UP civic polls results 2023 Highlights: BJP wins all 17 mayoral posts

The BSP, Congress and SP, each failed to open their account.

According to the latest trends, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has taken the lead in Uttar Pradesh's Urban Local Bodies polls.   (HT Photo/Deepak Gupta)

On Saturday, mayors for as many as 17 municipal corporations in Uttar Pradesh were elected, and the ruling BJP swept the election, with its candidates winning in all 17 municipal corporations....Read More

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• 13 May 2023, 06:16:23 PM IST

  BJP wins Prayagraj mayor post by 1.2 lakh votes

  The party's Ganesh Kesarwani defeated his nearest rival, SP’s Ajay Kumar Srivastava, by a margin of 1,29,389 votes to bag the mayor's seat.

• 13 May 2023, 05:32:41 PM IST

  CM Yogi Adityanath thanks voters for mandate

  “I thank the voters for giving us the opportunity in the urban local body elections and by-elections. I want to assure the people that the UP government will continue to work for their development and security,” says Adityanath.

• 13 May 2023, 05:04:22 PM IST

  SP's Gorakhpur mayor candidate alleges ‘fraud’

  As BJP moves towards winning mayoral position in Gorakhpur, CM Yogi Adityanath's home turf, SP candidate alleges fraud, says ‘the number of votes counted more than the ones polled.’

• 13 May 2023, 04:55:37 PM IST

  In Moradabad, BJP's narrow win

  Vinod Agarwal defeats Congress' Mohammed Rizwan by just 3,589 votes.

• 13 May 2023, 04:26:36 PM IST

  Kanpur elects BJP mayor fourth time in a row

  Incumbent mayor Pramila Pandeya, also known as ‘Revolver Dadi,’ easily beats Samajwadi Party's Vandana Bajpai.

• 13 May 2023, 03:54:34 PM IST

  Shahjahanpur gets its first mayor 

  BJP's Archana Verma becomes Shahajahanpur's first mayor, defeats Nikhat Iqbal of the Congress by more than 30,000 votes.

• 13 May 2023, 03:46:24 PM IST

  UP deputy CM thanks voters

  Keshav Prasad Maurya thanks people for voting for BJP.

• 13 May 2023, 03:21:16 PM IST

   BJP mayors elected in Bareilly, Lucknow

  Dr Umesh Gautam and Sushma Kharkwal defeat their respective nearest competitors to become mayors.

• 13 May 2023, 02:47:01 PM IST

  Counting continues for mayoral polls

  The counting of votes, which began at 8am, is still going on. The BJP has already won 2 mayoral posts, and is inching towards winning the remaining 15 as well.

• 13 May 2023, 02:18:49 PM IST

  BJP ahead in Agra for the first time

  For the first time since the counting started, BJP's Hemlata Kushwaha takes lead in the race to become Agra mayor. Nine rounds of counting done.

• 13 May 2023, 01:54:35 PM IST

  BJP wins Ayodhya mayor post

  Girishpati Tripathi defeats Samajwadi Party's Ashish Pandey Deepu by around 30,000 votes.

• 13 May 2023, 01:38:05 PM IST

  Counting to be over by 2-3pm: Lucknow DM

  The counting of votes is expected to be completed by 2-3pm today. The counting process is undergoing smoothly. No winning candidate is allowed to hold celebratory processions: Surya Pal Gangwar, Lucknow DM

• 13 May 2023, 01:06:02 PM IST

  BJP claims win in mayoral polls

  Deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya congratulates BJP candidates over their performance in the mayoral polls.

• 13 May 2023, 12:38:48 PM IST

  Shahjahanpur to get its first mayor

  Shahjahanpur, the additional municipal corporation, will get its first mayor. Archana Verma, who switched to the party from the SP, set to win the position.

• 13 May 2023, 12:19:44 PM IST

  BJP's Biharilial Arya elected Jhansi mayor

  Arya (83,548 votes) defeats Congress' Arvind Kumar Bablu (39,903) after 25 rounds of counting.

• 13 May 2023, 11:55:16 AM IST

  Ruling party candidates extend lead

  As counting continues, 16 candidates of the ruling dispensation have extended their lead over their respective nearest rivals. Party continues to lead in 16 out of 17 municipal corporations.

