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The elections for the Shimla Municipal Corporation were held on May 2017.
Overview
The BJP became the single largest party in the 2017 Municipal Corporation elections with 17 out of the 34 seats, falling short of an absolute majority by just 1 seat, creating history by destroying the bastion of INC and might form the new MC too. It is for the first time in the history of Shimla Municipal Corporation that the saffron party has managed to secure the majority. Soon after the results, 1 victorious independent, joined BJP helping it reach the majority mark. BJP lady candidate was elected as the Mayor of Shimla by defeating Congress candidate creating history by bagging the post for the first time.[1] Worst performance came out for CPI(M) which only managed to win one seat that too in their only stronghold (Summer Hill).
Result
| No. | Party | Abbreviation | Flag | Symbol | Number of Corporators | Change |
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| ! style="text-align:center; background:Template:Party color;color:white"|1. | Bharatiya Janata Party | BJP | 
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19 | Template:Increase 7 |
| ! style="text-align:center; background:Template:Party color;color:white"|2. | Indian National Congress | INC | 
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12 | Template:Increase 2 |
| ! style="text-align:center; background:Template:Party color;color:white"|3. | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | CPI(M) | _Flag.jpg){kind=small}
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01 | Template:Decrease 2 |
| ! style="text-align:center; background:Template:Party color;color:white"|4. | Indipendents | IND | 
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02 | Template:Increase 2 |
See also
References
- ↑ Shimla municipal corporation election results LIVE: BJP reaches halfway mark at 17. Indian Express(17 June 2017).