2017 Shimla Municipal Corporation election

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2017 Shimla Municipal corporation election
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  2012 May 2017 2023  

All 34 seats of the Shimla Municipal Corporation
18 seats needed for a majority
PartyLeader%Seats+/–
BJP 17+5
INC 12+2
CPI(M) 1−2
Independent 4+4
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Majority beforeMajority after
Communist Party of India (Marxist) Bharatiya Janata Party

The elections for the Shimla Municipal Corporation were held in May 2017. The number of wards was increased to 34 from the earlier 25 wards.

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Overview

The Bharatiya Janata Party became the single largest party in the 2017 Municipal Corporation elections with 17 out of the 34 seats, falling short of a majority by just 1 seat, creating history by winning in the bastion of the Indian National Congress and formed the new city government. It was the first time in the history of Shimla Municipal Corporation that the BJP had managed to secure a win. Soon after the results, 1 independent corporator, joined BJP helping it reach the majority mark. BJP candidate Satya Kanudal was elected as the mayor of Shimla, with the party bagging the post for the first time. [1] The Communist Party of India (Marxist) which had won the previous mayoral election and bagged 3 seats fell back to 1 seat in a setback to the party. [2]

Result

2017 Shimla Municipal Corporation election results [3]
No.PartyAbbreviationFlagSymbolNumber of CorporatorsChange
1. Bharatiya Janata Party BJP BJP flag.svg Lotus flower symbol.svg 17Increase2.svg5
2. Indian National Congress INC Indian National Congress Flag.svg Hand INC.svg 12Increase2.svg2
3. Communist Party of India (Marxist) CPI(M) CPI-M-flag.svg CPI(M) election symbol - Hammer Sickle and Star.svg 1Decrease2.svg2
4. Independents IND No flag.svg No flag.svg 4Increase2.svg4

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