Punjab Municipal Elections Live Updates: AAP wins in Patiala, Congress largest party in Phagwara; check all results here
AAP: 38
Congress: 17
BJP: 13
BSP: 1
Independent: 2
Results for 14 Wards are still awaited
For Ward 8, Tanda Municipal Council, Congress candidate Jaswinder Singh Kaka wins by a huge margin of 208 votes
In the Rajasansi elections, the results are as follows:
AAP: 9 seats
BJP: 2 seats
Congress: 1 seat
SAD: 1 seat
In the Municipal Corporation Patiala elections, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has emerged victorious, securing 43 out of the 53 seats.
Patiala Rural: AAP won 23 out of 26 seats.
Patiala Urban: AAP won 18 out of 32 seats, including 7 seats deferred by a High Court order.
Sanaur: AAP won all 2 seats
In the Bassī Pathāna Municipal Committee election, independent candidate Karamjit Singh Dhindsa won from Ward number 6.
For Ward number 13 of Rayya Nagar Panchayat, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) candidate emerged victorious. In Ward number 23, the Congress candidate won the election.
In Baba Bakala Sahib Nagar Panchayat elections, out of a total of 13 wards, 2 wards were uncontested with Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) candidates winning. The elections were held for 11 wards, where AAP emerged victorious in 9 wards, Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) won 3 wards, and an independent candidate claimed 1 ward. Congress failed to win any seats.
The results for the 11 wards of Nagar Panchayat Naroat Jaimal Singh have been announced. Congress secured victory in 5 wards, BJP won 1 ward, and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) claimed victory in 5 wards.
In the Machhiwara Sahib Nagar Council elections, 7 candidates from various wards had already won uncontested. The elections for 8 remaining wards were held today, with the following results:
4 wards: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) candidates emerged victorious.
2 wards: Congress candidates secured wins.
2 wards: Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) candidates triumphed.
Ward 51 & 52: Congress
Ward 85: Kamal Kumar (Independent)
Ward 78: Independent
Ward 81: Congress
In Ward Number 22 of the Abohar Municipal Corporation, BJP candidate Satish Kumar Siwan, the son of former councilor Thakur Das Siwan, emerged victorious. Satish Siwan won with a margin of 200 votes, defeating AAP's candidate, who finished in third place. Congress candidate secured the second position.
In the Nagar Council elections of Talwandi Sabo, the following candidates emerged victorious:
Ward Number 01: Sarabjit Kaur (Aam Aadmi Party)
Ward Number 02: Davinder Singh Sooba (Congress Party)
Ward Number 03: Manjeet Kaur (Aam Aadmi Party)
Ward Number 04: Gurpreet Singh Kippa Nambardar (Independent)
Ward Number 07: Kulbeer Kaur (Aam Aadmi Party)
Ward Number 08: Ravi Kumar Koki (Shiromani Akali Dal)
Ward Number 11: Bharpoor Singh (Independent, supported by Congress)
Ward Number 12: Varamdev Singh (Aam Aadmi Party)
Ward Number 13: Swinder Kaur Chattha (Independent, supported by Congress)
Ward Number 14: Simrat Kaur Chattha (Congress Party)
In Amritsar's East constituency, from Ward Number 30, Akali Dal's Avtar Singh Truckawala emerged victorious.
In Jalandhar South, Congress secured 9 seats, AAP won 6, and Akali Dal claimed 1 seat.
AAP has won in Patiala, while Congress has emerged as the largest party in Phagwara.