• 13 May 2023, 11:26:47 AM IST

  BJP-SP workers clash in Basti 

  A clash breaks out between BJP and SP workers outside the Kaptanganj polling booth. Mild force used by police to bring the situation under control.

• 13 May 2023, 11:09:25 AM IST

  BJP trailing only in Agra

  BJP is trailing only in Agra Municipal Corporation (AMC), where BSP's Lata Valmiki is ahead.

• 13 May 2023, 10:38:38 AM IST

  BJP ahead in all 17 municipal corporations

  According to Live Hindustan, BJP candidates are once again leading for all 17 mayor positions.

• 13 May 2023, 10:18:06 AM IST

  BSP candidate ahead of BJP in Saharanpur

  BSP's Khatija Masood (22, 054 votes) leads BJP's Ajay Kumar (18,850) after 2 rounds of counting. After first round, Kumar was ahead of Masood.

• 13 May 2023, 10:05:14 AM IST

  Who is leading/trailing in Uttar Pradesh?

  After the initial trends, here is the list of winning and trailing candidates. 

• 13 May 2023, 09:40:14 AM IST

  Counting underway in Uttar Pradesh

  Counting going on at a counting station in chief minister Yogi Adityanath's home turf Gorakhpur.

• 13 May 2023, 09:16:33 AM IST

  Akhilesh Yadav's appeal to Election Commission

  “We hope that the Election Commission will keep revealing the figures after each round so that the public retains its confidence (in the poll body,” tweets SP chief and former CM Akhilesh Yadav.

• 13 May 2023, 08:51:20 AM IST

  13 BJP mayor candidates ahead

  As per HT's sister publication Live Hindustan, 13 BJP candidates in the lead. SP-BSP candidates leading in one municipal corporation each.

• 13 May 2023, 08:37:57 AM IST

  How other parties fared?

  The BSP won the remaining two posts: Aligarh and Meerut. The SP and the Congress, on the other hand, were blank.

• 13 May 2023, 08:23:47 AM IST

  How BJP fared in 2017 municipal corporation election?

  Of the 16 mayor posts at stake, the party won 14: Gorakhpur, Varanasi, Saharanpur, Moradabad, Mathura, Ayodhya, Faizabad, Agra, Ghaziabad, Kanpur, Jhansi, Lucknow, Bareilly and Prayagraj.

• 13 May 2023, 08:02:14 AM IST

  Counting of votes begins

  Counting of votes begins at counting stations across the country's most populous state.

• 13 May 2023, 07:52:52 AM IST

  Tight security arrangements in Moradabad

  We will have counting of votes at 4 centres here. As many as 1,249 constables, 200 sub-inspectors, 32 inspectors and 2 teams of PAC have been deployed. Only those with valid passes will be allowed near the counting centre: Hemraj Meena, SSP.

• 13 May 2023, 07:33:54 AM IST

  ‘Weapons not to be brought to counting centres’

  Eaborate security arrangements have been made at all the counting centres. Phone or any type of weapon is not allowed to be taken to the counting centre by the counting agent and the candidate: Martand P Singh, SP City, Mathura

• 13 May 2023, 07:15:11 AM IST

  Which corporations are likely to witness close contests?

  Tight contests have been projected for Firozabad, Aligarh, Mathura, Agra, and Moradabad.

• 13 May 2023, 06:59:45 AM IST

  What about SP and BSP?

  The News18 exit poll has given Meerut to SP and Saharanpur to BSP. 

• 13 May 2023, 06:52:12 AM IST

  BJP wins projected in…

  The saffron party is projected to get its mayors in Bareilly, Ayodhya, Lucknow, Gorakhpur, Kanpur, Ghaziabad, Prayagraj, Jhansi, Varanasi, and Shahjahanpur. 

• 13 May 2023, 06:35:03 AM IST

  What have exit polls projected?

  A News18 exit poll has projected 10 wins for the BJP, and one each for the BSP and SP. For the remaining five posts, there is a tough fight, it said.

• 13 May 2023, 06:27:39 AM IST

  Counting of votes to begin at 8am

  The counting of votes for 17 mayor posts will begin at  am. These are among 14,684 local body posts, the polling for which took place on May 4 and 11.