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] (Increase 1.17%)
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Pratibha Singh Suresh Kumar Kashyap
Party INC BJP
Alliance UPA NDA
Leader since 2022 2020
Last election 12 seats 17 seats
Seats won 24 seats 9 seats
Seat change Increase 12 Decrease 8

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

Schedule[edit]

Poll Event Schedule[2][3] Day
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

Parties and alliances[edit]

  Bharatiya Janata Party[edit]

No. Party Flag Symbol Leader Seats Contested
1. Bharatiya Janata Party Suresh Kumar Kashyap 34[4]

  Indian National Congress[edit]

No. Party Flag Symbol Leader Seats Contested
1. Indian National Congress Pratibha Singh 34[4]

  Communist Party of India (Marxist)[edit]

No. Party Flag Symbol Leader Seats Contested
1. Communist Party of India (Marxist) Onkar Shad[5] 4[4]

  Aam Aadmi Party[edit]

No. Party Flag Symbol Leader Seats Contested
1. Aam Aadmi Party Anoop Kesari[6] 21[4]

Result[edit]

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

Results by Party[edit]

24 9 1
INC BJP CPI(M)
Parties Seats
Contested Won +/-
Indian National Congress 34 24 Increase 12
Bharatiya Janata Party 34 9 Decrease 8
Communist Party of India (Marxist) 4 1 Steady
Aam Aadmi Party 21  – Steady
Independent 9  – Decrease 4
Total 102 34  –

References[edit]

  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. ^ a b c d "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.