2025 Pithoragarh Municipal Corporation election

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The 2025 Pithoragarh Municipal Corporation election[1][2][3][4][5] was a municipal election to the Pithoragarh Municipal Corporation which governs Pithoragarh City, the largest hill city in Uttarakhand. It was held on 23 January 2025. It was won by Kapana Devlal of BJP who defeated Congress rebel and Congress MLA Mayukh Mahar backed candidate Monika Mahar by 17 votes. It was one of the closest races in the state.

Despite winning the mayor post, BJP won just 5 out of 40 ward members. Independent or Congress backed candidates won in 35 seats.[6]

Election schedule

The election schedule was announced by the state election commission on 23 December 2024.[7]

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 election

No. Party Symbol Candidate's Name
1 style="background:Template:Party color" | Bharatiya Janata Party
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 Kalpana Deolal[8]
2 style="background:Template:Party color" | Indian National Congress
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 Anju Lunthi[9]

Ward-wise candidates

Ward No. Ward Name colspan="3" style="background:Template:Party color"| colspan="3" style="background:Template:Party color"|
BJP INC
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4 Kumor Template:Party name with color Asha Devi Template:Party name with color
5 Piyana Template:Party name with color Rajendra Tamta Template:Party name with color
6 Takana Colony Template:Party name with color Vikram Valmiki Template:Party name with color
7 Shiv Vihar Template:Party name with color Vinod Rawat Template:Party name with color
8 Linthuda Template:Party name with color Template:Party name with color
9 Jakhani Template:Party name with color Template:Party name with color
10 Bin Template:Party name with color Saroj Devi Template:Party name with color
11 Bhatkote Template:Party name with color Template:Party name with color Ashish Havord
12 Rai Template:Party name with color Template:Party name with color
13 Pandey Gaon Template:Party name with color Template:Party name with color
14 Padampur Colony Template:Party name with color Prithviraj Bisht Template:Party name with color
15 Bhadelbada Template:Party name with color Gopal Singh Rana Template:Party name with color
16 Chandrabhaga Template:Party name with color Lalita Joshi Template:Party name with color
17 Dumkhani Template:Party name with color Deepak Mahar Template:Party name with color
18 New Tildhukri Template:Party name with color Neeraj Kothari Template:Party name with color
19 Krishnapuri Template:Party name with color Template:Party name with color
20 Jagdamba Colony Template:Party name with color Anita Samant Template:Party name with color
21 Kujoli Template:Party name with color Template:Party name with color
22 Jagriti Colony Template:Party name with color Lalit Pant Template:Party name with color
23 Shivalaya Template:Party name with color Shivani Saini Template:Party name with color
24 Purana Bazaar Template:Party name with color Mohammad Sarfaraz Template:Party name with color
25 Naya Bazaar Template:Party name with color Umesh Lal Shah Template:Party name with color
26 Simalgair Template:Party name with color Kavindra Shah Template:Party name with color
27 Pithrota Template:Party name with color Template:Party name with color
28 Aincholi Template:Party name with color Kamala Pandey Template:Party name with color
29 Pankot Template:Party name with color Bhupendra Singh Belal Template:Party name with color
30 Daula Template:Party name with color Saraswati Devi Template:Party name with color
31 Western Cinemaline Template:Party name with color Template:Party name with color
32 Eastern Cinemaline Template:Party name with color Anshu Negi Template:Party name with color
33 Dhanauda Template:Party name with color Bhawana Kapri Template:Party name with color
34 Neda Basti Template:Party name with color Dinesh Kapri Template:Party name with color
35 Puneri Template:Party name with color Template:Party name with color
36 Sera Chandak Template:Party name with color Harish Bora Template:Party name with color
37 Old Tildhukri Template:Party name with color Template:Party name with color
38 Malla Jakhani Template:Party name with color Suman Dhami Template:Party name with color
39 Khadkot Template:Party name with color Ravindra Singh Basera Template:Party name with color
40 Vivekanand Template:Party name with color Praveen Singh Uprari Template:Party name with color

Results

Mayoral election

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Results by party

Party Seats
Contested Won +/−
Template:Party color cell Bharatiya Janata Party 20[10] 5 New
Template:Party color cell Indian National Congress 1 0 New
Template:Party color cell Independents 140 35 New
NOTA New
Total 161 40 New

See also

References

  1. ↑ BJP's Kalpana elected as the first woman mayor of Pithoragarh.
  2. ↑ https://www.etvbharat.com/hi/!state/uttarakhand-municipal-corporation-election-2025-pithoragarh-nagar-nikay-counting-results-uttarakhand-news-uts25012504031
  3. ↑ BJP sweeps urban local body polls in Uttarakhand, wins 10 of 11 mayoral seats.
  4. ↑ उत्तराखंड निकाय चुनाव की तारीखों का ऐलान, जानें नगर निगम, नगरपालिका और नगर पंचायतों में कब पड़ेगा वोट. Zee News Hindi.
  5. ↑ 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. Jagran.
  6. ↑ पिथौरागढ़ में भाजपा के 79 प्रतिशत पार्षद उम्मीदवार हार गए।(28 January 2025).
  7. ↑ उत्तराखंड में निकाय चुनाव की तिथि घोषित - कुमाऊँ जनसंदेश(23 December 2024).
  8. ↑ Uttarakhand: BJP announces candidates for all 11 mayoral seats(29 December 2024). Retrieved 29 December 2024.
  9. ↑ Dehradun News: Saurabh Thapliyal from BJP and Virendra Pokhriyal from Congress are in the fray for mayor. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
  10. ↑ पिथौरागढ़ में भाजपा के 79 प्रतिशत पार्षद उम्मीदवार हार गए।(28 January 2025).

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