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{{short description|State elections in India}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2024}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2024}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 2024 Punjab municipal elections
| type = legislative
| country = India
| ongoing = no
| previous_election =
| previous_year = [[2021 Punjab, India local elections|2021]]
| election_date = 21 December 2024
| next_election =
| next_year = 2025
| seats_for_election =
| majority_seats =
| turnout =
| image2 = [[File:Hand INC.svg|100px]]
| leader2 = [[Amrinder Singh Raja Warring]]
| alliance2 =
| party2 = Indian National Congress
| leaders_seat2 =
| last_election2 = 267
| colour2 =
| seats2 = 122
| seat_change2 = {{decrease}}145
| popular_vote2 =
| percentage2 =
| swing2 =
| image4 = [[File:Shiromani Akali Dal symbol.svg|100px]]
| colour4 =
| leader4 = [[Sukhbir Singh Badal]]
| party4 = Shiromani Akali Dal
| leaders_seat4 =
| last_election4 = 37
| seats4 = 12
| seat_change4 = {{decrease}}25
| popular_vote4 =
| percentage4 =
| swing4 =
| image3= [[File:Lotos flower symbol.svg|100px]]
| colour3 =
| leader3 = [[Sunil Kumar Jakhar]]
| party3 = Bharatiya Janata Party
| leaders_seat3 =
| last_election3 = 15
| seats3 = 56
| seat_change3 = {{increase}}41
| popular_vote3 =
| percentage3 =
| swing3 =
| image1 = [[File:AAP Symbol.png|100px]]
| leader1 = [[Bhagwant Mann]]
| party1 = Aam Aadmi Party
| colour1 =
| last_election1 = 18
| seats1 = 158
| seat_change1 = {{increase}}140
| percentage1 =
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| map_image =
| map_caption =
| title =
| before_election =
| before_party =
| after_election = TBD
| after_party = TBD
| previous_mps =
| elected_mps =
| next_mps =
}}

Municipal elections were held in the Indian state of [[Punjab, India|Punjab]] on 21 December 2024.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/municipal-elections-punjab-december-21-nominations-tomorrow-9713061/|title=Municipal elections in Punjab on December 21, nominations from tomorrow|work=The Indian Express|accessdate=8 December 2024}}</ref> The elections took place for 46 urban local bodies, including 5 [[municipal corporation]]s and 41 [[Municipal Council (India)|municipal councils]] and [[nagar panchayat]]s.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=25 December 2022 |title=5 municipal corporations, 41 councils in Punjab head for polls |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/chandigarh-news/5-municipal-corporations-41-councils-in-punjab-head-for-polls-101671985083239.html |access-date=9 January 2023 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref>

== Background ==
Previously, elections for these local bodies were held in December 2017, where [[Indian National Congress]] won four out of 5 Municipal Corporations with the BJP winning 1.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Punjab municipal election 2017: Congress sweeps polls; wins 267 wards |url=https://www.financialexpress.com/elections/punjab-assembly-elections-2017/punjab-municipal-election-2017-congress-sweeps-polls-wins-267-wards/979274/ |access-date=9 January 2023 |website=Financialexpress |date=18 December 2017 |language=en}}</ref> Terms of [[Amritsar Municipal Corporation|Amritsar]], [[Patiala Municipal Corporation|Patiala]] and [[Jalandhar Municipal Corporation|Jalandhar]] ended in January 2022, and of [[Ludhiana Municipal Corporation|Ludhiana]] in March 2022 and of [[Phagwara]] in March 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |date=13 October 2023 |title=Punjab to conduct polls for five municipal corporations in Nov |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/chandigarh-news/punjab-to-conduct-polls-for-five-municipal-corporations-in-nov-101697137983565.html |access-date=23 October 2023 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref>

== Elections ==
Delimitition of the wards started in December 2022.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Khanna |first=Ruchi M. |date=18 December 2022 |title=MC elections due, Punjab Govt eyes speedy delivery of services |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/mc-elections-due-govt-eyes-speedy-delivery-of-services-462363 |access-date=10 January 2023 |website=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]] |language=en}}</ref> In March 2023, [[Punjab and Haryana High Court]] directed [[Punjab State Election Commission|Punjab state election commission]] to draw schedule for elections within two weeks.<ref>{{Cite web |date=1 March 2023 |title=HC directs Punjab state election commissioner to draw schedule for sarpanch, municipal bodies polls |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/punjab-hc-sarpanch-municipal-body-polls-8472854/ |access-date=2 April 2023 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> On 16 October 2023, election commission announced schedule for electoral rolls, with final publication for rolls scheduled for 10 November 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 October 2023 |title=SEC issues schedule for preparation of electoral rolls of 5 Municipal Corporations |url=https://yespunjab.com/sec-issues-schedule-for-preparation-of-electoral-rolls-of-5-municipal-corporations/ |access-date=19 October 2023 |website=Yes Punjab |language=en-US}}</ref>

Elections were held for the five municipal corporations--Amritsar, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Phagwara and Patiala--besides the 44 municipal councils and by-polls to some urban local bodies.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Municipal Elections In Punjab To Be Held On Dec 21; Model Code Of Conduct Comes Into Effect |url=https://www.etvbharat.com/en/!state/municipal-elections-in-punjab-to-be-held-on-dec-21-model-code-of-conduct-comes-into-effect-enn24120801984}}</ref>

