Adityapur Municipal Corporation Election Results Highlights: BJP-backed Sanjay Sardar leads

Results have been declared for additional wards in the Adityapur Municipal Corporation. The winners are as follows:

• Ward 8 – Mona Besara
• Ward 9 – Durgacharan Besara
• Ward 10 – Shankar Sardar
• Ward 11 – Manju Devi
• Ward 12 – Motilal Bishnoi
• Ward 15 – Nathuni Singh

Further results are expected as the counting process continues.

Results for several wards in the Adityapur Municipal Corporation have been declared. The list of winners is as follows:

• Ward 1 – Banmali Mahto
• Ward 2 – Supriya Mahto
• Ward 3 – Pinky Chaudhuri
• Ward 4 – Shubham Pandey
• Ward 5 – Vinita Kumari Singh
• Ward 6 – Dhananjay Gupta
• Ward 7 – Paritosh Baij

Sanjay Sardar, who is backed by the Bharatiya Janata Party, is currently leading in the Adityapur Municipal Corporation election as counting progresses.

The Adityapur Municipal Corporation has completed five rounds of counting so far, with the next round currently underway. As the process progresses, candidates gathered at the counting centre, awaiting the latest trends and results.

“Ballot papers are currently being segregated in the initial stage of the counting process. The results, beginning with those for ward councillors, are likely to be announced in the next few hours,” State Election Commission Secretary Radhe Shyam Prasad said.

A total of nine candidates are contesting this election. Among the prominent contenders is Sanjay Sardar, who is backed by the Bharatiya Janata Party.

The other candidates in the fray include Bari Soren (air conditioner symbol), Basko Besra (stick), Binoti Hansda (bangles), Bhugal Soren (battery torch), Ravindra Barke (bench), Ramesh Balmuchu (biscuit), Sakla Mardi (box), and Savitri Leyangi (brick). Each candidate is contesting with a distinct election symbol.

A total of 80,489 votes were cast on polling day. Among them, 41,057 were cast by male voters and 39,432 by female voters. The overall voter turnout was recorded at 57.52 per cent.

The first trends for the Adityapur Municipal Corporation election are expected around 10 am, as the initial round of counting is likely to be completed by then.

According to official election data, a total of 1,39,925 voters were registered in the municipal corporation area. Of these, 70,864 were male voters and 69,060 were female voters.

Out of the total 1,087 wards spread across 48 Urban Local Bodies (ULBs), elections were conducted in 1,042 wards. As many as 41 councillors were elected unopposed, three wards remained vacant after no nominations were filed, and polling in one ward of the Mango Municipal Corporation was cancelled following the death of a candidate.

Polling was conducted using two different colours of ballot papers — white and pink — for the election of ward councillors and mayors/chairpersons, respectively.

Counting of ballots began at 8 am, and the first results are expected to start coming in after about two hours. The elections were held on February 23, with over 63 per cent of the total 43 lakh voters casting their votes.

The counting of votes to elect the mayor and ward councillors of the Adityapur Municipal Corporation has begun, and early trends are expected to emerge shortly.

The Adityapur Municipal Corporation comprises 35 councillor seats and one mayoral post. The results for all these positions will be announced following the completion of the counting process.

In the 2018 Adityapur Municipal Corporation election, Amit Singh of the Bharatiya Janata Party secured the deputy mayor’s post, defeating Manoj Mahto of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha.

In the 2018 Adityapur Municipal Corporation election, Vinod Srivastav of the Bharatiya Janata Party secured the mayoral post, defeating Yogendra Sharma of the Indian National Congress.

The previous election to the Adityapur Municipal Corporation was conducted in 2018. For the 2026 polls, the seat has been reserved for candidates from the Scheduled Tribe (ST) category.

The 2026 elections will be conducted strictly on a non-party basis, meaning candidates did not use official political party symbols on the ballot.

The counting of votes for the election of the mayor and ward councillors for the Adityapur Municipal Corporation will begin at 8 am.