Alwar Municipal Corporation Election Results: BJP wins 28 wards against Congress' 23, independents secure 13

The BJP has won the Alwar Municipal Corporation Election, BJP bagged 28 wards, Congress managed to get 23 wards and Independent candidates won 13 wards. 

According to the official State Election Commission of Rajasthan:

Alwar Municipal Corporation: 25/65

BJP: 12

Congress: 08

Independents: 05

However, according to reports,

BJP: 15

Congress: 9

Independents: 07

Alwar Municipal Corporation (Nagar Nigam): 31/65

• BJP: 15
• Congress: 9
• Independents: 7

Alwar Municipal Corporation (Nagar Nigam): 31/80

BJP: 15

Congress: 09

Independents: 07

Congress takes the lead in Alwar Municipal Corporation, winning 3 wards against BJP’s 2.

BJP takes an early 2-1 lead over Congress in Alwar Municipal Corporation.

BJP takes early lead in Alwar Municipal Corporation election as the counting of votes underway.

The fate of 344 candidates is at stake. A total of 344 candidates are contesting across all 65 wards of the Alwar Municipal Corporation. These include 65 from the BJP, 64 from the Congress, and 215 independents and others.

The counting of votes for Alwar Municipal Corporation Election began on Monday (September 14), with results expected later in the day. The early trends will start emerging soon. The counting of votes is being held for 10 Municipal Corporations (Nagar Nigams), 47 Municipal Councils (Nagar Parishads) and 252 Municipalities (Nagar Palikas), with 10,245 councillor seats at stake and around 1.44 crore eligible voters.

The voter turnout stood at 76.41 per cent in the first phase of polling in 162 urban local bodies, while, the second-phase polling was held in Rajasthan for six Municipal Corporations, 24 Municipal Councils and 117 municipalities.

The voter turnout stood at 76.41 per cent in the first phase of polling in 162 urban local bodies, while, the second-phase polling was held in Rajasthan for six Municipal Corporations, 24 Municipal Councils and 117 municipalities.

As per the schedule of the EC, the second phase of Rajasthan's urban local body elections were held on Friday, with more than 87 lakh voters eligible to exercise their franchise at 9,758 polling booths for 4,774 wards in the second phase. The voting for 147 urban local bodies -- six municipal corporations, 24 municipal councils and 117 municipalities – were held from 7 am to 6 pm. A total of 18,266 candidates were in the fray in the second phase.

As per the updates from the EC officials, 57,52,278 voters were eligible to exercise their franchise at 7,683 polling stations across the 162 civic bodies. Polling for all 309 urban local bodies in Rajasthan is being conducted in two phases on September 9 and 11. Counting of votes for councillor posts will be held on September 14.

During the day of the polling, EVM-related disruptions were also reported at several places. Polling was also affected at a booth in Ward 39 of Sujangarh Municipal Council and Ward 52 in Bikaner due to EVM malfunction. In similar manner, in Alwar, voters protested after an EVM stopped working, while technical glitches in Sawai Madhopur and Jodhpur led to long queues.

Alwar city during the polling witnessed protest from voters when an electronic voting machine (EVM) did not work. Likewise, In Sawai Madhopur and Jodhpur, an EVM technical glitch also led to long queues. The four municipal corporations that went to polls in the first phase included Alwar, Bharatpur, Bikaner and Bhilwara.
 

Amid tight security, the counting of votes is going to being at 8 am for Alwar Municipal Corporation. A heavy police deployment has been made outside the counting centres.