Jharkhand civic body poll results highlights: Arvind Rana new Hazaribagh Mayor, Roshni Khalkho leading in Ranchi

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Jharkhand civic body poll results live: Here's a recap of the civic body poll results:

• Arvind Rana, a journalist working for a Hindi newspaper, won the mayor’s post in the Hazaribag Municipal Corporation civic polls after defeating his nearest rival Sarfarz, who was backed by the Congress. The results were declared Friday.
• An official told PTI that in Ranchi, BJP-supported mayoral candidate Roshni Khalkho was ahead by 13,511 votes against Congress-backed Rama Khalkho after the first round of counting. A total of five rounds of counting are scheduled.
• Counting for elections to 48 urban local bodies in Jharkhand has been in progress since Friday morning and will continue until Saturday wherever it cannot be finished by night, State Election Commission Secretary Radhe Shyam Prasad said.
• The civic elections were not fought on party symbols, though candidates had the support of political parties.
• Polling took place on February 23, and more than 63 per cent of the 43 lakh voters cast their votes.
• Voting was held for mayor and chairperson posts in 48 ULBs, along with councillor positions in 1,042 wards across nine municipal corporations, 20 nagar parishads and 19 nagar panchayats.

Jharkhand civic body poll results live: Here is a full list of winners in Ranchi civic polls:

• Ward No. 1: Nakul Tirkey – Winner
• Ward No. 2: Savita Kachhap – Winner
• Ward No. 3: Basanti Kachhap – Winner
• Ward No. 4: Amit Munda – Winner
• Ward No. 7: Meenu Devi – Winner
• Ward No. 8: Kiran Khalkho – Winner
• Ward No. 9: Preeti Ranjan – Winner
• Ward No. 10: Sangeeta Devi – Winner
• Ward No. 11: Aaliya Naaz – Winner
• Ward No. 13: Pawan Tirkey – Winner
• Ward No. 14: Anju Devi – Winner
• Ward No. 15: Gazala Parveen – Winner
• Ward No. 19: Geeta Kumari – Winner
• Ward No. 20: Sunil Yadav – Winner
• Ward No. 21: Mohd. Ehtesham – Winner
• Ward No. 25: Sushma Raj – Winner
• Ward No. 26: Pradeep Kumar – Winner
• Ward No. 27: Babli Soni – Winner
• Ward No. 31: Neeraj Kumar – Winner
• Ward No. 32: Sanjay Kumar – Winner
• Ward No. 37: Parmeshwar Singh – Winner
• Ward No. 38: Awadhesh Kumar Thakur – Winner
• Ward No. 39: Sheela Devi – Winner
• Ward No. 40: Suchita Rani Rai – Winner
• Ward No. 41: Neelam Chaudhary – Winner
• Ward No. 42: Mamta Soni – Winner
• Ward No. 43: Shashi Singh – Winner
• Ward No. 44: Paramjeet Singh – Winner
• Ward No. 48: Amit Minj – Winner
• Ward No. 49: Jamila Khatun – Winner
• Ward No. 50: Sunita Tigga – Winner
• Ward No. 51: Savita Linda – Winner

Jharkhand civic body poll results live: The counting is underway for 48 urban bodies in Jharkhand. The results for the Godda and Pakur municipal councils in Santhal Pargana district have also been declared. While Sushil Ramani won the chairperson’s post in Godda, Shabari Pal secured victory in Pakur municipal council polls.

Meanwhile, Mahesh Singh won in Latehar municipal council. In Khunti, Rani Tuti was elected the chairperson in civic body polls. Veena Devi emerged victorious in Basukinath, while Usha Devi won in Hussainabad and Sheila Chaudhary in Harihar Ganj.

Jharkhand civic body poll results live: Here is a full list of winners from Hazaribagh civic polls:

• Ward No. 8: Anita Gupta – Winner
• Ward No. 9: Baijnath Ram – Winner
• Ward No. 12: Nisha Sinha – Leading
• Ward No. 14: Prabha Gupta – Winner
• Ward No. 15: Anshika Priya – Winner
• Ward No. 22: Mitali Rashmi – Winner
• Ward No. 25: Bhulan Ram – Winner
• Ward No. 26: Mona Devi – Winner
• Ward No. 27: Soni Chetri – Winner
• Ward No. 31: Sudha Kumari – Winner
• Ward No. 33: Munni Devi – Winner
• Ward No. 35: Anamika Kumari – Winner

Jharkhand civic body poll results live: In Hazaribagh, Aravind Kumar Rana has been elected Mayor, securing 23,500 votes in the civic contest. Rana, who has served as a journalist and an advocate, defeated his nearest rival by a margin of 4,657 votes. Meanwhile, Sarfaraz Ahmad polled 18,847 votes, finishing behind in the race.