In the Nagar Council elections of Rampura Phul, the following candidates emerged victorious:
Ward Number 1: Paraminder Kaur (SAD)
Ward Number 2: AAP
Ward Number 3: AAP
Ward Number 4: Jaspal Jassu (AAP)
Ward Number 5: Meena Rani (Independent)
Ward Number 6: Suraj Rajora (Independent)
Ward Number 7: AAP
Ward Number 8: Nikka (AAP)
Ward Number 9: Pooja Rani (Independent)
Ward Number 10: Ankush Garg (Independent)
Ward Number 11: Nirmala Devi (AAP)
Ward Number 12: Surjeet Singh (Independent)
Ward Number 13: Rupinder Kaur Dhillo (AAP)
Ward Number 14: Happy Bansal (Independent)
Ward Number 15: Ruby Brar (AAP)
Ward Number 16: Prince Nanda (AAP)
Ward Number 17: Bindu Bitta (Independent)
Ward Number 18: Sunil Bitta (Independent)
Ward Number 19: Rajni Bala (Independent)
Ward Number 20: Kuldeep Singh (Independent)
Ward Number 21: Ruby Dhillo (Independent)
In Ward Number 2, Congress candidate Sangeeta Kalsi won the election in Ludhiana
The results for 13 wards of Mullanpur Dakha have been declared. Congress won in 7 wards, Aam Aadmi Party secured victory in 3 wards, and independent candidates won in 3 wards. Congress has taken control of the Mullapur Dakha Municipal Council by winning 7 wards.
In Ward No. 60, Mamta Ashu, wife of former minister Bharat Bhushan Ashu, lost the election. AAP's Gurpreet Singh Babbal emerged victorious.
In Ward No. 9, BJP candidate Diksha Ravi Batra won the election. In Ward No. 75, AAP candidate Simran Kaur emerged victorious.
In Ward No. 16 of Gurdaspur Municipal Council, Congress candidate Varun Sharma defeated AAP's candidate by 22 votes. A total of 1016 votes were cast in the election. Varun Sharma thanked the voters by holding a rally in the ward.
Inderjit Singh Pandori from Shiromani Akali Dal wins from Ward No. 43 in Amritsar.
Meenu Parashar, wife of AAP MLA Ashok Prashar, loses in Ludhiana’s Ward 77 to BJP's Poonam Ratra. The BJP candidate claimed victory in a closely contested race.
Muktsar: In Bariwala Nagar Panchayat in Sri Muktsar Sahib, AAP won eight out of 11 seats, while three seats were won by independent candidates
In Jalandhar, from Ward Number 4, independent candidate Maninder Ahuja won
In Jalandhar, from Ward Number 58, AAP candidate Jarnail Singh Dhot won.
In Jalandhar, from Ward Number 3, Congress candidate Dr Navdeep Kaur won.
In Patiala, from Ward Number 40, Anuj Khosla from BJP won, and from Ward Number 35, Ramandeep from BJP emerged victorious.
In Ward Number 67 of Jalandhar, Kamaljeet Kaur from Congress won the election.
From Jalandhar Ward No. 50, BJP candidate Manjeet Singh Titu defeated former Deputy Mayor and AAP candidate Simranjeet Singh Bunty by over 1,000 votes.
Jalandhar Ward No. 53: Sushil Rinku from the BJP wins.
Barnala: In Handiaya MC polls, AAP achieved a spectacular victory. Out of 13 wards, AAP won 10, while Independent candidates won two, and only one ward was won by Congress candidate Kuldeep Tajpuria by a single vote
Aam Aadmi Party has taken control of Nagar Council in Bhulath, Kapurthala.
SAD'S Surjeet Kaur, Wife of Sukhbir Singh Ablowal wins Patiala's Ward No. 59
Jalandhar: From Ward number 83, Youth Akali leader's mother Nagwant Kaur secured a victory. Celebrations are being held in honor of the win.
Avinash Manak from Aam aadami Party wins Jalandhar's Ward No. 68
In the Mullanpur Dakha Nagar Council elections, the Congress secured victories in 7 out of 13 wards.
In Bhadso (Patiala) nagar panchayat polls, out of a total of 11 wards, the AAP won in 5 wards, independent candidates won in 3 wards, the BJP won in 2 wards, and the Shiromani Akali Dal won in 1 ward.
In Ward No. 7 of Bhadso, Shiromani Akali Dal candidate Prem Lalka secured the victory.
Tejinder Mehta of AAP emerged victorious in Patiala's Ward No. 34
BJP's Rajiv Dhingra wins Jalandhar's Ward No. 64 defeating Jagdish Raja
SAD's Dawinder Singh has secured victory from Ward 4 in Majitha in the latest elections.
Kavita Seth, AAP candidate, has emerged victorious from Ward 57 in the recent elections.
