Rajasthan Municipal Elections 2020 Results: Congress Wins in Kota And Jodhpur, BJP Registers Victory in Jaipur
The counting of votes for six urban local bodies of Rajasthan began on Tuesday morning. The fate of candidates will be decided by Tuesday evening. The voting for the six municipal corporations - Jaipur Heritage, Jaipur Greater, Jodhpur North, Jodhpur South, Kota North and Kota South took place in two phases on October 29 and November 1.
Jaipur, November 3: The ruling Congress has won municipal corporation election in four local bodies in Jodhpur and Kota, whereas the Bahratiya Janata Party (BJP) registered victory in Jaipur. Of the 250 seats in two municipal corporations in Jaipur - Jaipur Heritage and Jaipur Greater - the BJP bagged 130 and Congress 96. Twenty four independents also won. In Jodhpur, Congress candidates were declared as winner in 82 wards, while 62 BJP nominees also won the election.
Independents were declared as winner in 16 wards. In Kota, Congress nominees won the election in 83 wards, whereas the BJP candidates were declared as winner in 50 wards. Seventeen independents have been elected as well. The counting of votes for Rajasthan Municipal Elections 2020 for six urban local bodies began on Tuesday morning. The voting for the six municipal corporations - Jaipur Heritage, Jaipur Greater, Jodhpur North, Jodhpur South, Kota North and Kota South took place in two phases on October 29 and November 1. Rajasthan Urban Local Body Election Results 2020: How to Check Winners' List For Jaipur, Jodhpur and Kota Municipal Corporations on sec.rajasthan.gov.in.
Notably, Congress has maintained a lead in Kota and Jodhpur, whereas the BJP is ahead in Jaipur. According to a report published in the Times of India, counting of votes for Jaipur’s Municipal Corporation Greater and Heritage Corporation will be held in Rajasthan College and Commerce College, respectively. Meanwhile, in North Kota, the counting of votes for 174 wards is underway. The Congress is ahead in 72 wards, while the saffron party is leading in only 39 wards.
The first phase of polling for the Rajasthan municipal corporation elections on Thursday saw a voter turnout of 60.42 per cent, the state election commission said. The highest voting percentage of 65.12 was recorded in Kota North Municipal Corporation, it said. Rajasthan Municipal Elections 2020: CM Ashok Gehlot, Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat and Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla's Image at Stake in Upcoming Civic Polls.
The polling was held in Jaipur, Kota and Jodhpur for Jaipur Heritage, Kota North and Jodhpur North municipal corporations. The voting percentage in Jaipur Heritage and Jodhpur North was 57.82 and 62.64 respectively, according to State Election Commissioner P S Mehra.
More than 35.97 lakh voters will elect 560 ward councillors in two phases to six newly-formed municipal corporations of Jaipur, Jodhpur and Kota. The second phase of voting took place on November 1, over 19.45 lakh voters exercised their franchise at 3,211 polling stations in 310 wards, where 1,287 candidates were in the fray.
(With inputs from PTI)
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