Municipal elections were held in the Indian state of Punjab on 21 December 2024.[1] The elections took place for 46 urban local bodies, including 5 municipal corporations and 41 municipal councils and nagar panchayats.[2]
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.[3] Terms of Amritsar, Patiala and Jalandhar ended in January 2022, and of Ludhiana in March 2022 and of Phagwara in March 2020.[4]
Elections
Delimitition of the wards started in December 2022.[2][5] In March 2023, Punjab and Haryana High Court directed Punjab state election commission to draw schedule for elections within two weeks.[6] On 16 October 2023, election commission announced schedule for electoral rolls, with final publication for rolls scheduled for 10 November 2023.[7]
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.[8]
Total of 1,609 polling locations having 3,809 polling booths were made by state election commission
Voter statistics
| Gender | No. of voters[9] |
|---|---|
| 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.[10]
| 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
| S.No. | Municipal corporation | Government before | Government after | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Amritsar Municipal Corporation | Template:Full party name with color | Template:Full party name with color | ||
| 2. | Jalandhar Municipal Corporation | ||||
| 3. | Patiala Municipal Corporation | ||||
| 4. | Ludhiana Municipal Corporation | ||||
| 5. | Phagwara Municipal Corporation | Template:Full party name with color | |||
| S.no. | Municipal corporations | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Party | style="background:Template:Party color" | | style="background:Template:Party color" | | style="background:Template:Party color" | | style="background:Template:Party color" | | style="background:Template:Party color" | | |
| INC | SAD | BJP | 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
| SnNo. | Municipal corporations | Seats | style="background:Template:Party color" | | style="background:Template:Party color" | | style="background:Template:Party color" | | style="background:Template:Party color" | | style="background:Template:Party color" | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Indian National Congress |
 Shiromani Akali Dal |
 Aam Aadmi Party |
 Bharatiya Janata Party |
Others | |||
| 1. | Ludhiana | 95 | 31 | 2 | 40 | 19 | 3 |
| 2. | Amritsar | 85 | 43 | 4 | 24 | 9 | 5 |
| 3. | Jalandhar | 85 | 24 | 0 | 38 | 20 | 3 |
| 4. | Patiala* | 60 | 4 | 2 | 43 | 4 | - |
| 5. | Phagwara | 50 | 20 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 9 |
| Total | 375 | 122 | 12 | 158 | 56 | 20 | |
*Election to some wards of Patiala was cancelled by High Court of Punjab
Municipal Councils Results
R
| 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
References
- ↑ Municipal elections in Punjab on December 21, nominations from tomorrow.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 5 municipal corporations, 41 councils in Punjab head for polls. Hindustan Times(25 December 2022). Retrieved 9 January 2023.
- ↑ Punjab municipal election 2017: Congress sweeps polls; wins 267 wards. Financialexpress(18 December 2017). Retrieved 9 January 2023.
- ↑ Punjab to conduct polls for five municipal corporations in Nov. Hindustan Times(13 October 2023). Retrieved 23 October 2023.
- ↑ MC elections due, Punjab Govt eyes speedy delivery of services, Khanna, Ruchi M.. The Tribune(18 December 2022). Retrieved 10 January 2023.
- ↑ HC directs Punjab state election commissioner to draw schedule for sarpanch, municipal bodies polls. The Indian Express(1 March 2023). Retrieved 2 April 2023.
- ↑ SEC issues schedule for preparation of electoral rolls of 5 Municipal Corporations. Yes Punjab(16 October 2023). Retrieved 19 October 2023.
- ↑ Municipal Elections In Punjab To Be Held On Dec 21; Model Code Of Conduct Comes Into Effect.
- ↑ Municipal Elections In Punjab To Be Held On Dec 21; Model Code Of Conduct Comes Into Effect.
- ↑ ਪੰਜਾਬ ਵਿੱਚ ਨਿਗਮ ਤੇ ਕੌਂਸਲ ਚੋਣਾਂ 21 ਨੂੰ. punjabitribuneonline.com(9 December 2024). Retrieved 19 December 2024.
- ↑ AAP wins 29 councils, Cong 2, hung verdict in 10.