The 2017 Lucknow Municipal Corporation election was an election of members to the Lucknow Municipal Corporation which governs Lucknow, capital and the largest city of Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It took place on 26 November 2017.
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All 110 seats of Lucknow Municipal Corporation 56 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Total number of voters were 24,43,991 out of which 13,01,788 were male voters and 11,42,203 were female voters.
Schedule
editThe elections of 2017 Lucknow Municipal Corporation were announced by the Uttar Pradesh State Election Commission.
The elections of LMC were held in single phase on 26 November 2017 and the results were announced on 1 December 2017.[1]
| Election Event | Schedule |
|---|---|
| Date of issue of notification | 1-11-2017 |
| Last date of nomination | 7-11-2017 |
| Scrutiny of nominations | 8-11-2017 |
| Last Date for withdrawal of nomination | 10-11-2017 |
| Date of allotting symbols | 11-11-2017 |
| Date of poll | 26-11-2017 |
| Announcement of result | 1-12-2017 |
Results
editResults of LMC were announced on 1 December 2017 the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) lead NDA alliance won with absolute majority by winning 58 seats out of 110.[2][3]
On 12 December 2017, the mayoral candidate of BJP, Sanyukta Bhatia sworn as the 14th and first female mayor of the LMC in last 100 years.[4]
Corporator elections
edit| S.No. | Party Name | Party flag or symbol | Number of Corporators | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) |  |
58 |  14
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| 02 | Samajwadi Party (SP) | 28 | New | |
| 03 | Indian National Congress (INC) |  |
8 |  3
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| 04 | Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) |  |
2 | New |
| 05 | Independents |  |
14 | 40
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Source:[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Lucknow Nagar Nigam Elections 2017: Ward-Wise Candidate and Municipal Corporation Details of Lucknow, UP | India.com". www.india.com. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
- ^ "Lucknow Nagar Nigam Election 2017 Results: BJP Mayor Candidate Sanyukta Bhatia Wins Mayoral Post | India.com". www.india.com. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
- ^ "Lucknow Municipal Corporation Nagar Nigam elections result 2017: Full List of ward-wise winners". The Financial Express. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
- ^ Quint, The (13 December 2017). "Lucknow's Gets Its First Woman Mayor, 110 Corporators Sworn In". TheQuint. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
- ^ "LMC". Archived from the original on 19 December 2002. Retrieved 28 March 2014.