Shimla Municipal Corporation Election results: Congress leads in early trends, BJP lags behind

Shimla Municipal Corporation Election results: Congress leads in early trends, BJP lags behind

New Delhi: The counting of votes are underway for 34 wards of Shimla Municipal Corporation and the early trends/results have started coming.

Early trends show the ruling party Congress taking lead in the Shimla civic polls while Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) lagging behind. The Communist Party of India (M) is also seen registering victory in 1 ward.

Elections for 34 wards of Shimla Municipal Corporation were held on Tuesday.

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As per latest trends, Congress has recorded victory in 8 wards while BJP has bagged 4 seats.

Ward –  Bharari: BJP’s Meena Chauhan wins

Ward —  Ruldu Bhatta: BJP’s Saroj Thakur wins

Ward – Kaithu: Cong’s Kanta Suyal wins

Ward – Annadale: Cong’s Urmila Kashyap wins

Ward — TOTU: Cong’s Monika Bhardwaj wins

Ward – Majiath: Cong’s Anita Sharma wins

Ward — Kachi Ghati: Cong’s Kiran Sharma wins

Ward — Tuti Kandi: Cong’s Uma Kaushal wins

Ward – Nabha: Cong’s Simi Nanda wins

Ward  — Phagli: BJP’s Kalyan Dhiman wins

Ward No 5 ( Summerhill ): CPI(M)’s Virender Thakur wins