The results for the Solan Municipal Corporation were announced as the Bharatiya Janata Party won the civic body, having clinched 10 of the 17 wards. It took the power in the city from the Congress, which had won nine seats last time the polling was held there. The Congress won six wards, while one went to an Independent candidate. The results for the Mandi (15 wards), Palampur (15 wards), Solan (17 wards), and Dharamshala (17 wards) Municipal corporations were declared on May 31. The voting took place on May 17 at all 64 wards simultaneously, and the Corporations saw a voter turnout of 63.44 per cent.
Mandi saw the highest voter turnout with 68.78 per cent of the polling. This was nearly five per cent more than that of Dharamshala and Palampur in the Kangra district. The two corporations had a voter turnout of 63.72 per cent each. Solan witnessed the lowest voter engagement among the corporations, with 58.32 per cent in the city. Kangra and Mandi saw Women voters surpassing the men, while male voters exceeded in the Solan district Municipal Corporation polls.
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