Haryana Municipal Election Results: BJP wins 9 corportions, defeats Congress in Hooda's bastions

BJP candidate Maafi Devi from the Thanesar Municipal Council of Kurukshetra won by 32577 votes.

• Ward No. 1 Sonu Gujjar (Independent)
• Ward No. 2 Renu (BJP)
• Ward No. 3 Mohit Kaushik (BJP)
• Ward No. 4 Shilpa
• Ward No. 5 Jeevan (Independent)
• Ward No. 6 Sandeep (Independent)
• Ward No. 7 Sandeep Atri (BJP)
• Ward No. 8 Somnath (BJP)
• Ward No. 9 Renu Chauhan (BJP)
• Ward No. 10 Raman Chhatwal (BJP)
• Ward No. 11 Neelam Kashyap (BJP)
• Ward No. 12 Satish Dhiman (BJP)
• Ward No. 13 Ritu Sharma (BJP)
• Ward No. 14 Harminder Hira (Independent)
• Ward No. 15 Bhupesh Sharma (BJP)
• Ward No. 16 Bholi Bindra (BJP)
• Ward No. 17 Rashmi (BJP)
• Ward No. 18 Sham Sundar (BJP)
• Ward No. 19 Gaurav Saini (BJP)
• Ward No. 20 Priyanka (BJP)
• Ward No. 21 Balvinder Pal (BJP)
• Ward No. 22 Pramod Lucky (BJP)
• Ward No. 23 Lalta Prasad (BJP)
• Ward No. 24 Aman Nagar (BJP)
• Ward No. 25 Rahul Sonkar Veeru (Independent)
• Ward No. 26 Naresh Dhawan (BJP)
• Ward No. 27 Shiva Kakran (BJP)
• Ward No. 28 Mahesh Aggarwal (BJP)
• Ward No. 29 Sudhir Jaiswal (Independent)
• Ward No. 30 Neetu (BJP)
• Ward No. 31 Dr. Shashi Longia (BJP)
• Ward No. 32 Nidhi Garg (BJP)

BJP candidate Praveen Popli won the Mayoral polls in Haryana’s Hisar. Popli won by a difference of 64,456, securing the BJP’s sweep in the Haryana municipal elections.

According to the Haryana Election Commission, the BJP secured victories in the mayoral polls in Rohtak and Sirsa. In Rohtak, BJP candidate Ram Avatar Valmiki won by a margin of 45,198 votes, while in Sirsa, BJP’s Shanti Swaroop clinched the win in the final round of counting with a margin of 12,779 votes.

BJP leader Renu Bala Gupta emerged victorious with 83,630 votes in the Karnal mayoral elections. Gupta defeated Congress candidate Manoj Wadhwa, who secured second lead with 25,359 votes.

10 Municipal Corporations of Haryana

• Panipat - BJP
• Gurugram - BJP
• Faridabad - BJP
• Manesar - Independent
• Ambala - BJP
• Yamunanagar - BJP
• Hisar - BJP
• Karnal - BJP
• Rohtak - BJP
• Sonipat - BJP

Apart from this, the counting of votes is also going on in five municipal councils and 23 municipalities. BJP is leading in most of the places.

BJP candidate Raj Rani has secured a massive victory in the Gurugram Mayor elections, defeating Congress rival Seema Pahuja by a staggering margin of 1,79,485 votes, as per the State Election Commission. This landslide win further strengthens BJP’s hold over key urban local bodies in Haryana.

Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Praveen Popli has won from Hisar. He became the mayor by achieving this spectacular victory. Praveen Popli won by 64,456 votes.

BJP candidate Rajiv Jain has registered victory from Sonipat. He defeated Congress candidate Kamal Dewan by 34766 votes.

BJP candidate Shanti Swaroop has won in Sirsa. He has registered victory by 12779 votes.

After completion of five rounds of counting of votes for the Mayor's election in Municipal Corporation Faridabad, BJP candidate Praveen Joshi has taken a lead of 227768 votes. Her victory is considered certain. A total of 13 rounds of counting are to be done. 602070 votes were cast in the corporation election. BJP's Praveen Joshi has got 304434 votes so far, her nearest rival Congress' Lata Rani has got 76666 votes. Among other candidates, Nisha Dalal Faujdar of Aam Aadmi Party got only 20679 votes, BSP's Mansa Paswan got 19454 votes. Among the other two independent candidates, Anjana Sharma got 6970 and Sangeeta Yadav got 9686 votes. NOTA got 7405 votes.

In the Municipal Corporation elections, BJP mayor candidate Ram Avtar Valmiki won by 45198 votes. He defeated Congress candidate Surajmal Kiloi.

In a setback for the BJP, independent candidate Dr Inderjit Yadav has won the Manesar Mayor election, defeating BJP's Sundar Lal by a margin of 2,235 votes. With this victory, Yadav becomes the new Mayor of Manesar, marking the only mayoral seat in Haryana where the BJP was unable to secure a win in the ongoing municipal elections.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is now leading on all 10 mayoral seats in the Haryana municipal elections, marking a potential clean sweep across the state. 

