2025 Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh Municipal Corporation election
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The 2025 Bilaspur Municipal Corporation (BMC) election is scheduled to be held on February 11, 2025,[3][4] to elect the mayor and councilors who will govern Bilaspur, the second largest city of Chhattisgarh, India. This election is part of the broader municipal elections taking place across the state.[5][6]
Election schedule
[edit]The State Election Commission of Chhattisgarh announced the dates for election on 17 January 2025.[7][8]
| Poll Event | Schedule |
|---|---|
| Notification Date | 17 January 2025 |
| Last Date for filing nomination | 28 January 2025 |
| Scrutiny of nomination | 29 January 2025 |
| Last Date for Withdrawal of nomination | 31 January 2025 |
| Allotment of Symbols | 31 January 2025 |
| Date of Poll | 11 February 2025 |
| Date of Counting of Votes | 15 February 2025 |
Candidates
[edit]Mayoral election
[edit]| No. | Party | Symbol | Candidate's Name | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bharatiya Janata Party |  |
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Pooja Vidhani[9] | |
| 2 | Indian National Congress |  |
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Pramod Nayak[10] | |
Results
[edit]Mayoral election
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Pooja Vidhani | 1,52,011 | |||
| INC | Pramod Nayak | 85,944 | |||
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,892 | |||
| Spoiled ballots | Invalid | ||||
| Majority | 66,067 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
Result by party
[edit]| Party | Popular vote | Seats | |||||||
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| Votes | % | ±pp | Contested | Won | +/− | ||||
| Bharatiya Janata Party | 70 | 49 | |||||||
| Indian National Congress | 70 | 18 | |||||||
| Independents | no | 3 | |||||||
| NOTA | |||||||||
| Total | 70 | ||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Chhattisgarh urban body polls: BJP declares candidates for all 10 mayoral seats". Bansal News (in Hindi). Retrieved 28 January 2025.
- ^ PTI (27 January 2025). "Chhattisgarh urban body polls: Congress announces candidates for all 10 mayoral seats". Navbharat Times (in Hindi). ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
- ^ "CG Nikay Chunav 2025: छत्तीसगढ़ निकाय चुनाव, जारी हो रही उम्मीदवारों की सूची, देखें BJP-Congress ने किसे दिया मौका." Patrika News (in Hindi). 27 January 2025. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
- ^ Kaiser, Ejaz (20 January 2025). "Chhattisgarh announces dates for urban bodies, 3-tier panchayat polls". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
- ^ PTI (20 January 2025). "Chhattisgarh urban and panchayat bodies to go to polls in February". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
- ^ "छत्तीसगढ़ में आचार संहिता लागू, जानें कब, कहां और कैसे होंगे मतदान, सिंगल क्लिक में पूरी डिटेल". Navbharat Times (in Hindi). Retrieved 28 January 2025.
- ^ "Polls in Feb: CG EC announces dates for civic body & panchayat elections". The Times of India. 20 January 2025. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
- ^ Bharat, E. T. V. (21 January 2025). "Chhattisgarh Urban And Panchayat Polls From Feb 11; Model Code Of Conduct Comes Into Effect". ETV Bharat News. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
- ^ "Chhattisgarh urban body polls: BJP declares candidates for all 10 mayoral seats". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
- ^ PTI (27 January 2025). "Chhattisgarh urban body polls: Congress announces candidates for all 10 mayoral seats". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 28 January 2025.