Punjab Municipal Election Results: Congress sweeps polls; SAD, AAP decimated

Punjab Chief Minister and Congress leader Amarinder Singh has claimed that the results of local body polls have proven that people of the state cannot be fooled by politics of hatred and theatrics.

"Today's results in MC Elections are the victory of each Punjabi. It is very clear that the people of Punjab want development & will not be fooled by politics of hatred & theatrics. I thank everyone for reposing faith in us & especially our @INCIndia workers who worked day and night," Amarinder Singh said in a tweet.

Today's results in MC Elections are the victory of each Punjabi. It is very clear that people of Punjab want development & will not be fooled by politics of hatred & theatrics. I thank everyone for reposing faith in us & especially our @INCIndia workers who worked day and night. pic.twitter.com/HGHTotRifs

— Capt.Amarinder Singh (@capt_amarinder) February 17, 2021

BJP candidate Kiran Kaur from ward number 12 of the Gurdaspur municipal council has alleged she received only 9 votes when around 20 family members voted for her.

Speaking to the media, Kiran Kaur claimed that she had won the elections but the Congress changed the EVM machines and captured the polls.

“Congress has cheated us. My family has 15-20 members but only nine were allowed to vote. The same thing happened with several people in my neighborhood. My neighbors swore that they voted for me, but nothing came of it. The EVMs directly went to their [Congress candidate's] house. They [dispensation] harassed us every day. My husband's kiosk was removed, they also forced me to step down, but I didn't. They even demolished the school I was teaching at.

Despite that, I had won but they changed the machines overnight and cast all votes to the Congress candidate, who as an independent had won only 18 votes last time.

I have always been winning ward 12 from the BJP. How is it possible that I got only 19 votes?”

#BJP candidate Kiran Kaur contesting from ward number 12 of Gurdaspur municipal council in Punjab got only 9 votes,when her family members were 20. This shows that 11 members of her family did not vote for her
Farmers protest has decimated BJP in Punjab. pic.twitter.com/IX6JZgdlZX

— (@2551954) February 17, 2021

1.AAP finished third, SAD at No. 2

2.Congress won Akali Dal pockets and BJP bastions in Malwa and Doaba regions

3.Congress left red-faced as Moga MLA Harjit Kamal's wife Dr Rajinder Kaur is defeated by SAD nominee

4.Harsimrat Kaur Badal got a major setback as Congress claims Bathinda Municipal Corporation after five decades

Congress has won 1199 of the 1815 wards (municipal councils) and 281 of the 350 municipal corporation seats, with SAD trailing at 289 and 33, BJP at 38 and 20, and AAP at 57 and nine. The remaining went largely to independents BSP (K) and CPI.

The swing in favour of the Congress in comparison with the 2015 municipal corporation elections in Bathinda, Hoshiarpur, Moga and Pathankot districts manifests in the fact that the party’s tally has improved from 11 to a whopping 149 now. Similarly, in the wards, from 356 in 2015, the Congress score now has gone up to 1480.

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh hailed the Congress party’s victory in the state municipal polls as "not just a validation of his government’s development-oriented policies and programmes but also a total rejection of the anti-people actions of the major opposition parties, namely SAD, AAP and BJP".

Congratulating Punjab Congress president Sunil Jakhar, as well as all MLAs, members and workers of the party, for the sweeping victory in the civic polls, the chief minister said the people of the state had clearly and unequivocally denounced the divisive, undemocratic, unconstitutional and regressive agendas of the three parties. He thanked and congratulated the people for defeating the negative and vicious forces that are out to ruin Punjab and its future.

The ruling Congress won six of the seven municipal corporations in the civic polls in Punjab for which results were declared on Wednesday. The Congress won in Bathinda, Hoshiarpur, Kapurthala, Abohar, Batala and Pathankot. The result for the seventh corporation was expected later in the day. The counting of votes for Mohali Municipal Corporation will take place on Thursday.

