2025 Almora Municipal Corporation election
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The 2025 Almora Municipal Corporation election[1][2][3] is a municipal election to the Almora Municipal Corporation which governs Almora city in Uttarakhand. It was held on 23 January 2025.
Election schedule
The election schedule was announced by the state election commission on 23 December 2024.[4]
| 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
Mayoral election
| No. | Party | Symbol | Candidate's Name | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bharatiya Janata Party |  |
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Ajay Verma[5] | |
| 2 | Indian National Congress |  |
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Bhairav Goswami[6] | |
Results
Mayoral election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Ajay Verma | 8,788 | 56.95 | ||
| INC | Bhairav Goswami | 6,309 | 40.88 | ||
| Independent | Aman Ansari | 221 | 1.43 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 114 | 0.74 | ||
| Majority | 2,479 | 16.07 | |||
| Turnout | 15,432 | ||||
| BJP win (new seat) | |||||
Results by party
| Party | Seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contested | Won | +/− | ||||
| Bharatiya Janata Party | 29 | 15 | New | |||
| Independents | 118 | 25 | New | |||
| NOTA | ||||||
| Total | 100% | 40 | ||||
Notes
References
- ^ खान, दानिश (23 December 2024). "उत्तराखंड निकाय चुनाव 2024 की तारीखों का ऐलान, जानें- कब होंगे मतदान और किस दिन आएंगे रिजल्ट". www.abplive.com.
- ^ "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.