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UP civic polls results 2023 Highlights: BJP wins all 17 mayoral posts
The BSP, Congress and SP, each failed to open their account.
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. The SP and the Congress drew a blank for a second straight mayoral election. The BSP, which saw two party candidates get elected as mayors in the 2017 polls, on the other hand, too saw its tally reduce by two....Read More
In the 2017 mayoral polls when 16 positions were at stake, the BJP won 14. This time, Shahjahanpur was the additional municipal corporation, and got its first mayor.
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.
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.
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.’
In Moradabad, BJP's narrow win
Vinod Agarwal defeats Congress' Mohammed Rizwan by just 3,589 votes.
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.
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.
UP deputy CM thanks voters
Keshav Prasad Maurya thanks people for voting for BJP.
BJP mayors elected in Bareilly, Lucknow
Dr Umesh Gautam and Sushma Kharkwal defeat their respective nearest competitors to become mayors.
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.
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.
BJP wins Ayodhya mayor post
Girishpati Tripathi defeats Samajwadi Party's Ashish Pandey Deepu by around 30,000 votes.
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
BJP claims win in mayoral polls
Deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya congratulates BJP candidates over their performance in the mayoral polls.
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.
BJP's Biharilial Arya elected Jhansi mayor
Arya (83,548 votes) defeats Congress' Arvind Kumar Bablu (39,903) after 25 rounds of counting.
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.
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.
BJP trailing only in Agra
BJP is trailing only in Agra Municipal Corporation (AMC), where BSP's Lata Valmiki is ahead.
BJP ahead in all 17 municipal corporations
According to Live Hindustan, BJP candidates are once again leading for all 17 mayor positions.
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.
Who is leading/trailing in Uttar Pradesh?
After the initial trends, here is the list of winning and trailing candidates.
Counting underway in Uttar Pradesh
Counting going on at a counting station in chief minister Yogi Adityanath's home turf Gorakhpur.
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 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.
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.
