Madhya Pradesh Nagar Palika, Parishad, Panchayat Election & Bypoll Results 2018: BJP, Congress Win 9 President Posts Each

The full results of Madhya Pradesh Nagar Palika and Nagar Parishads are out. Out of the 20 urban local bodies which went into polls, the BJP and Congress won 9 president posts each. 1 president's post was bagged by an independent candidate. Counting of votes in one civic body - Semriya Nagar Parishad - did not begin due to technical reasons. Here is the results tally:

4:00 PM: As per the fresh updates released by the State Election Commission, the number of winning BJP councillors has reached 189, whereas, 144 councillors of Congress have emerged victorious.

03:40 PM: The MPSEC has announced the complete results of Panchayat and Janpad Panchayat elections. For full list of panchayat-wise winning candidates, visit the official site.

03:10 PM: BJP takes the lead over Congress, wins another president's post. The updated tally is as follows:

03:00 PM: From Lalakheda Gram Panchayat in Ratlam district, candidate Sitabai has been elected the Sarpanch, local media reports said.

02:30 PM: In Balaghat district's Jam Gram Panchayat, candidate Anita declared winner for Sarpanch's seat.

In Jam Gram Panchayat of Balghat district, Anita was elected Sarpanch.

02:10 PM: Here is the tally of urban local bodies poll results as per the data released so far:

01:50 PM: BJP, Congress run neck-to-neck as both sides equal the number of president post victories. 8 candidates from the both the parties have won the president's post of the urban local bodies, whereas, 1 independent has emerged victorious.

01:35 PM: Candidate Dhurpta elected Sarpanch in Ladsa Gram Panchayat of Balghat district.

01:15 PM: Congress's tally has moved up to 7 against the BJP's 8 urban body president post winners. In terms of counsellor, 66 Congress nominees have registered victory as compared to the BJP's 87.

12:55 PM: A total of 87 councillors of the BJP have emerged victorious, as compared to 51 of the Congress. Counting is still underway.

12:45 PM: BJP has clinched 8 President's post so far, whereas, the Congress has wrested 5. Counting is underway for the remainder.

12:25 PM: As per the votes for urban local bodies counted so far, the BJP has grabbed 46 per cent of the voteshare, whereas the Congress has polled 43 per cent.

12:15 PM: 65 councillors of BJP have emerged victorious so far, as compared to Congress's 45. Eight independent candidates have also been declared winners.

12:00 PM: As per the results of Nagar Palika and Parishads announced so far, the BJP is leading on 6 urban local bodies, whereas, the Congress is ahead on 2.

11:45 AM: Congress candidate Aarti Mahendra Sharma wins President's post in Raghogarh Nagar Palika of Guna district.

11:30 AM: Mukamsingh Kirod of the BJP declared winner for President's post in Kukshi Nagar Parishad of Dhar district.

11:15 AM: Congress has won 20 of the 24 wards in Raghogarh Nagar Palika elections.

11:00 AM: BJP has won the Dahi Nagar Parishad of Dhar district with a brute majority, bagging 13 seats. The Congress could wrest only 3.

10:45 AM: As per the results for urban bodies declared so far, BJP has won 18 wards, whereas, the Congress has bagged 11.

10:30 AM: In Nagaud City Council of Satna district, Congress candidate Radha Kushwaha is leading.

10:25 AM: Sangeeta Deepak of BJP wins bypoll from ward no 15 of Sarni municipal council in Betul district. 

10:15 AM: BJP candidate Kailash Kannauj declared winner of President’s post in Dahi Nagar Parishad in Dhar district.

10:05 AM: Here is the full list of winners so far from Annapur's Jaitihari Nagar Parishad:

9:50 AM: A neck-to-neck fight on display in Annapur, with the BJP and the Congress leading on five wards each. 5 independent candidates are also leading.

9:45 AM: Independent candidate Navratni Shukla has been declared winner for the President's post in Jaitahari Nagar Parishad of Annapur district.

9:40 AM: The early trends and results from the urban local bodies have started to emerge. BJP candidate Ravindra Singh Rathod wins as Parshad from Ward 3 of Jaitahari in Annupur district.

9:30 AM: In Khadakwar Gram Panchayat of Betul district, candidate Santosh has been declared winner for the Sarpanch seat.

9:20 AM: Candidate Kamla Devi, who contested in Shahdol district's Barmania Gram Panchayat, won the seat with 665 votes, claims local media reports.

9:10 AM: In Rewa district's Taitra Gram Panchayat, Munnalal Kol has been elected for the Sarpanch seat, the SEC said.

9:05 AM: In Kupi Gram Panchayat of Chhatarpur district, Puran Lal has been declared winner for the Sarpanch seat.

9:00 AM: Kamalvati Kunjam, a candidate in Paundimal Gram Panchayat, gets elected for Sarpanch post. She emerged as the winner with 541 votes, the SEC was reported as saying.

8:40 AM: In Mayapur Gram Panchayat, Jitendra Pratap has been declared winner for the Sarpanch seat, polling 621 votes.

8:20 AM:  In Panna district's Shahnagar panchayat, candidate Rupiya Bai was elected Janpad Panchayat member unopposed.

8:00 AM: Counting of votes begin for the urban and rural local body polls in Madhya Pradesh. The early trends are expected to emerge shortly.

The Madhya Pradesh State Election Commission (MPSEC) will announce the results of Nagar Palika Parishads (municipal councils), Nagar Parishad (town councils), Janpad Panchayat and Panchayat elections today. The counting of votes begun at 8 AM. The polls were held on January 17, with 20 urban bodies - municipal councils and town councils - contested in the five districts of Dhar, Barwani, Khandwa, Guna and Anuppur. In rural local bodies, bypolls for 78 sarpanch, 17 janpad panchayat member posts were conducted, apart from general elections for 90 sarpanch and 1,600 panch posts. Latestly brings to you the live results and updates from the counting centres. Stay tuned.

Out of the 20 urban bodies contested, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was the incumbent ruling party in 13 among them, whereas, the Congress had wrested control over 7.

District-wise details of elections conducted on Jan 17

Dhar: Pithampur, Dhar and Manawar Nagar Palika Parishads were contested, apart from the Nagar Parishads of Sardarpur, Rajgarh, Dharampuri, Dhamnod, Kukshi and Dahi.

Guna: Vijaypur-Raghogarh municipal council went to polls.

Barwani: Elections were held for Sendha and Barwani Nagar Palika Parishads, along with Pansemal, Khetia, Palsud, Anjad and Rajpur Nagar Parishads or the town councils.

Annapur: Jaithari Nagar Parishad was contested on Wednesday.

Khandwa: The town council of Omkareshwar went to polls.

Meanwhile, the elections and bypolls for the post of sarpanch and panch will be spread over 51 districts of the state.

According to pollsters, the election and bypoll outcome will emerge as a litmus test for the incumbent Shivraj Singh Chouhan-led government in the state, ahead of the assembly elections later this year. Both - the BJP and its prime opponent Congress - led a high octane campaign for the civic polls, with the Chief Minister himself participating in more than a dozen rallies of the ruling party.

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