The Congress on Thursday wrested the civic body from the BJP as it won 24 wards out of the 34 wards in the Shimla Municipal Corporation. The BJP won nine wards and CPIM-1. The AAP, however, failed to open an account.The Congress had lost the 2017 MC elections and had won only 12 wards, while the BJP had won 17 wards then, Independents won four, the CPM registered victory in one ward.
The Shimla Municipal Corporation elections were held on Tuesday.
Results: Ward No 1 ( Bharari): Meena Chauhan of BJP wins by 382 votes
Ward No 2 ( Ruldu Bhatta): Saroj Thakur of BJP wins by 27 votes
Ward No 3 ( Kaithu ): Kanta Suyal of Cong wins 362 votes
Ward No 4 ( Annadale ): Urmila Kashyap of Cong wins 165 votes
Ward No 5 ( Summerhill ): Virender Thakur of CPIM wins 78 votes
Ward No 6 ( TOTU ): Monika Bhardwaj of Cong wins 161 votes
Ward No 7 ( Majiath ): Anita Sharma of Cong wins 657 votes
Ward No 8 ( Boileauganj ): Dilip Thapa of Cong wins
Ward No 9 ( Kachi Ghati ): Kiran Sharma of Cong wins
Ward No 10 ( Tuti Kandi ): Uma Kaushal of Cong wins
Ward No 11 ( Nabha ): Simi Nanda of Cong wins
Ward No 12 ( Phagli ): Kalyan Dhiman of BJP wins
Ward No 13 ( Krishna Nagar ): Bittu Kumar of BJP wins
Ward No 14 ( Ram Bazar ): Sushma Kuthiala of Cong wins
Ward No 15 ( Lower Bazar ): Umang Banga of Cong wins
Ward No 16 ( Jakhu ): Atul Gautam of Cong wins
Ward No 17 ( Benmore ): Sheenam Kataria of Cong wins
Ward No 18 ( Engine Ghar ): Ankush Verma of Cong wins Ward No 19 ( Sanjauli Chowk ): Mamta Chandel of Cong wins
Ward No 20 (Uppar Dhalli ): Kamlesh Mehta of BJP wins
Ward No 21 ( Lower Dhali): Vishaka Modi of Cong wins
Ward No 22: Vinay Sharma of Cong wins
Ward No 23 ( Bhattakufar ): Narinder Thakur of Cong wins
Ward No 24 ( Sangti ): Kuldeep Thakur of Cong wins
Ward No 25 ( Malyana ):Shanta Verma of Cong wins
Ward No 26 ( Pantha Ghatti ): Kusum Thakur of BJP wins
Ward No 27 ( Kasumpati ):Rachna Jhina of BJP wins
Ward No 28 ( Chotta Shimla ): Surinder Chauhan of Cong wins
Ward No 29 ( Vikas Nagar ): Rachna Bhardwaj of Cong wins
Ward No 30 ( Kangna Dhar ): Ram Rattan Sharma of Cong wins Ward No 31 ( Pateog ): Asha Sharma of BJP wins
Ward No 32 (New Shimla): Nisha Thakur of BJP wins
Ward No 33 ( Khalini ):Chaman Prakash of Cong wins
Ward No 34 (Kanlog ): Alok Pathania of Cong wins