Jharkhand civic body poll results live: The counting is underway in 21 wards of the Chirkunda Nagar Parishad. According to a report in Navbharat Times, the trends after the second round of counting is as follows:

• Sujata Kachhap – 2,216 votes
• Surendra Linda – 1,365 votes
• Kiran Kumari – 3,075 votes
• Devi Dayal Munda – 2,701 votes
• Praveen Kachhap – 3,826 votes
• Rama Khalkho – 29,635 votes
• Roshni Khalkho – 40,208 votes
• Sujeet Bijay Anand Kujur – 3,887 votes
• Suman Kant Tigga – 1,329 votes
• Sonu Khalkho – 2,781 votes
• Vinod Kumar Baraik – 1,389 votes

Results have been declared for several wards in Ranchi, while counting has concluded in multiple rounds for others. Trends from the Ranchi Municipal Corporation are now clearer, with winners announced in some seats and leads established in others. Here is a ward-wise list of winners and candidates currently ahead in Ranchi civic body polls:

• Ward No. 4: Amit Munda – Winner
• Ward No. 7: Meenu Devi – Leading
• Ward No. 19: Geeta Devi – Leading
• Ward No. 21: Neeraj Kumar – Leading
• Ward No. 25: Sushma Raj (Certificate withheld following objection)
• Ward No. 37: Parmeshwar Singh – Leading
• Ward No. 38: Avdhesh Thakur – Leading
• Ward No. 39: Sheela Devi – Elected
• Ward No. 40: Suchit Rani Rai – Winner
• Ward No. 41: Neelam Choudhary – Winner
• Ward No. 49: Jamila Khatoon – Leading

Jharkhand civic body poll results live: The results of the Koderma civic polls in Jharkhand have been declared. Here is a list of winners:

• Ward No.1: Sachin Kumar
• Ward No. 2: Rafat Shaheen
• Ward no. 3: Razia Khatoon
• Ward No. 4: Gunja Kumari
• Ward No. 5: Ahmed Raza
• Ward No. 6: Renu Devi
• Ward No. 7: Shahid Hussain
• Ward No. 8: Seema Kumari
• Ward No. 9: Ranjeet Ram
• Ward No. 10: Riya Raj
• Ward No. 11: Soni Devi
• Ward No. 12: Ranjeet Kumar
• Ward No. 13: Narayan Yadav
• Ward No. 14: Ajit Barnwal
• Ward No. 15: Supriya Devi

Jharkhand civic body poll results live: In the ongoing civic poll body results, Sunita Devi has been declared victorious from Chirkunda in Dhanbad district of Jharkhand. Sunita Devi secured 4,557 votes as per latest reports.

Jharkhand civic body poll results live: Dhanbad civic body poll results: The counting of votes is underway in Dhanbad, with winners emerging in several municipal seats. According to News18, Dr Madhubala has registered a victory from Ward No. 1, while Kalpana Mahato has won from Ward No. 6.

Aruna Kumari Yadav has emerged victorious in Ward No. 16, while Suman Agarwal has secured a win in Ward No. 36. In Ward No. 46, Reena Devi has emerged as the winner.

Jharkhand civic body poll results live: In Ranchi’s Ward 25, the district authorities have decided to withhold the result as the rival candidate has filed an objection against the leading candidate. Sushma Raj had won the seat by a narrow margin of 225 votes. However, her opponent lodged an objection, following which the authorities have decided to hold back the certificate pending.

Jharkhand civic body poll results live: As counting progresses, reports of ward-wise trends from Ranchi have started to emerge. According to information collated from local reports, Sheela Devi has won from Ward No. 39, while Suchit Rani Rai has emerged victorious in Ward No. 40. Amit Munda has secured Ward No. 4, and Neelam Choudhary has clinched Ward No. 41.

In the high-stakes mayoral contest, BJP-backed Roshni Khalkho continues to maintain a commanding edge, leading by nearly 20,000 votes.

