2024 Punjab municipal elections
TBA
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Amrinder Singh Raja Warring Sukhbir Singh Badal
Party INC SAD
Last election 267 37
  Third party Fourth party
 
Leader Sunil Jakhar Bhagwant Maan
Party BJP AAP
Last election 15 1

Municipal elections are scheduled to be held in the Indian state of Punjab in January 2024.[1][2] The elections are scheduled for 46 urban local bodies, including 5 municipal corporations and 41 municipal councils and nagar panchayats.[3]

Background

Previously, elections for these local bodies were held in December 2017, where Indian National Congress won all the four Municipal Corporations.[4] Terms of Amritsar, Patiala and Jalandhar ended in January 2022, and of Ludhiana in March 2022.[5]

Elections

Delimitition of the wards started in December 2022.[3][6] In March 2023, Punjab and Haryana High Court directed Punjab state election commission to draw schedule for elections within two weeks.[7] On 16 October 2023, election commission announced schedule for electoral rolls, with final publication for rolls scheduled for 10 November 2023.[8]

References

  1. ↑ Singh, Rajmeet (4 August 2023). "Polls to 66 Punjab municipal councils, rural bodies in November". The Tribune. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
  2. ↑ SNS (20 November 2023). "Punjab local body elections scheduled for January". The Statesman. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  3. 1 2 "5 municipal corporations, 41 councils in Punjab head for polls". Hindustan Times. 2022-12-25. Retrieved 2023-01-09.
  4. ↑ "Punjab municipal election 2017: Congress sweeps polls; wins 267 wards". Financialexpress. Retrieved 2023-01-09.
  5. ↑ "Punjab to conduct polls for five municipal corporations in Nov". Hindustan Times. 2023-10-13. Retrieved 2023-10-23.
  6. ↑ Khanna, Ruchi M. (18 December 2022). "MC elections due, Punjab Govt eyes speedy delivery of services". The Tribune. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  7. ↑ "HC directs Punjab state election commissioner to draw schedule for sarpanch, municipal bodies polls". The Indian Express. 2023-03-01. Retrieved 2023-04-02.
  8. ↑ "SEC issues schedule for preparation of electoral rolls of 5 Municipal Corporations". Yes Punjab. 2023-10-16. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
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