BJP has won the chairman's post in the Nagar Palika of Julana, the assembly constituency of Congress MLA and wrestler Vinesh Phogat.

In a significant victory for the Bharatiya Janata Party, Rajiv Jain won the Mayor by-election of Sonipat Municipal Corporation by defeating Congress candidate Kamal Dewan with a huge margin of 34,766 votes.

• Winner: Rajiv Jain (BJP)
• Runner-up: Kamal Dewan (Congress)
• Winning Margin: 34,766 votes

BJP candidate Raj Rani has taken a massive lead in the Gurugram mayoral race, leading by over 95,000 votes against her Congress rival Seema Pahuja after the fifth round of counting.

Ward 1: Pooja (Independent)
Ward 2: Sunil Solanki  (Independent)
Ward 3: Rajesh Saini (Independent)
Ward 4: Mahesh (Independent)
Ward 5: Sanju Kumari  (Independent)
Ward 6: Priti (Independent)
Ward 7: Ashok Kumar (Independent)
Ward 8: Sant Lal  (Independent)
Ward 9: Ravi Agarwal (Independent)
Ward 10: Jai Singh (Independent)
Ward 11: Pooja Saini (Independent)
Ward 12: Divya (Independent)
Ward 13: Ajay Sharma (Independent)
Ward 14: Antar Singh (Independent)

Yamunanagar Update:

BJP candidate Suman Bahmani is leading by 17,943 votes in the mayoral race. Additionally, all councillors from Ward 1 to Ward 9 have secured victories for the BJP, marking a clean sweep in these wards.

Former Hisar minister Dr Kamal Gupta expressed confidence that the BJP's victory across the state is assured, stating that the party's candidates are winning in every region. He also mentioned that BJP councillors are performing strongly in Hisar. Commenting on the success of independent candidates in the area, he asserted that the Congress has faced a complete defeat in Hisar. Dr. Gupta said that BJP’s mayoral candidate Praveen Popli is on a clear path to victory. Taking a dig at the opposition, he remarked that the Congress in Hisar is now preparing for its political 'Rasam Pagdi'.

• Aarti from ward number 01
• Chchal Devi from 02
• Ramesh Mehta from 03
• Sanpreet from 04
• Jaspal Singh from 05
• Gopi Ram from 06
• Suman Devi from 07
• Sangeeta from 08
• Anita Rani from 09
• Sanjay Kumar from 10
• Rajan Sharma from 11
• Deepak Bansal from 12
• Manish Kumar from 13
• Angrez Bathla from 14

Praveen Popli, BJP's mayoral candidate from Hisar, said that his victory is certain and he will win with a huge margin. He said that first of all he will launch a mega cleanliness drive in Hisar.

Election result of Siwani Municipal Corporation: Independent candidate Vandana Kedia has won the election for the post of Siwani Municipal Corporation president post. Vandana won with 5,277 votes, while Anu Lohia came second with 4,026 votes. Vandana Kedia won by a margin of 1,251 votes.

Votes received by other candidates

• Golu Rani Naveen Suratpuria: 2308 votes
• Puja: 1031 votes
• AAP's Mani: 182 votes
• Vidya Ramesh Kothari: 149 votes

The BJP is registering a massive lead across almost all municipal corporations in Haryana. Congress is trailing in all 10 municipal corporations. The only exception is Manesar, where Independent candidate Inderjeet Yadav is leading against BJP’s Sunder Lal. BJP is also seeing strong performances in mayoral races and key municipal wards, further consolidating its urban base.

The trends suggest continued dominance by BJP in urban local bodies across the state, with Congress trailing in major cities.  

• Hisar: BJP’s Praveen Popli is leading against Congress’s Krishan Singla.
• Karnal: BJP’s Renu Bala Gupta is ahead of Congress’s Manoj Wadhwa.
• Gurgaon: BJP’s Raj Rani is maintaining a lead against her intra-party rival Seema Pahuja (both BJP).
• Rohtak: BJP’s Ram Avtar Valmiki is leading against Congress’s Surajmal Kiloi.
• Faridabad: BJP’s Praveen Joshi is ahead of Congress’s Lata Rani.

In the Panipat Municipal Corporation elections, BJP's Anita Rani Pruth from ward number 1, BJP's Kajal Sharma from ward number 2, BJP's Anil Bajaj from ward number 3, Independent candidate Anjali Sharma from ward number 4, BJP's Jaideep from ward number 5, BJPs' Komal from ward number 6, BJP's Ashok Kataria from ward 7, Saroj Verma from ward number 8 and Naveen Jindal from ward number 9 were declared elected councillors.

Election results of three municipalities of Bhiwani district

1. BJP's Sundar Atri defeated independent candidate Pankaj Mehta by 1,385 votes for the post of chairman of Bawani Khera Municipality. Sundar Atri got 5,202 votes while Pankaj Mehta got 3,817 votes.
2. Independent candidate Vandana Kedia won the post of chairman of Siwani Municipality by defeating independent Anu Lohiya by 1,251 votes. Vandana Kedia got 5,277 votes and Anu Lohiya got 4,026 votes 
3. In Loharu Municipality elections, independent candidate Pradeep Kumar won the post of chairman from Loharu by 43 votes against independent candidate Ram Bhagat. Here Pradeep Kumar got 1,459 votes and Ram Bhagat got 1,416 votes. No party had fielded its candidate here.

