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The 2025 Bilaspur Municipal Corporation (BMC) election was held on February 11, 2025,[3][4] to elect the mayor and councilors who would govern Bilaspur, the second largest city of Chhattisgarh, India. This election was part of the broader municipal elections taking place across the state.[5][6]
The Bharatiya Janata Party delivered a remarkable performance in the Municipal Corporation elections. BJP candidate Pooja Vidhni won by a margin of more than 66 thousand votes. BJP also won 49 of the 70 wards of the corporation.
Election schedule[edit | edit source]
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 | edit source]
Mayoral election[edit | edit source]
| No. | Party | Symbol | Candidate's Name | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bharatiya Janata Party |  |
Pooja Vidhani[9] | ||
| 2 | Indian National Congress |  |
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Pramod Nayak[10] | |
Results[edit | edit source]
Mayoral election[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Pooja Vidhani | '152,011' | |||
| INC | Pramod Nayak | 85,944 | |||
| None of the above (India) | None of the above | 2,892 | |||
| Majority | 66,067 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
Result by party[edit | edit source]
| 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 | edit source]
- ↑ "Chhattisgarh urban body polls: BJP declares candidates for all 10 mayoral seats". Bansal News (in हिन्दी). Retrieved 28 January 2025.
- ↑ PTI (27 January 2025). "Chhattisgarh urban body polls: Congress announces candidates for all 10 mayoral seats". Navbharat Times (in हिन्दी). 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 हिन्दी). 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 हिन्दी). 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.