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{{Short description|Election to the municipal corporation of Srinagar, Uttarakhand}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2024}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name     = 2025 Srinagar Municipal Corporation election
| country           = India
| type              = Legislative
| ongoing           = no
| previous_election = 
| previous_year     = 
| election_date     = 23 January 2025
| next_election     = 
| next_year         = 2030
| seats_for_election = All 40 seats in the [[Srinagar Municipal Corporation (Uttarakhand)|Srinagar Municipal Corporation]]
| majority_seats    = 21
| turnout           =
<!-- BJP -->
| image1            = {{CSS image crop|Image=Lotus flower symbol.svg|bSize=120|cWidth=120|cHeight=120|oLeft=0|oTop=0}}
| image2            = {{CSS image crop|Image=Hand INC.svg||bSize=140|cWidth=100|cHeight=120|oLeft=16|oTop=0}}
| leader1           = Asha Upadhyay
| alliance1         = 
| party1            = Bharatiya Janata Party
| leaders_seat1     = 
| last_election1    = '''New'''
| colour1           = 
| seats1            = '''16'''
| seat_change1      = '''New'''
| popular_vote1     = 
| percentage1       = 
| swing1            = 
<!-- INC -->
| colour2           = 
| leader2           = Meena Rawat
| party2            = Indian National Congress
| leaders_seat2     =
| last_election2    = '''New'''
| seats2            = '''6'''
| seat_change2      = '''New'''
| popular_vote2     = 
| percentage2       = 
| swing2            = 
<!-- IND -->
| image3            =
| colour3           = 
| leader3           = ''None''
| party3            = Independent politician
| leaders_seat3     =
| last_election3    = '''New'''
| seats3            = '''18'''
| seat_change3      = '''New'''
| popular_vote3     = 
| percentage3       = 
| swing3            =  
| map_image         = India Srinagar, Uttarakhand Municipal Corporation Election 2025.svg
| map_size          = 300px
<!--Assembly seats diagram-->
| title             = Mayor
| before_election   = Office established
| before_party      = 
| after_election    = Arti Bhandari
| after_party       = [[Independent politician|Independent]]
}}

The '''2025 Srinagar Municipal Corporation election'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.abplive.com/states/up-uk/uttarakhand-nikay-chunav-result-independent-candidate-aarti-bhandari-won-the-election-in-srinagar-municipality-ann-2870665|title=Uttarakhand Nikay Chunav Result: निर्दलीय आरती भंडारी बनीं श्रीनगर की पहली मेयर, बीजेपी प्रत्याशी आशा उपाध्याय को हराया चुनाव|date=26 January 2025|website=www.abplive.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2025/Jan/26/bjp-sweeps-urban-local-body-polls-in-uttarakhand-wins-10-of-11-mayoral-seats | title=BJP sweeps urban local body polls in Uttarakhand, wins 10 of 11 mayoral seats }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://zeenews.india.com/hindi/india/up-uttarakhand/dehradun/uttarakhand-nikay-chunav-dates-announced-check-full-schedules/2571380|title=उत्तराखंड निकाय चुनाव की तारीखों का ऐलान, जानें नगर निगम, नगरपालिका और नगर पंचायतों में कब पड़ेगा वोट|website=Zee News Hindi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.jagran.com/uttarakhand/dehradun-city-date-of-municipal-elections-announced-in-uttarakhand-election-commission-announced-after-reservation-was-decided-23854347.html|title=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|website=Jagran}}</ref> was a municipal election to the [[Srinagar Municipal Corporation (Uttarakhand)|Srinagar Municipal Corporation]] which governs [[Srinagar, Uttarakhand|Srinagar]] town in [[Uttarakhand]]. It took place on 23 January 2025.

