By way of PTI
SHIMLA: The ruling Congress on Thursday swept the Shimla Municipal Company (SMC) polls with two-third majority by means of profitable 24 wards out of general 34, wresting the celebrated civic frame from the BJP.
The BJP captured 9 wards whilst the CPI-M controlled to win only one ward, Shimla Deputy Commissioner Aditya Negi stated.
Each the BJP and the Congress had fielded 34 applicants each and every and the CPI-M had post 4 applicants.
The Aam Aadmi Birthday celebration (AAP), which fielded 21 applicants, drew a clean within the SMC polls hung on Tuesday.
All of the 9 independents have been additionally defeated.
A complete of 102 contestants have been within the fray.
The Congress had gained the meeting polls in December 2022 profitable 40 out of 68 seats.
Within the 2017 SMC elections, the BJP had wrested the civic frame from the Congress for the primary time in 32 years, profitable 17 wards.
The Congress had gained 12 wards, the CPI-M one and the remainder 4 wards have been captured by means of unbiased applicants.
The Congress had benefit within the civic polls as meeting constituencies of 2 cupboard ministers, Aniruddh Singh (Kasumpti) and Vikramaditya Singh (Shimla Rural), and the constituency of Congress MLA Harish Janartha (Shimla City) constituted the SMC space.
The implementation of the Previous Pension Scheme (OPS) used to be a significant factor in favour of the Congress because the SMC has the easiest choice of executive workers.
Previous, the counting of votes for 34 wards of the SMC commenced at 10 am and it used to be performed in 5 levels on 8 tables below tight safety.
About 59 in step with cent polling used to be recorded within the SMC elections which used to be 1.2 in step with cent greater than the 2017 SMC polls.
The polls have been hung on birthday party symbols.
A complete of 55,385 electorate comprising 29,504 men and 25,881 women folk exercised their franchise out of the full 93,920 other folks on electoral rolls on Might 2.
The quantity additional larger to 55,662 after the inclusion of 277 postal ballots, Deputy Commissioner Negi advised PTI.
In the meantime, BJP candidate Kiran Baba from Boileauganj ward alleged tampering with EVM and stated that she would transfer the courtroom.
Himachal Congress leader Pratibha Singh expressed her gratitude to the electorate for the resounding victory of the Congress within the SMC polls and thanked birthday party staff for toiling laborious to succeed in this feat.
The spectacular efficiency of the Congress in SMC polls is the start of victory for the birthday party forward of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, she added.
There used to be a festival-like surroundings outdoor the counting centre and Congress place of work right here.
Enthusiastic supporters of profitable applicants burst into party and welcomed the winners with beating of dhols and nagaras and dispensed candies with the announcement of effects.
The civic frame’s five-year time period led to June 2022 however the elections have been not on time by means of 11 months.
SHIMLA: The ruling Congress on Thursday swept the Shimla Municipal Company (SMC) polls with two-third majority by means of profitable 24 wards out of general 34, wresting the celebrated civic frame from the BJP.
The BJP captured 9 wards whilst the CPI-M controlled to win only one ward, Shimla Deputy Commissioner Aditya Negi stated.
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The Aam Aadmi Birthday celebration (AAP), which fielded 21 applicants, drew a clean within the SMC polls hung on Tuesday.
All of the 9 independents have been additionally defeated.
A complete of 102 contestants have been within the fray.
The Congress had gained the meeting polls in December 2022 profitable 40 out of 68 seats.
Within the 2017 SMC elections, the BJP had wrested the civic frame from the Congress for the primary time in 32 years, profitable 17 wards.
The Congress had gained 12 wards, the CPI-M one and the remainder 4 wards have been captured by means of unbiased applicants.
The Congress had benefit within the civic polls as meeting constituencies of 2 cupboard ministers, Aniruddh Singh (Kasumpti) and Vikramaditya Singh (Shimla Rural), and the constituency of Congress MLA Harish Janartha (Shimla City) constituted the SMC space.
The implementation of the Previous Pension Scheme (OPS) used to be a significant factor in favour of the Congress because the SMC has the easiest choice of executive workers.
Previous, the counting of votes for 34 wards of the SMC commenced at 10 am and it used to be performed in 5 levels on 8 tables below tight safety.
About 59 in step with cent polling used to be recorded within the SMC elections which used to be 1.2 in step with cent greater than the 2017 SMC polls.
The polls have been hung on birthday party symbols.
A complete of 55,385 electorate comprising 29,504 men and 25,881 women folk exercised their franchise out of the full 93,920 other folks on electoral rolls on Might 2.
The quantity additional larger to 55,662 after the inclusion of 277 postal ballots, Deputy Commissioner Negi advised PTI.
In the meantime, BJP candidate Kiran Baba from Boileauganj ward alleged tampering with EVM and stated that she would transfer the courtroom.
Himachal Congress leader Pratibha Singh expressed her gratitude to the electorate for the resounding victory of the Congress within the SMC polls and thanked birthday party staff for toiling laborious to succeed in this feat.
The spectacular efficiency of the Congress in SMC polls is the start of victory for the birthday party forward of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, she added.
There used to be a festival-like surroundings outdoor the counting centre and Congress place of work right here.
Enthusiastic supporters of profitable applicants burst into party and welcomed the winners with beating of dhols and nagaras and dispensed candies with the announcement of effects.
The civic frame’s five-year time period led to June 2022 however the elections have been not on time by means of 11 months.