AAP's Harpal Juneja wins Patiala's Ward No. 38
Aam Aadmi Party's Deepak Sharda, brother of Sheetal Angural secures win from Jalandhar's Ward No. 78
In two wards of Kotkapura Municipal Council in Faridkot, both Congress and AAP won one seat each. Simranjeet from AAP won from Ward number 4, while Jasveer Singh from Congress secured victory from Ward number 21.
AAP's Avinash Manak secures win from Jalandhar's Ward Number 68
AAP's Jagtar Singh Tari wins by 910 votes from Patiala's Ward No. 46
SAD's Kiranpreet Singh Monu wins Amritsar's Ward No. 83
In Jalandhar's Ward No. 32, Congress' Balraj Thakur has emerged victorious.
Samrala: In Ward number 12 in Samrala, Akali Dal's Tajinder Singh Teji won by 112 votes, defeating AAP party candidate Harpreet Singh. The Ward residents were thanked by the Constituency Incharge, Parmjeet Singh Dhillo.
Jalandhar: From Ward Number 28, Congress candidate Mithu Madan defeats AAP's Jeet Singh Bhatia by a huge margin.
Patiala: From Ward Number 21, Navdeep Kaur from AAP wins by a huge margin.
In Hoshiarpur, AAP candidate Rajeshwar Dayal Babbi, the elder brother of Brahm Shankar Jimpa, wins from Ward number 6.
Parkash Kaur wins from Ward number 3, Nirmal Singh Ball from Ward Number 8, and Jagir Singh from Ward number 13. Manjeet Singh won from Ward number 11 and Bohar Singh from Ward number 6. The Aam Aadmi Party emerged victorious in all five wards of Khemkaran.
Aam Admi Party's Neelam Rani wins Ward No. 7 of Ajnala
An independent candidate from Ward No. 79 in Amritsar staged a protest after the election symbol on the EVM machine faded. Voting also suspended before the stipulated time. The candidate is demanding justice.
Shiromani Akali Dal's Arvind Singh wins Patiala's Ward No. 20 defeating AAP candidate with 123 votes
Gurmeet Singh Bawa wins Ward No. 6 in Nagar Panchayat Handiaya polls
Independent candidate Gurcharan Singh emerged victorious by a narrow margin of 44 votes.
In Ward No. 6 of Handiaya Nagar Panchayat, tensions escalated during the final moments of voting as a booth-capturing attempt led to a major commotion. Party workers and candidates clashed, resulting in a physical altercation that caused panic among the crowd. The police resorted to a lathi charge to disperse the crowd. Security was significantly tightened by the police. The clash between party workers and police action continued for quite some time.
Managing crowds outside the counting centres has emerged as a significant challenge for the Jalandhar police. With rising tensions and increasing numbers of people gathering to witness the results, the police is having a tough time maintaining law and order. Security forces have been put on high alert.
The Patiala Municipal Corporation elections witnessed chaos and violence throughout the day. After 4 pm, polling booth gates were shut from the outside. Incidents of hooliganism surfaced early in the day, with stone-pelting reported as early as 6.30 am in Ward No. 40. Similar violent episodes were reported from multiple wards, deterring residents from stepping out to cast their votes. The unrest resulted in a significantly low voter turnout.
Total voter turnout till 03:00 PM
Jalandhar : 47.28%
SAS Nagar: 63.97 %
Patiala: 62 %
Poll percentage at 03:00 PM of District SAS Nagar is 63.97 %
MC Kharar - 44.31 %
MC Nayagaon - 52.47 %
NP Gharuan - 75.40%
MC Banur - 73.79 %
Police lathicharge in Abohar's Ward 22 amid heated exchange between AAP, BJP candidates
Total % voter turnout till 1
Jalandhar - 40.2%
Hoshiarpur - 41.26 %
Bathinda - 42.42 %
Phagwara - 33.43 %
Pathankot - 40.2 %
Amritsar - 26.06
Akali Dal, AAP and BJP workers locked horns in Patiala. Police officials intervened and resorted to lathicharge.
Clashes broke out between Akali Dal and Congress candidate at Ludhiana's Mullanpur Ward No. 13. Soon after the incident, police officials intervened.