BJP is leading in 9 out of 10 municipal corporations across the state. Congress is trailing in all 10 corporations.

• In Manesar, Independent candidate Inderjeet Yadav has defeated BJP's Sunder Lal.
• In Sonipat, BJP's Rajiv Jain (former media advisor to the CM) is ahead of Kamal Deewan.
• BJP has also secured the chairman post in Julana, the stronghold of Congress MLA and wrestler Vinesh Phogat.

In the Haryana municipal elections, 26 ward members were elected unopposed, securing their seats without facing any opposition. Some of the unopposed winners include:

• Kuldeep Singh from Faridabad
• Vikas Yadav from Gurugram
• Sankalp Bhandari from Karnal
• Sanjeev Kumar Mehta from Karnal
• Bhavna from Yamunanagar

BJP candidates leading in 9 out of 10 municipal corporations.

Kharkhoda election results:

• Ward 1: Hari Om defeated Sonu by 34 votes
• Ward 2: Lakshmi Devi defeated Sonia Malik by 63 votes
• Ward 3: Naveen defeated Jitendra by 255 votes
• Ward 4: Jasvir Singh defeated Mohan by 3 votes
• Ward 5: Seema Devi defeated Sushila Kumari by 126 votes
• Ward 6: Pramod Kumar defeated Lalit Kumar by 338 votes
• Ward 7: Anoop Singh defeated Ravi Kumar by 52 votes
• Ward 8: Krishna defeated Shri Bhagwan by 227 votes
• Ward 9: Sanjay Pawar defeated Sandeep by 1 vote
• Ward 10: Veena defeated Meenu by 11 votes
• Ward 11: Somvati defeated Sarita by 4 votes
• Ward 12: Poonam elected unopposed
• Ward 13: Gopal defeated Puneet by 95 votes
• Ward 14: Manisha Rani defeated Anju by 34 votes
• Ward 15: Anil Kumar defeated Kulwant by 463 votes
• Ward 16: Mukesh Kumar defeated Pawan by 415 votes

BJP's Shailja Sachdeva won by 20,487 votes in Ambala mayor by-election.

Rohtak Mayor Election: After 7th round, BJP is ahead by 25,186

• BJP: 56,221 
• Congress: 31,035
• INLD: 2,243
• AAP: 2,027
• Independent 1,617
• NOTA: 1,131

In the Julana municipal elections, independent candidates are leading in all 14 wards. The ward-wise leads are as follows:

• Ward 1: Sonia
• Ward 2: Kavita
• Ward 3: Jitendra Lathar
• Ward 4: Monu
• Ward 5: Sujata
• Ward 6: Pawan Kumar
• Ward 7: Rajesh
• Ward 8: Sandeep
• Ward 9: Rahul
• Ward 10: Puja Rani
• Ward 11: Sonam
• Ward 12: Sumit
• Ward 13: Jyoti
• Ward 14: Maju 

• Ward 1: BJP's Saroj Jain secured a win.  
• Ward 2: Mohit Naresh Singal (BJP) won by nearly 50% of the votes.  
• Ward 3: BJP's Jyoti Verma defeated the Congress candidate by over 2,800 votes.

In Hisar, BJP Mayor candidate Parveen Kumar is leading with 43,015 votes**, while Congress candidate Krishan Kumar is trailing behind as vote counting continues.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Congress are the main contenders in the Haryana local body elections, with both focusing heavily on securing key seats in Gurugram. The polls were held to elect ward members and the Mayor. The BJP is aiming to secure a majority in the Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG), which now has 36 wards, up from the previous term.

Karan Goel, DCP West, Gurugram said, "We have set up all the facilities, govt employees have been assigned with the counting duty...there are 36 wards in MCG...counting for Mayor will take place first and later simultaneously counting for ward members will take place. Security forces have been deployed."

Sirsa DSP Vikas Krishan Yadav says, "Security has been tightened and the counting is underway. We have deployed over 600 officials for counting and the second round is in progress."

Haryana: Counting for Municipal Elections underway in Sirsa. Voting took place on March 2 for Mayor/President and ward members across municipal corporations, councils, and municipalities.

DSP Rajeev Kumar said, "Multi-layer security has been arranged with the deployment of multiple officers... The counting is peacefully in progress..."

Haryana: Counting for Municipal Elections underway in Karnal. Voting took place on March 2 for Mayor/President and ward members across municipal corporations, councils, and municipalities.

Haryana: Security heightened in Ambala as counting for Municipal Election underway.

To ensure a smooth and transparent vote-counting process for the urban local body elections, the State Election Commission, in coordination with district administrations, has put in place extensive arrangements across all counting centres. Tight security, CCTV surveillance, and designated counting personnel have been deployed to maintain order and accuracy during the process.

The counting of votes begins in Ambala.