Batala Municipal Corporation: 50/50

Congress-36
Akali Dal-6
BJP-4
Aam Aadmi Party-3
Others-1

Gurdaspur Town Council: 29/29
Congress-29
Akali Dal-0
BJP-0
Aam Aadmi Party-0
Others-0

Dinanagar Town Council: 14/14
Congress-14
Akali Dal-0
BJP-0
Aam Aadmi Party-0
Others-1

Dhariwal Town Council: 13/13
Congress-9
Akali Dal-2
BJP-0
Aam Aadmi Party-0
Others-2

Kadiyan Town Council: 15.15
Congress-6
Akali Dal-7
BJP-0
Aam Aadmi Party-0
Others-2

Shri Hargobindpur Town Council: 11/11
Congress-3
Akali Dal-2
BJP-0
Aam Aadmi Party-0
Others-6

Fatehgarh Chudia Town Council: 13/13
Congress-12
Akali Dal-1
BJP-0
Aam Aadmi Party-0
Others-0

Barnala city: 31/31

Congress-16
BJP-0
Akali-4
AAP- 3
Azad-8

Tapa city: 15/15

Congress-6
BJP-0
Akali-3
AAP-0
Other-6

Dhanoula town: 13/13

Congress-0
BJP-0
Akali-0
AAP-0
Other-13

Bhadour town: 13/13

Congress - 6
BJP-0
Akali - 3
AAP-0
Other-4

Congress has emerged as the leading party in the Punjab municipal elections, held on February 14, 2020. Out of the seven municipal corporation election results announced on Wednesday, six were won by Congress with a clear majority.

Mohali municipal corporation election results will be announced on Thursday following the repoll.

Out of a total 104 municipal council results announced, Congress has won 98.

The Shiromani Akali Dal has been written off by the grand old party despite having parted its ways with BJP.

The Akali Dal however is ahead of the Aam Aadmi Party which could not muster support from the farmers in the municipal elections.

In Bathinda, Congress won 43 out of total 50 seats. Akali Dal's drubbing in Bathinda has paved the way for a Congress Mayor first time in 53 years in Bathinda Municipal Corporation.

BJP could not win even a single seat in 29 wards under the Gurdaspur Lok Sabha constituency represented by Bollywood actor Sunny Deol.

Congress has swept the Kapurthala municipal body election. The party has won 45, while Akali Dal has been limited to three seats and independents have won two.

As many as 13 independents have won from the Dhanaula Municipal Council, whereas Congress, BJP, AAP and Akali Dal have not opened their accounts yet.

Of total 50 wards, 49 results have been declared:

>> Congress: 35
>> SAD: 6
>> AAP: 3
>> BJP: 4
>> Independent: 1

The ruling Congress won four municipal corporations in Punjab and is leading in three others as the counting for the civic body polls is underway, officials told news agency PTI. The Congress has won the municipal corporations of Bathinda, Moga, Hoshiarpur and Pathankot, officials said. It is leading in Batala, Kapurthala and Abohar.

Here are the results:

Batla Municipal Corporation: Congress 35, Akali Dal 6, BJP 4, AAP 3, Independent 1
Moga Municipal Corporation: Congress 20, Akali Dal 15, BJP 1, AAP 4, Independent 10
Kapurthala Municipal Corporation: Congress 43, Akali Dal 3, Independent 2
Pathankot Municipal Corporation: Congress 37, Akali Dal 1, BJP 11, Independent 1
Abohar Municipal Corporation: Congress 49, Akali Dal 1

With Congress's big win in Bathinda civic body election, Punjab minister Manpreet Singh Badal said history has been created. "Bathinda will get a Congress Mayor for the 1st time in 53 years! Thank you to ALL Bathinda residents."

History has been made today!
Bathinda will get a Congress Mayor for the 1st time in 53 years!
Thank you to ALL Bathinda residents.

Congratulations to the people of Bathinda for a spectacular victory.
Kudos to all Congress candidates and workers, who toiled for this day. pic.twitter.com/Xvczq5MjfU

— Manpreet Singh Badal (@MSBADAL) February 17, 2021

With the Congress gaining big in Punjab civic body election, Congress's Rohan Gupta took at a dig at the BJP and claimed that the voice of the farmer has become the voice of the country.

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— Rohan Gupta (@rohanrgupta) February 17, 2021

As per initial trends of the Punjab Municipal Election, results have shown that the BJP in Punjab has suffered a major setback due to the ongoing farmers' protest against the three farm laws.

Pathankot (50)
Congress: 13
BJP: 2

Bathinda
Congress: 25

Of 50 wards of the Kapurthala civic body, the Congress has bagged 43, Akali Dal three. The BJP and AAP have failed to open an account.

Amargarh
Congress - 5
SAD - 5
AAP - 1

Longowal
Congress - 9
Independent - 6

Sunam
Congress- 19
Independent-4

Ahmedgarh
Congress- 5
SAD 1
AAP 1
Independent-1

Dhuri
Congress- 11
AAP 2
Independent-8