The final results are declared. Congress has swept the Ludhiana MC polls winning 62 of the 95 wards contested. The SAD-BJP combine, the incumbent ruling party of the civic body, has been restricted to 21. For full list of ward-wise winning candidates, click here.
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Ludhiana Municipal Corporation (MC) Election 2018 Final Results: Congress Wins 62 of 95 Wards, BJP-SAD Combine Restricted to 21
The counting of votes for MC civic polls will begin at 9 am.
27 Feb, 12:26 (IST)
Congress has registered a massive victory in Ludhiana Municipal Corporation elections, bagging the municipal body with a thumping 2/3rd majority. The party won 61 out of the 95 wards, whereas, the prime opposition - the SAD-BJP combine - were restricted to 21 seats. The Lok Insaf Party, an ally of the Aam Aadmi Party, won 7 wards, whereas, the AAP bagged 1 seat.
27 Feb, 11:36 (IST)
Congress declared winner from 18 wards by the State Election Commission. The party is leading on 42 other seats with a distant majority. The BJP is the second-runner up, surging ahead on 10 seats, whereas, the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) has maintained lead on only 8 wards.
27 Feb, 10:51 (IST)
Congress is set to appoint its own mayor in Ludhiana municipal corporation, as the party is leading on 60 out of the 95 seats contested. The BJP is ahead on 10, whereas, the Shiromani Akali Dal is leading the electoral battle in only 8 wards. The Lok Insaf Party, an ally of the Aam Aadmi Party, has taken the lead in 7 wards.
27 Feb, 10:05 (IST)
According to latest trends, Congress is leading in 11 wards, while BJP in 2 and Others in 2.
27 Feb, 09:59 (IST)
Congress's Sunny Bhalla is leading by 225 votes in Ward no. 82.
27 Feb, 09:53 (IST)
Congress is now leading in 7 wards, while BJP in 2 and Others in 2. Congress leaders said that the allegations of "booth capturing" and "bogus voting" are baseless.
27 Feb, 09:47 (IST)
According to the early trends, Congress is ahead in Wards 2,3,8 and 9. Counting is held amidst heavy security at all centers.
27 Feb, 09:40 (IST)
Elections were followed by re-elections in two booths yesterday. Counting underway at all centres.
27 Feb, 09:28 (IST)
Counting takes place amidst heavy security at centers in Ludhiana. Supporters have gathered outside 9 centers where counting for Municipal Corporation (MC) election is underway.
27 Feb, 09:14 (IST)
Counting of votes for Ludhiana Municipal Corporation (MC) elections has begun and early trends are expected soon.
27 Feb, 09:01 (IST)
Ludhiana Municipal Corporation (MC) election result will start coming in soon as the counting of votes has begun at 9 am amid tight security.
The result for Ludhiana Municipal Corporation (MC) election 2018 will be declared today. The counting of votes for the civic polls will begin at 9 am. The polls were held on Saturday, February 24 in the respective districts. By-polls were also held in two wards in Payal and Jagraon Municipal Councils. The major parties contesting the elections are Congress party, the alliance of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)-Lok Insaf Party combine. A total number of 494 candidates have contested from 95 wards for the elections in the biggest municipal body in Punjab.
Meanwhile, opposition parties accused the ruling Congress of indulging in "booth capturing" and "bogus voting" following the voting. Following, a SAD-BJP delegation met Punjab Governor VP Singh on Monday and urged him to direct the state government to scrap the Ludhiana municipal corporation election process and hold one afresh. The Election Commission on February 25 ordered a re-poll in booth no. 2 and 3 of Ward 44 due to the differences between the number of votes in the register and the voting machine.
In Ludhiana, 1,153 polling stations were created for voting for the 10.5 lakh voters. Earlier in December, the Congress won municipal elections in the Amritsar, Patiala and Jalandhar corporations. The Congress, led by Captain Amarinder Singh won against power from the SAD-BJP combine, winning 77 of the 117 seats in Assembly election held last year. The party also won in 20 out of 29 Municipal Councils and Nagar Panchayats.
(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on Feb 27, 2018 08:45 AM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).