Total of 1,609 polling locations having 3,809 polling booths were made by state election commission

== Voter statistics ==
{| class="wikitable collapsible sortable"
!Gender
!No. of voters<ref>{{Cite news |title=Municipal Elections In Punjab To Be Held On Dec 21; Model Code Of Conduct Comes Into Effect |url=https://www.etvbharat.com/en/!state/municipal-elections-in-punjab-to-be-held-on-dec-21-model-code-of-conduct-comes-into-effect-enn24120801984}}</ref>
|-
|Male
|19,55,888
|-
|Female
|17,76,544
|-
|Other
|204
|-
|Total
|37,32,636
|}

== Schedule ==
The election schedule was announced by the Election Commission of Punjab on 8 December 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ਪੰਜਾਬ ਵਿੱਚ ਨਿਗਮ ਤੇ ਕੌਂਸਲ ਚੋਣਾਂ 21 ਨੂੰ |trans-title=Corporation and council elections in Punjab on 21st |url=https://m.punjabitribuneonline.com/article/corporation-and-council-elections-in-punjab-on-21/824670/ |date=9 December 2024 |access-date=19 December 2024 |website=punjabitribuneonline.com |language=pa}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
!Poll event
!Schedule
|-
|Notification date
|9 December 2024
|-
|Last date for filing nomination
|12 December 2024
|-
|Scrutiny of nomination
|13 December 2024
|-
|Last date for withdrawal of nomination
|14 December 2024
|-
|Date of poll
|21 December 2024
|-
|Date of counting of votes
|21 December 2024
|}

== Municipal corporations results ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"style="text-align:center;"
!S.No.
! Municipal corporation
! colspan="2" | Government before
! colspan="2" |Government after
|-
|1.
|[[Amritsar Municipal Corporation]]
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=4}}
|{{Full party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party|rowspan=5}}
|-
|2.
|Jalandhar Municipal Corporation
|-
|3.
|[[Patiala Municipal Corporation]]
|-
|4.
|[[Ludhiana Municipal Corporation]]
|-
|5.
| Phagwara Municipal Corporation
| {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!S.no.
! colspan="7" |Municipal corporations
|-
! rowspan="2" |1.
! rowspan="2" |Party
| style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
| style="background:{{party color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}" |
| style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |
| style="background:{{party color|Aam Aadmi Party}}" |
| style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}}" |
| style="background:grey" |
|-
![[Indian National Congress|INC]]
![[Shiromani Akali Dal|SAD]]
![[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
![[Aam Aadmi Party|AAP]]
!Others
!Total
|-
!2.
!MC won
|0
|0
|0
|'''5'''
|0
|5
|-
!3.
!Seats won
|122
|12
|56
|'''158'''
|20
|368
|}

=== Municipal corporation detailed results ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! rowspan="2" |SnNo.
! rowspan="2" |Municipal corporations
! rowspan="2" |Seats
! style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
! style="background:{{party color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}" |

! style="background:{{party color|Aam Aadmi Party}}" |
! style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |
! style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}}" |
|-
![[File:Hand INC.svg|50x50px]]<br>[[Indian National Congress]]
![[File:Shiromani_Akali_Dal_symbol.svg|50x50px]]<br>[[Shiromani Akali Dal]]
![[File:AAP_Symbol.png|50x50px]]<br>[[Aam Aadmi Party]]
![[File:Lotos_flower_symbol.svg|50x50px]]<br>[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
!Others
|-
!1.
![[Ludhiana Municipal Corporation|Ludhiana]]
!95
|31
|2
|40
|19
|3
|-
!2.
![[Amritsar Municipal Corporation|Amritsar]]
!85
|43
|4
|24
|9
|5
|-
!3.
!Jalandhar
!85
|24
|0
|38
|20
|3
|-
!4.
![[Patiala Municipal Corporation|Patiala]]*
!60
|4
|2
|'''43'''
|4
| -
|-
!5.
!Phagwara
!50
|20
|4
|13
|4
|9
|-
! colspan="2" |Total
!375
|122
|12
|'''158'''
|56
|20
|}
<nowiki>*</nowiki>Election to some wards of Patiala was cancelled by High Court of Punjab

== Municipal Councils Results ==
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<ref>{{Cite web |title=AAP wins 29 councils, Cong 2, hung verdict in 10 |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/aap-wins-29-councils-cong-2-hung-verdict-in-10/}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"style="text-align:center;"
!S.No.
!Party
!Wards Won
|-
!1
|AAP
|'''515'''
|-
!2
|Congress
|187
|-
!3
|BJP
|68
|-
!4
|SAD
|26
|-
!5
|BSP
|03
|-
!6
|Independents
|155
|}

== Aftermath ==

Aam Aadmi Party won five out of five municipal corporations of its own after several members defected from other parties and joined it.

== See also ==
[[2024 Indian general election in Punjab]]

[[Elections in Punjab, India|Elections in Punjab]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

{{Punjab (India) elections}}

[[Category:2024 elections in India|Punjab]]
[[Category:Local elections in Punjab, India]]

2024 Punjab India local elections - Revision history

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