुए थे शामिल - Rebellion against BJP benefits Congress gave mayor election ticket to Bhairav Goswami Know About Him". Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 4 January 2025.
    7. "2025 Uttarakhand Local Election Results". State Election Commission Uttarakhand (in Hindi). Retrieved 26 January 2025.