Average 10 per cent polling till 9 am in municipal polls
Chaos erupted after Akali Dal accused Congress and Aam Aadmi Party of jointly casting fake votes. However the situation seems to be stable at present following police intervention.
Final poll percentage at 11:00 AM of District SAS Nagar is 34.19 %
MC Kharar - 19.69 %
MC Nayagaon - 27.60 %
NP Gharuan - 43.29%
MC Banur - 32.22 %
A controversy erupted in Ward No. 14 of Talwandi Sabo, Bathinda, during the ongoing municipal corporation elections. Allegations of fake voting sparked tensions in the area. Baljinder Kaur, a local resident, accused an illiterate woman of casting her vote fraudulently. This led to heated arguments at the polling booth. To ensure smooth conduct of the elections, the police have prohibited the use of cellphones at polling stations. Officials have issued strict guidelines requiring voters to carry their voter ID cards as proof of identity when casting their votes.
Reports of vandalism at Patiala's Ward No. 29 have been surfaced where poll booths of Akali Dal have been destroyed
27.04 % total voter turnout recorded in Bathinda till 11 am
Voting is being conducted peacefully for a total of 137 wards, including 85 wards of the Jalandhar Municipal Corporation, 13 wards of the Bhogpur Municipal Council, 13 wards of the Goraya Municipal Council, 1 ward of the Phillaur Municipal Council, 11 wards of the Bilga Nagar Panchayat, 13 wards of the Shahkot Nagar Panchayat, and 1 ward of the Mehatpur Nagar Panchayat.
Ruckus erupted at Sahnewal's Ward No. 11 of Ludhiana district after voters said that their names were not present in the voting list
Congress MP Gurjeet Singh Aujla reached the polling booth and cast his vote along with his family
BJP candidate Sushir Nair has attempted suicide at Patiala's Ward No. 34 alleging casting of fake votes
BJP leader Tarun Chugh cast his vote along with family
In Patiala's Ward 11, some miscreants have reportedly vandalised property. Booths of the Shiromani Akali Dal and Congress were completely destroyed, and volunteers present at the site were allegedly assaulted.
BJP's Jai Inder Kaur has accused AAP for influencing voters in Patiala in utter violation of Poll code
Municipal Corporation: 5.4%; Councils: 9.8%; Malaudh nagar panchayat: 16.1%
7.56% total voting in Jalandhar till 09:00 am
Bholath/Nadala/Begowal /Dhilwan NPs - 9.10 %
Overall district Total 7.56% till 9 AM
SAD leader Sukhwinder Pal Singh climbs tank, alleges intimidation by AAP candidate. His wife is SAD's candidate from Patiala
Ruckus erupted at Ward No. 8, 9 and 10 of Amritsar
Voting underway in Bathinda for Municipal Corporation elections 2024.
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Several incidents of hooliganism from Ward No. 40 in Patiala have been reported.
Voting is underway for 5 Municipal Corporations and 41 Municipal Councils under tight security arrangements. The results will be declared today evening.
Close knit competition between AAP and Congress in Patiala as BJP and SAD didn't field candidates
Voting in Amritsar has not begun yet due to the faulty EVMs
No voting in 8 wards in Patiala and 7 wards in Dharamkot, where nominations were not allowed: Govt
In view of the civic body elections, more than 21 thousand security personnel have been deployed with mandatory videography of every booth
Punjab Municipal Elections Live Updates: Voting has officially begun for the Punjab civic body elections, with citizens heading to the polls to cast their votes for the five municipal corporations, 44 municipal councils, and various nagar panchayats. The elections will take place from 7 am to 4 pm on Saturday.
Key municipalities going to polls are Amritsar, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Patiala, and Phagwara. A total of 37.32 lakh voters, including 19.55 lakh males and 17.76 lakh females, are eligible to participate in the elections.
Polling is being conducted for 381 wards in the municipal corporations and 598 wards in the municipal councils and nagar panchayats. The state election commissioner, Raj Kamal Chaudhuri, has assured that all necessary arrangements are in place, with heightened security at 344 hypersensitive and 665 sensitive polling stations. A total of 21,500 personnel, including police and Home Guard Jawans, are deployed across the state to ensure smooth voting.
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