2023 Shimla Municipal Corporation election
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All 34 seats of the Shimla Municipal Corporation 18 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 58.97%[1] ( 1.17%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The election to the Shimla Municipal Corporation was held on 2 May 2023.Votes were counted and results declared on 4 May 2023.
Schedule
[edit]| Poll Event | Schedule[2][3] | Day |
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| 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
[edit]| No. | Party | Flag | Symbol | Leader | Seats Contested |
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| 1. | Bharatiya Janata Party | 
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Suresh Kumar Kashyap | 34[4] |
| No. | Party | Flag | Symbol | Leader | Seats Contested |
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| 1. | Indian National Congress | 
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Pratibha Singh | 34[4] |
| No. | Party | Flag | Symbol | Leader | Seats Contested |
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| 1. | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 
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Onkar Shad[5] | 4[4] |
| No. | Party | Flag | Symbol | Leader | Seats Contested |
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| 1. | Aam Aadmi Party | .svg){kind=logo}
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Anoop Kesari[6] | 21[4] |
Result
[edit]Results were announced on 4 May 2023. Indian National Congress swept the election by winning 24 seats.[7][8][9]
Results by Party
[edit]| 24 | 9 | 1 |
| INC | BJP | CPI(M) |
| Parties | Seats | ||||
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| Contested | Won | +/- | |||
| Indian National Congress |
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34 | 24 | 12
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| Bharatiya Janata Party |
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34 | 9 |  8
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| Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
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4 | 1 | 
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| Aam Aadmi Party |
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21 | – |
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| Independent | – | 9 | – | 4
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| Total | 102 | 34 | – | ||
References
[edit]- ^ "Shimla MC Elections See 58.97% Voter Turnout". The News Himachal. 2 May 2023. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
- ^ "Election programme - State Election Commission, Himachal Pradesh" (PDF). sechimachal.nic.in.
- ^ "Elections in Shimla Municipal Corporation on May 2, results on May 4". www.business-standard.com. 3 April 2023. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
- ^ a b c d "102 candidates in the fray for 34 seats in Shimla municipal polls on May 2". www.business-standard.com. 22 April 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
- ^ "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. 21 December 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
- ^ "Shimla Municipal Corporation election result: Congress gets clear majority in civic body with 24 seats, BJP wins 9". The Times of India. 4 May 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
- ^ "Shimla MC Elections result: Congress stuns BJP, wins big in Shimla MC elections". The News Himachal. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
- ^ "Shimla Municipal Corporation Election 2023: Full List Of Ward-wise Winners". www.india.com. Retrieved 4 May 2023.