Shimla Municipal Corporation Election 2023: The polling is completed for the Shimla Municipal Corporation election 2023 on May 2, 2023. There are a total of 34 wards with 102 candidates in the fray for the Shimla Municipal Corporation election 2023 which is mainly between the ruling Congress and the opposition BJP. A total of 93,920 voters, comprising 44,161 women, will exercise their franchise. Half of the wards have been reserved for women. The BJP has fielded women candidates from 23 wards, while the Congress from 18. Both parties are contesting from all 34 wards. The AAP and CPI(M) have fielded candidates from 21 and four seats, respectively. The five-year term of the Municipal Corporation had ended in June 2022 but the election could not be held due to a court case which challenged the delimitation of wards.
Shimla Municipal Corporation Election 2023: Result day
The result of the Shimla Municipal Election 2023 will be released on May 4, 2023
Promises by BJP and Congress for this election
From skywalks to highways and parks to parking lots, the parties contesting for the elections this time, have made lofty promises to the people.
While Congress has promised to introduce policies for a uniform tax regime for both old and merged areas, the BJP has promised to bring in policies such as 40,000 litres of free water to every household a month.
This is the first time that elections to the municipal corporation of Shimla are being held after assembly elections that saw a regime change in Himachal Pradesh.
Shimla Municipal Corporation Election 2023: Winners
Ward No 1 ( Bharari): Meena Chauhanof BJP wins
Ward No 2 ( Ruldu Bhatta): Saroj thakur of Cong wins
Ward No 3 ( Kaithu ): Kanta Suyal of Cong wins
Ward No 4 ( Annadale ): Urmila Kashyap of BJP wins
Ward No 5 ( Summerhill ): Virender Thakur of CPIM
Ward No 6 ( TOTU ): Monika Bhardwaj of Cong wins
Ward No 7 ( Majiath ): Anita Sharma of Cong wins
Ward No 8 ( Boileauganj ): (dispute) on hold
Ward No 9 ( Kachi Ghati ): Kiran Sharma of Cong wins
Ward No 10 ( Tuti Kandi ): Uma Kaushal of Cong wins
Ward No 11 ( Nabha ): Simmi Nanda of Cong wins
Ward No 12 ( Phagli ): Kalyan Dhiman of BJP wins
Ward No 14 ( Ram Bazar ) Shushma Kuthiala on Cong wins
Ward No 15 ( Lower Bazar ): Umang Banga of Cong wins
Ward No 16 ( Jakhu ): Atul Gautam of Cong wins
Ward No 17 ( Benmore ): Sheenam Kataria of Cong wins
Ward No 18 ( Engine Ghar ): Cong wins
Ward No 19 ( Sanjauli Chowk ): Mamta Chandel of Cong wins
Ward No 20 (Uppar Dhalli ): Kamlesh Mehta of BJP wins
Ward No 21 ( Lower Dhali): Vishaka Modi of Cong wins
Shimla Municipal Corporation Election 2017
The previous BJP government had increased the number of wards from 34 to 41.
After coming to power, the Congress government in January abolished the seven new wards.
In the 2017 elections, the BJP wrested the civic body from the Congress for the first time in 32 years, winning 17 wards. The Congress won 12 wards, the CPI(M) one and Independents four.