2025 Korba Municipal Corporation election

2025 Korba Municipal Corporation election

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All 67 seats in the Korba Municipal Corporation 34 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party Third party   Leader Sanju Devi Rajput [1] Usha Tiwari [2] none Party BJP INC Independent Last election 30 35 - Seats won 45 11 11 Seat change 15 24
Mayor before election Rajkishore Prasad INC Elected mayor Sanju Devi Rajput BJP

The 2025 Korba Municipal Corporation (KMC) election is scheduled to be held on February 11, 2025, ^{[3] [4]} to elect the mayor and councilors who will govern Korba, the power city of Chhattisgarh, India. This election is part of the broader municipal elections taking place across the state. ^{[5] [6]}

Election schedule

The State Election Commission of Chhattisgarh announced the dates for election on 17 January 2025. ^{[7] [8]}

Poll Event	Schedule
Notification Date	17 January 2025
Last Date for filing nomination	28 January 2025
Scrutiny of nomination	29 January 2025
Last Date for Withdrawal of nomination	31 January 2025
Allotment of Symbols	31 January 2025
Date of Poll	11 February 2025
Date of Counting of Votes	15 February 2025

Candidates

Mayoral election

No.	Party			Symbol	Candidate's Name
1		Bharatiya Janata Party			Sanju Devi Rajput [9]
2		Indian National Congress			Usha Tiwari [10]

Results

Mayoral election

2025 Korba Municipal Corporation Election: Mayor

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Sanju Devi Rajput	93,587
	INC	Usha Tiwari	45,471
	NOTA	None of the above
	Spoiled ballots	Invalid
Majority			48,116
Turnout

Result by party in wards

Party				Popular vote			Seats
				Votes	%	±pp	Contested	Won	+/−
	Bharatiya Janata Party						67	45
	Indian National Congress						67	11
	Independents							11
	NOTA
Total								67

References

1. "Chhattisgarh urban body polls: BJP declares candidates for all 10 mayoral seats". Bansal News (in Hindi). Retrieved 28 January 2025.
2. PTI (27 January 2025). "Chhattisgarh urban body polls: Congress announces candidates for all 10 mayoral seats". Navbharat Times (in Hindi). ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 28 January 2025.
3. "CG Nikay Chunav 2025: छत्तीसगढ़ निकाय चुनाव, जारी हो रही उम्मीदवारों की सूची, देखें BJP-Congress ने किसे दिया मौका." Patrika News (in Hindi). 27 January 2025. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
4. Kaiser, Ejaz (20 January 2025). "Chhattisgarh announces dates for urban bodies, 3-tier panchayat polls". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
5. PTI (20 January 2025). "Chhattisgarh urban and panchayat bodies to go to polls in February". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 28 January 2025.
6. "छत्तीसगढ़ में आचार संहिता लागू, जानें कब, कहां और कैसे होंगे मतदान, सिंगल क्लिक में पूरी डिटेल". Navbharat Times (in Hindi). Retrieved 28 January 2025.
7. "Polls in Feb: CG EC announces dates for civic body & panchayat elections". The Times of India. 20 January 2025. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 28 January 2025.
8. Bharat, E. T. V. (21 January 2025). "Chhattisgarh Urban And Panchayat Polls From Feb 11; Model Code Of Conduct Comes Into Effect". ETV Bharat News. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
9. "Chhattisgarh urban body polls: BJP declares candidates for all 10 mayoral seats". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
10. PTI (27 January 2025). "Chhattisgarh urban body polls: Congress announces candidates for all 10 mayoral seats". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 28 January 2025.