The fate of 5,405 candidates contesting for 1,382 positions in 100 municipal bodies across Uttarakhand was sealed in the ballot boxes as the counting began on Saturday. Voting took place on January 23 and the results have been coming in since the commencement of the counting process. The election saw 54 counting centres set up, with votes being tallied at 986 tables. While many results have already been declared, some are still awaited.
Key Results From Dehradun, Haridwar And Other Districts
In Dehradun, BJP’s Saurabh Thapliyal has emerged victorious as the new Mayor, with an impressive margin of 80,000 votes, surpassing Congress' Virendra Pokhriyal. Similarly, BJP's candidate Kiren Jaisal has been declared the new Mayor of Haridwar Municipal Corporation after defeating her closest rival, Congress' Amresh Devi Balyan.
Roorkee Municipal Corporation: Ward Winners
Here are some of the winners from the 40 wards in the Municipal Corporation of Roorkee:
Ward 1 (Sherpur): Sonia Devi (BSP)
Ward 2 (Adarsh Nagar): Sachin Kumar (BJP)
Ward 3 (Solanipuram): Devki Joshi (BJP)
Ward 4 (Khajarpur): Babita (Independent)
Ward 5 (CBRI): Preeti Bhardwaj (BJP)
Ward 6 (IIT): Rajan Goyal (BJP)
Ward 7 (Civil Line Madhya): Akash Jain (BJP)
Ward 8 (Jadugar Road): Satveer Singh (BJP)
Ward 9 (Mohanpura North): Pratibha Pal (BJP)
Ward 10 (Mohanpura South): Pramod Pal (Independent)
Ward 11 (Defense Colony): Kulbir (Independent)
Ward 12 (Asafnagar): Sachin Chaudhary (Independent)
Ward 13 (South Civil Line): Navneet Sharma (BJP)
Ward 14 (Preet Vihar): Anurag Tyagi (BJP)
Ward 15 (Purwawali): Neetu Sharma (BJP)
Ward 16 (Ganeshpur South): Ankit Chaudhary (Independent)
Ward 17 (Shekhpuri): Sanjeev Tomar (BJP)
Ward 18 (Ganeshpur North): Kuldeep Tomar (BJP)
Ward 19 (Shivpuram): Veera Devi (BJP)
Ward 20 (Chawmandi): Rishu Verma (BJP)
Ward 21 (Maktul Puri): Vibha Saini (Unopposed) - BJP
Ward 22 (Purvi Ambar Talab): Seema Verma (Unopposed) - BJP
Challenging Districts: A Snapshot of Key Results
Here’s a look at the results from several key districts in Uttarakhand:
Chamoli District:
Karnaprayag Municipality: Ganesh Shah (BJP)
Gopeshwar Municipality: Sandeep Rawat (BJP)
Gauchar Municipality: Sandeep Singh (Congress)
Joshimath Municipality: Deveshwari Shah (Congress)
Nandprayag Municipality: Prithvi Singh Rautela (Congress)
Tharali Municipality: Sunita Rawat (Congress)
Gairsain Municipality: Mohan Bhandari (Congress)
Uttarkashi District:
Badahata Municipality: Bhupender Chauhan (Independent) (Result Pending)
Chinyalisoud Municipality: Manoj Kohli (Independent)
Barkot Municipality: Vinod Doval (Independent)
Porola Municipality: Bihari Lal (Congress)
Tehri District:
Tehri Municipality: Mohan Singh Rawat (Independent)
Chamba Municipality: Shobhni Dhanola (BJP)
Muniki Reti Municipality: Neelam Vijlwan (Independent)
Devprayag Municipality: Mamta Devi (BJP) (Unopposed)
Dehradun District:
Dehradun Municipal Corporation: Results still coming in
Rishikesh Municipal Corporation: Results awaited
Herbertpur Municipality: Neeru Devi (BJP)
Vikas Nagar Municipality: Dheeraj Nautiyal (Congress)
Mussoorie Municipality: Meera Saklani (BJP)
Doiwala Municipality: Narendra Singh Negi (BJP)