The 2025 Almora Municipal Corporation election[1][2][3][4] was a municipal election to the Almora Municipal Corporation which governs Almora city in Uttarakhand. It took place on 23 January 2025.
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Election schedule
editThe election schedule was announced by the state election commission on 23 December 2024.[5]
| Poll Event | Schedule |
|---|---|
| Notification Date | 27 December 2024 |
| Last Date for filing nomination | 30 December 2024 |
| Scrutiny of nomination | 31 December 2024 |
| Last Date for Withdrawal of nomination | 2 January 2025 |
| Allotment of Symbols | 3 January 2025 |
| Date of Poll | 23 January 2025 |
| Date of Counting of Votes | 25 January 2025 |
Candidates
editMayoral election
edit| No. | Party | Symbol | Candidate's Name | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bharatiya Janata Party |  |
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Ajay Verma[6] | |
| 2 | Indian National Congress |  |
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Bhairav Goswami[7] | |
Ward-wise candidates
edit| Ward No. | Ward Name | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | ||||
| 1 | Hanuman Mandir | BJP | Ketan Kumar Dharti | |
| 2 | Selakhola | BJP | ||
| 3 | Dubakia | BJP | Kavita Shah | |
| 4 | Ramshila | BJP | Dharamveer Arya | |
| 5 | Badreshwar | BJP | Pooja Mehta | |
| 6 | Champanaula | BJP | Poonam Tripathi | |
| 7 | Dhuni Mandir | BJP | Meera Mishra | |
| 8 | Narmadeshwar | BJP | Asha Bisht | |
| 9 | Heeradungri | BJP | ||
| 10 | NTD | BJP | ||
| 11 | Jhijhar | BJP | Amit Shah | |
| 12 | Tripura Sundari | BJP | Shyam Pandey | |
| 13 | Mission Compound | BJP | Devesh Bisht | |
| 14 | Lakshmeshwar | BJP | Abhishek Joshi | |
| 15 | Paniyudiyar | BJP | Harshbardhan Tiwari | |
| 16 | Pandekhola | BJP | Jyoti Shah | |
| 17 | New Collectorate Pandekhola | BJP | Tulsi Chauhari | |
| 18 | Murli Manohar | BJP | Neha Tamta | |
| 19 | Vamankhola | BJP | Dikshit Joshi | |
| 20 | Narsinghbari | BJP | Poonam Verma | |
| 21 | Siddhpur | BJP | Bhuwan Kandpal | |
| 22 | Baleshwar | BJP | Indra Singh Bhandari | |
| 23 | Makeri | BJP | Rahul Joshi | |
| 24 | Chinakhan | BJP | Sanjay Kumar Joshi | |
| 25 | Awas Vikas | BJP | Vijay Kumar Bhatt | |
| 26 | Gandhi Park | BJP | Deep Chandra Joshi | |
| 27 | Talla Joshikhola | BJP | Mamta Khati | |
| 28 | Vivekanandpuri | BJP | ||
| 29 | Bhayarkhola | BJP | ||
| 30 | Talla Aurkhola | BJP | ||
| 31 | Rajpur | BJP | Sarita Arya | |
| 32 | Malla Rajpur | BJP | ||
| 33 | Nanda Devi | BJP | Arjun Singh Bisht | |
| 34 | Lala Bazaar | BJP | Devendra Bhatt | |
| 35 | Niyaganj | BJP | ||
| 36 | Dharanaula | BJP | ||
| 37 | Railapali | BJP | ||
| 38 | New Indira Colony | BJP | Lalita Panchpal | |
| 39 | Dugal Khola | BJP | Chanchal Durgapal | |
| 40 | Khagmarakot | BJP | Neema Verma | |
Results
editMayoral election
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Ajay Verma | 8,788 | 56.95 | New | |
| INC | Bhairav Goswami | 6,309 | 40.88 | New | |
| Independent | Aman Ansari | 221 | 1.43 | New | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 114 | 0.74 | New | |
| Majority | 2,479 | 16.07 | New | ||
| Turnout | 15,432 | ||||
| BJP win (new seat) | |||||
Results by party
edit| Party | Seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contested | Won | +/− | ||||
| Bharatiya Janata Party | 29 | 15 | New | |||
| Independents | 118 | 25 | New | |||
| NOTA | ||||||
| Total | 100% | 40 | ||||
Notes
editSee also
edit- 2025 Uttarakhand local elections
- 2025 Dehradun Municipal Corporation election
- 2025 Roorkee Municipal Corporation election
- 2025 Haridwar Municipal Corporation election
- 2025 Haldwani Municipal Corporation election
- 2025 Rudrapur Municipal Corporation election
- 2025 Kotdwar Municipal Corporation election
- 2025 Rishikesh Municipal Corporation election
- 2025 Pithoragarh Municipal Corporation election
- 2025 Kashipur Municipal Corporation election
- 2025 Srinagar Municipal Corporation election
References
edit- ↑ "Almora Nagar Nigam Election Result: अल्मोड़ा नगर निगम में भाजपा की ऐतिहासिक जीत, अजय वर्मा बनेंगे पहले मेयर". www.abplive.com. 26 January 2025.
- ↑ "BJP sweeps urban local body polls in Uttarakhand, wins 10 of 11 mayoral seats".
- ↑ "उत्तराखंड निकाय चुनाव की तारीखों का ऐलान, जानें नगर निगम, नगरपालिका और नगर पंचायतों में कब पड़ेगा वोट". Zee News Hindi.
- ↑ "उत्तराखंड में नगर निकाय चुनाव की तारीख का एलान, आरक्षण तय होने पर चुनाव आयोग ने की घोषणा - Date of municipal elections announced in Uttarakhand Election Commission announced after reservation was decided". Jagran.
- ↑ "उत्तराखंड में निकाय चुनाव की तिथि घोषित - कुमाऊँ जनसंदेश".
- ↑ "Almora Nikay Chunav: कौन हैं भाजपा के मेयर पद के प्रत्याशी अजय वर्मा, जिन पर पार्टी ने फिर जताया भरोसा - Almora Nikay Chunav Know About Ajay Verma Who Got BJP Mayor Candidate Ticket". Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 4 January 2025.
- ↑ "कौन हैं भैरव गोस्वामी जिन्हें कांग्रेस ने दिया मेयर का टिकट, भाजपा से बगावत कर दो दिन पहले ही हुए थे शामिल - Rebellion against BJP benefits Congress gave mayor election ticket to Bhairav Goswami Know About Him". Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 4 January 2025.
- ↑ "2025 Uttarakhand Local Election Results". State Election Commission Uttarakhand (in Hindi). Retrieved 26 January 2025.