Mandi Civic Polls: BJP Registers Landslide Victory with 12-Ward Majorit
In a landslide victory, BJP won 12 of the 14 seats of the Mandi Municipal Corporation. Meanwhile, the ruling Congress party was reduced to just one seat, with an independent candidate winning one
Mandi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday has registered a sweeping victory in the Mandi Municipal Corporation (MC) elections, winning 12 wards out of the 14, while the Congress and other candidates managed to secure just one seat each, marking a one-sided electoral outcome.
What happen in election?
In a landslide victory, BJP won 12 of the 14 seats of the Mandi Municipal Corporation. Meanwhile, the ruling Congress party was reduced to just one seat, with an independent candidate winning one. Compared to the previous election, the BJP has improved its performance. Last time, the BJP won 11 seats and the Congress four, but this time, the Congress was completely wiped out.
Where did BJP win?
The Municipal Corporation elections results reflect BJP’s strong performance across key areas of the city. BJP candidates won in Ward No. 2 (Sarita Handa), Ward No. 3 (Nirmal Verma), Ward No. 5 (Krishna Thakur), Ward No. 6 (Virendra Arya), Ward No. 9 (Suman), and Ward No. 10 (Neha Kumari), among others.
Independent candidate Alaknanda Handa secured victory in Ward No. 1, while Congress managed to open its account with a win in Ward No. 4, where Narvada Devi emerged victorious.
When did the polling happen?
Polling was held for 14 of the 15 wards of the Municipal Corporation, as residents of the Behna ward boycotted the election over local issues, resulting in no polling in that particular ward.
