2024 Punjab, India local elections
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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
[edit]Previously, elections for these local bodies were held in December 2017, where Indian National Congress won all the four Municipal Corporations.[3] Terms of Amritsar, Patiala and Jalandhar ended in January 2022, and of Ludhiana in March 2022.[4]
Elections
[edit]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 will be 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 are made by state election commission
Voter statistics
[edit]| Gender | No. of voters[9] |
|---|---|
| Male | 19,55,888 |
| Female | 17,76,544 |
| Other | 204 |
| Total | 37,32,636 |
Schedule
[edit]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
[edit]| S.No. | Municipal corporation | Government before | Government after | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Amritsar Municipal Corporation | Indian National Congress | Indian National Congress | ||
| 2. | Jalandhar Municipal Corporation | ||||
| 3. | Patiala Municipal Corporation | Aam Aadmi Party | |||
| 4. | Ludhiana Municipal Corporation | ||||
| 5. | Phagwara Municipal Corporation | Bharatiya Janata Party[11] | |||
| S.no. | Municipal corporations | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Party | ||||||
| INC | SAD | BJP | AAP | Others | Total | ||
| 2. | MC won | ||||||
| 3. | Seats won | ||||||
Municipal corporation detailed results
[edit]| SnNo. | Municipal corporations | Seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 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
See also
[edit]2024 Indian general election in Punjab
References
[edit]- ^ "Municipal elections in Punjab on December 21, nominations from tomorrow". The Indian Express. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ Khanna, Ruchi M. (18 December 2022). "MC elections due, Punjab Govt eyes speedy delivery of services". The Tribune. 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" [Corporation and council elections in Punjab on 21st]. punjabitribuneonline.com (in Punjabi). 9 December 2024. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
- ^ "In Phagwara, BJP mayor elected unanimously". The Times of India. 12 March 2015. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 7 April 2023.