2021 Punjab, India local elections

Municipal elections are scheduled to be held in the Indian state of Punjab on 14 February 2021, result will be declared on 17 February. The elections are scheduled for 118 urban local bodies, including 8 municipal corporations and 109 municipal councils and nagar panchayats. Elections were originally scheduled to be held in October 2020, but were delayed because of pandemic.[1]

2021 Punjab Municipal elections
14 February 2021
 
INC
SAD
Leader Amarinder Singh Sukhbir Singh Badal
Party INC SAD
Last election 267 37
 
AAP
BJP
Leader Bhagwant Maan Ashwani Kumar Sharma
Party AAP BJP
Last election 1 15

Background

The previous elections were held in February 2015, in which, Shiromani Akali Dal and Bharatiya Janata Party lead in the most of the councils.[2] The elections are first elections since Akali Dal left the National Democratic Alliance over farm laws protest; both Akali Dal and BJP are contesting alone.[3] Bhagwant Maan, the state president of Aam Aadmi Party said the party will contest elections on its party symbol (broom).[4] Jarnail Nangal of Lok Insaaf Party demanded to postpone the elections citing large number of farmers and peasants from state are present in farmers' protest in Delhi.[5]

Elections

On 16 January 2021, Punjab's state election commission announced the schedule for elections. Nominations were filed till 3 February, elections on 14 February and result on 17 February.[6][7] Total 15,305 candidates filed nominations for elections, including 2128 of Indian National Congress, over 2000 of Shiromani Akali Dal, 1697 of Aam Aadmi Party, 1154 of Bharatiya Janata Party, and 10,193 independents.[8][9]

See also

References
  1. Service, Tribune News. "Elections to 118 Punjab civic bodies in third week of February". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 2021-01-13.
  2. "Punjab MC Polls-All 122 Municipal Council/Nagar Panchayats Election Results-2015 (list in PDF )". www.babushahi.com. Retrieved 2021-01-13.
  3. "Will contest all 50 seats in next Mohali MC elections: BJP". Hindustan Times. 2020-10-03. Retrieved 2021-01-13.
  4. "AAP to contest local bodies' elections in Punjab on party symbol". The Indian Express. 2020-12-28. Retrieved 2021-01-14.
  5. "A demand was made to postpone the corporation elections till the end of the peasant agitation". www.punjabnewsexpress.com. Retrieved 2021-01-14.
  6. Service, Tribune News. "Punjab local body elections on February 14". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 2021-01-16.
  7. "Program for general/Bye elections of municipal corporations,Municipal councils and nagar panchayats-2021 announced". www.punjabnewsexpress.com. Retrieved 2021-01-16.
  8. "15305 Candidates filed nomination papers for general/bye elections of municipal corporations, municipal councils and nagar panchayats -2021". www.punjabnewsexpress.com. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
  9. "Without SAD and amid farm protests, BJP fields candidates in just over half the local body seats". The Indian Express. 2021-02-06. Retrieved 2021-02-06.
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