The election to the Shimla Municipal Corporation was held on 2 May 2023.Votes were counted and results declared on 4 May 2023.
Schedule
| Poll Event | Schedule[1][2] | 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
| No. | Party | Flag | Symbol | Leader | Seats Contested |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! style="text-align:center; background:Template:Party color;color:white"|1. | Bharatiya Janata Party | File:BJP flag.svg | File:Lotus flower symbol.svg | Suresh Kumar Kashyap | 34[3] |
| No. | Party | Flag | Symbol | Leader | Seats Contested |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! style="text-align:center; background:Template:Party color;color:white"|1. | Indian National Congress | File:Indian National Congress Flag.svg | File:Hand INC.svg | Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu | 34[3] |
| No. | Party | Flag | Symbol | Leader | Seats Contested |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! style="text-align:center; background:Template:Party color;color:white"|1. | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | File:CPI-M-flag.svg | File:CPIM election symbol.png | Onkar Shad[4] | 4[3] |
| No. | Party | Flag | Symbol | Leader | Seats Contested |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! style="text-align:center; background:Template:Party color;color:white"|1. | Aam Aadmi Party | File:Aam Aadmi Party logo (English).svg | File:AAP Symbol.png | Anoop Kesari[5] | 21[3] |
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Result
Results were announced on 4 May 2023. Indian National Congress swept the election by winning 24 seats.[6][7][8]
Results by Party
| style="background:Template:Party color; width:70.5%;" | 24 | style="background:Template:Party color; width:26.4%;" | 9 | style="background:Template:Party color; width:2.9%;" | 1 |
| INC | BJP | CPI(M) |
References
- ↑ Election programme - State Election Commission, Himachal Pradesh. sechimachal.nic.in.
- ↑ Elections in Shimla Municipal Corporation on May 2, results on May 4. www.business-standard.com(2023-04-03). Retrieved 2023-04-05.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 102 candidates in the fray for 34 seats in Shimla municipal polls on May 2. www.business-standard.com(2023-04-22). Retrieved 2023-04-24.
- ↑ HP: Dr Onkar Shad re-elected CPI(M) state secretary(27 September 2021). Retrieved 25 April 2023.
- ↑ AAP to contest all seats in Shimla MC poll: State party chief. Hindustan Times(2021-12-21). Retrieved 2023-04-24.
- ↑ Shimla Municipal Corporation election result: Congress gets clear majority in civic body with 24 seats, BJP wins 9. The Times of India(2023-05-04). Retrieved 2023-05-04.
- ↑ Shimla MC Elections result: Congress stuns BJP, wins big in Shimla MC elections. The News Himachal(2023-05-04). Retrieved 2023-05-04.
- ↑ Shimla Municipal Corporation Election 2023: Full List Of Ward-wise Winners. www.india.com. Retrieved 2023-05-04.