2025 Almora Municipal Corporation election

2025 Almora Municipal Corporation election
23 January 2025
All 40 seats in the Almora Municipal Corporation
21 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Ajay Verma None
Party BJP Independent
Last election New New
Seats won 15 25
Seat change New New
Mayor before election

Office established

 Elected mayor

Ajay Verma
BJP

The 2025 Almora Municipal Corporation election[1][2][3][4] was a municipal election to the Almora Municipal Corporation which governs Almora city in Uttarakhand. It took place on 23 January 2025.

Election schedule

The election schedule was announced by the state election commission on 23 December 2024.[5]

Poll Event Schedule
Notification Date 27 December 2024
Last Date for filing nomination 30 December 2024
Scrutiny of nomination 31 December 2024
Last Date for Withdrawal of nomination 2 January 2025
Allotment of Symbols 3 January 2025
Date of Poll 23 January 2025
Date of Counting of Votes 25 January 2025

Candidates

Mayoral election

No. Party Symbol Candidate's Name
1 Bharatiya Janata Party
Ajay Verma[6]
2 Indian National Congress
Bhairav Goswami[7]

Ward-wise candidates

Ward No. Ward Name
BJP
1 Hanuman Mandir BJP Ketan Kumar Dharti
2 Selakhola BJP
3 Dubakia BJP Kavita Shah
4 Ramshila BJP Dharamveer Arya
5 Badreshwar BJP Pooja Mehta
6 Champanaula BJP Poonam Tripathi
7 Dhuni Mandir BJP Meera Mishra
8 Narmadeshwar BJP Asha Bisht
9 Heeradungri BJP
10 NTD BJP
11 Jhijhar BJP Amit Shah
12 Tripura Sundari BJP Shyam Pandey
13 Mission Compound BJP Devesh Bisht
14 Lakshmeshwar BJP Abhishek Joshi
15 Paniyudiyar BJP Harshbardhan Tiwari
16 Pandekhola BJP Jyoti Shah
17 New Collectorate Pandekhola BJP Tulsi Chauhari
18 Murli Manohar BJP Neha Tamta
19 Vamankhola BJP Dikshit Joshi
20 Narsinghbari BJP Poonam Verma
21 Siddhpur BJP Bhuwan Kandpal
22 Baleshwar BJP Indra Singh Bhandari
23 Makeri BJP Rahul Joshi
24 Chinakhan BJP Sanjay Kumar Joshi
25 Awas Vikas BJP Vijay Kumar Bhatt
26 Gandhi Park BJP Deep Chandra Joshi
27 Talla Joshikhola BJP Mamta Khati
28 Vivekanandpuri BJP
29 Bhayarkhola BJP
30 Talla Aurkhola BJP
31 Rajpur BJP Sarita Arya
32 Malla Rajpur BJP
33 Nanda Devi BJP Arjun Singh Bisht
34 Lala Bazaar BJP Devendra Bhatt
35 Niyaganj BJP
36 Dharanaula BJP
37 Railapali BJP
38 New Indira Colony BJP Lalita Panchpal
39 Dugal Khola BJP Chanchal Durgapal
40 Khagmarakot BJP Neema Verma

Results

Mayoral election

2025 Almora Municipal Corporation Election: Mayor[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Ajay Verma 8,788 56.95 New
INC Bhairav Goswami 6,309 40.88 New
Independent Aman Ansari 221 1.43 New
NOTA None of the above 114 0.74 New
Majority 2,479 16.07 New
Turnout 15,432
BJP win (new seat)

Results by party

Party Seats
Contested Won +/−
Bharatiya Janata Party 29 15 New
Independents 118 25 New
NOTA
Total 100% 40

Notes

See also

References

  1. ^ "Almora Nagar Nigam Election Result: अल्मोड़ा नगर निगम में भाजपा की ऐतिहासिक जीत, अजय वर्मा बनेंगे पहले मेयर". www.abplive.com. 26 January 2025.
  2. ^ "BJP sweeps urban local body polls in Uttarakhand, wins 10 of 11 mayoral seats".
  3. ^ "उत्तराखंड निकाय चुनाव की तारीखों का ऐलान, जानें नगर निगम, नगरपालिका और नगर पंचायतों में कब पड़ेगा वोट". Zee News Hindi.
  4. ^ "उत्तराखंड में नगर निकाय चुनाव की तारीख का एलान, आरक्षण तय होने पर चुनाव आयोग ने की घोषणा - Date of municipal elections announced in Uttarakhand Election Commission announced after reservation was decided". Jagran.
  5. ^ "उत्तराखंड में निकाय चुनाव की तिथि घोषित - कुमाऊँ जनसंदेश".
  6. ^ "Almora Nikay Chunav: कौन हैं भाजपा के मेयर पद के प्रत्याशी अजय वर्मा, जिन पर पार्टी ने फिर जताया भरोसा - Almora Nikay Chunav Know About Ajay Verma Who Got BJP Mayor Candidate Ticket". Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  7. ^ "कौन हैं भैरव गोस्वामी जिन्हें कांग्रेस ने दिया मेयर का टिकट, भाजपा से बगावत कर दो दिन पहले ही हुए थे शामिल - Rebellion against BJP benefits Congress gave mayor election ticket to Bhairav Goswami Know About Him". Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  8. ^ "2025 Uttarakhand Local Election Results". State Election Commission Uttarakhand (in Hindi). Retrieved 26 January 2025.
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