Jharkhand civic body poll results live: In the ongoing civic polls in Jharkhand, Arvind Rana has been elected the new mayor of the Hazaribagh Municipal Corporation. Rana won the seat by a margin of 3,500 votes against his nearest rival.

Jharkhand civic body poll results live: The results of the Khunti Nagar Panchayat election have been declared, with BJP-backed candidate, Rani Tuti, winning the civic polls. Congress-supported candidate Manonit Bodra trailed at the second spot, securing 5,298 votes.

Jharkhand civic body poll results live: In Dhanbad, Sanjeev Singh is leading in the early rounds of counting. While Singh has secured 15,791 votes, Chandrashekhar Agarwal is trailing with 10,524 votes, followed by Sanjeev Kumar at 8,645. Shamsher Alam has got 4,173 votes, while Indu Devi has received 2,084 votes, according to NDTV.

Jharkhand civic body poll results live: In the Ranchi Municipal Corporation polls, BJP-backed candidate Roshni Khalkho is leading by 22,500 votes after second rounds of counting, according to NDTV.

Jharkhand civic body poll results live: In Chatra, counting for the Municipal Council President post is underway, with Aman Kumar leading by 1,801 votes. In Garhwa, Independent candidate Masoom Khan has secured 2,136 votes so far and is ahead by 151 votes over Daulat Soni.

In Chakulia Nagar Panchayat, JMM-backed Somwari Soren has won the President’s post by 727 votes. In Chaibasa, Fayaz Khan is currently leading in the race for President.

The counting process continues in several civic bodies, with final results awaited in some areas, NDTV reported.

Jharkhand civic body poll results live: Arvind Rana has been elected mayor of Hazaribagh Municipal Corporation, winning by a margin of 3,500 votes. In Deoghar, counting for the mayoral election has progressed till ward 11, with Rita Chaurasia leading in the latest trends.

In Saraikela Nagar Panchayat, JMM-backed Manoj Kumar Choudhary has taken an early lead of 141 votes over BJP-supported Sumit Kumar Choudhary after the first round of counting.

Meanwhile, Sudha Gupta, wife of former Jharkhand Health Minister Banna Gupta, is leading in the initial round of counting in the Mango Municipal Corporation elections, NDTV reported.

Jharkhand civic body poll results live: Results and early trends from civic bodies across Jharkhand show significant gains for BJP-supported candidates. In Ranchi Municipal Corporation, BJP-backed Roshni Khalkho is leading by 22,500 votes in the second round of counting.

In Dhanbad, Sanjeev Singh is ahead in the mayoral race with 15,791 votes. Other candidates include Sanjeev Kumar with 8,645 votes, Chandrashekhar Agarwal with 10,524 votes, Shamsher Alam with 4,173 votes and Indu Devi with 2,084 votes.

In Khunti Nagar Panchayat, BJP-backed Rani Tuti has won, while Congress-supported Manohit Bodra finished second with 5,298 votes. Umesh Verma secured victory from Domchanch in Koderma Nagar Panchayat by 925 votes, defeating JMM-backed Pappu Mehta, who polled 3,320 votes, as per a report by NDTV.

Jharkhand civic body poll results live: Around 61.84% of the 4.3 million eligible voters cast their vote on Monday to choose their representatives in the 48 urban local bodies of the state, which was marred by allegations of firing, lathi charge and administrative lapses in Giridih, Dhanbad and Jamshedpur.

According to the Jharkhand election commission, the state recorded a final voter turnout of 61.84%. In Ranchi municipal corporation area final voter turnout remained lowest at 43.28% while Saraikela recorded highest 75.35% turnout.

Jharkhand civic body poll results live: For the post of mayor and chairperson, 562 candidates, including 235 women, are in the fray, while 5,562 aspirants, including 2,727 women, contested the posts of ward councillors.

Jharkhand civic body poll results live: Polling was conducted using two colours of ballot papers -- white and pink -- for the election of councillors and mayors or chairpersons, respectively. Elections were held for the posts of mayor and chairperson in 48 urban local bodies, and councillors in 1,042 wards across nine municipal corporations, 20 nagar parishads and 19 nagar panchayats.

Jharkhand civic body poll results live:

• Jharkhand has 1,087 wards in 48 Urban Local Bodies.
• Elections were held in 1,042, as 41 councillors were elected unopposed.
• Three wards remained vacant after no nomination was received.
• Polling in one ward of Mango Municipal Corporation was countermanded following the death of a candidate.