== Election schedule ==
The election schedule was announced by the state election commission on 23 December 2024.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://kumaonjansandesh.com/date-of-civic-elections-announced-in-uttarakhand/|title=उत्तराखंड में निकाय चुनाव की तिथि घोषित - कुमाऊँ जनसंदेश|date=23 December 2024}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Poll Event
! Schedule
|-
| Notification Date
| 27 December 2024
|-
| Last Date for filing nomination
| 30 December 2024
|-
| Scrutiny of nomination
| 31 December 2024
|-
| Last Date for Withdrawal of nomination
| 2 January 2025
|-
| Allotment of Symbols
| 3 January 2025
|-
| '''Date of Poll'''
|'''23 January 2025'''
|-
| '''Date of Counting of Votes'''
|'''25 January 2025'''
|}

==Candidates==
===Mayoral===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!No.
!colspan="3" |Party
!Symbol
!Candidate's Name
|-
! 1
| style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| [[File:BJP_flag.svg|center|75x75px]]
| [[File:BJP_election_symbol.png|center|75x75px]]
| Asha Upadhyay<ref name="BJP & INC Mayor candidates Uttarakhand">{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/dehradun/bjp-cong-release-another-list-of-candidates-for-ulb-polls/articleshow/116774327.cms|title=BJP, Cong release another list of candidates for ULB polls|work=Times of India|access-date=30 December 2024}}</ref>
|-
! 2
| style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| [[File:INC_Flag_Official.jpg|center|75x75px]]
| [[File:Hand INC.svg|center|75x75px]]
| Meena Rawat<ref name="BJP & INC Mayor candidates Uttarakhand"/>
|}

==Results==
===Mayoral election===
{{Election box begin|title= 2025 Srinagar Municipal Corporation Election: Mayor}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
| party      = Independent
| candidate  = Arti Bhandari
| votes      = 7,956
| percentage = 41.2
| change     = ''New''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
| party      = Bharatiya Janata Party
| candidate  = Asha Upadhyay
| votes      = 6,317
| percentage = 32.17
| change     = ''New''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
| party      = Independent
| candidate  = Poonam Tiwari
| votes      = 2,632
| percentage = 13.63
| change     = ''New''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
| party      = Indian National Congress
| candidate  = Meena Rawat
| votes      = 2,075
| percentage = 10.74
| change     = ''New''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
| party      = Independent
| candidate  = Saraswati Devi
| votes      = 243
| percentage = 1.26
| change     = ''New''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
| party      = None of the above (India)
| candidate  = [[None of the above (India)|None of the above]]
| votes      = 90
| percentage = 0.46
| change     = ''New''
}}
{{Election box majority|
| votes      = 1,639 
| percentage = 9.03
| change     = ''New''
}}
{{Election box turnout|
| votes      = 19,313
| percentage = 
| change     = 
}}
{{Election box new seat win|
| winner     = Independent
| loser      = 
| swing      = 
}}
{{Election box end}}

===Result by party===
{| class="wikitable"
!colspan="4" rowspan="2"|Party
! colspan="3" |Seats
|-
!Contested 
!Won
!'''+/−'''
|-
|{{Party color cell|Independent (politician)}}
|colspan="3"|[[Independent politician|Independents]]
|77
|18
|New
|-
|{{Party color cell|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|colspan="3"|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|39
|16
|New
|-
|{{Party color cell|Indian National Congress}}
|colspan="3"|[[Indian National Congress]]
|24
|6
|New
|-
|style="background:Black; color:White"|
|colspan="3"|[[None of the above (India)|NOTA]]
! style="background-color:#E9E9E9" |
!
|
|-
!colspan="4"|Total
!140
!40
! 
|-
|}

== See also ==
* [[2025 Uttarakhand local elections]]
* [[2025 Dehradun Municipal Corporation election]]
* [[2025 Roorkee Municipal Corporation election]]
* [[2025 Haridwar Municipal Corporation election]]
* [[2025 Haldwani Municipal Corporation election]]
* [[2025 Rudrapur Municipal Corporation election]]
* [[2025 Kotdwar Municipal Corporation election]]
* [[2025 Rishikesh Municipal Corporation election]]
* [[2025 Almora Municipal Corporation election]]
* [[2025 Kashipur Municipal Corporation election]]
* [[2025 Pithoragarh Municipal Corporation election]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://sec.uk.gov.in State Election Commission]

{{Uttarakhand elections}}
{{Municipalities of Uttarakhand}}

[[Category:2025 elections in India|Uttarakhand local elections]]
[[Category:Municipal corporation elections in India|Srinagar]]
[[Category:2025 in Uttarakhand|Local elections]]
[[Category:Local elections in Uttarakhand]]