2025 Haryana local elections

2025 Haryana local elections
2–12 March 2025
36 municipalities in Haryana
Turnout46.5%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party BJP Independents INC
Last election 8 0 2
Seats won 9 1 0
Seat change 1 1 2
Percentage 90 10 0
Mayors 9 1 0
Total Ulbs 20 16 0

The 2025 Haryana local elections were held in March 2025 to elect representatives to various urban local bodies in the Indian state of Haryana. The elections resulted in a landslide victory for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which won nine out of ten mayoral seats and won most chairman posts in municipal councils.[1] The Indian National Congress failed to win any mayor or chairman post.

Background

Local body elections in Haryana are conducted by the Haryana State Election Commission to constitute Municipal Corporations, Municipal Councils, Municipal Committees and Panchayats under state laws.

Polling for most municipal corporations was held on 2 March 2025, while Panipat voted on 9 March. Counting of votes took place on 12 March 2025.[2]

Results

Municipal Corporations

The BJP secured victories in nine of the ten municipal corporations where mayoral elections were held. The Indian National Congress failed to win any mayoral seat.[3]

Mayoral results in Municipal Corporations, 2025
Municipal Corporation Winning candidate Party
Gurugram Raj Rani Malhotra Bharatiya Janata Party
Faridabad Praveen Joshi Bharatiya Janata Party
Hisar Parveen Popli Bharatiya Janata Party
Rohtak Ram Avtar Valmiki Bharatiya Janata Party
Karnal Renu Bala Gupta Bharatiya Janata Party
Ambala Shailja Sachdeva Bharatiya Janata Party
Sonipat Rajiv Jain Bharatiya Janata Party
Yamunanagar Suman Behmani Bharatiya Janata Party
Panipat Komal Saini Bharatiya Janata Party
Manesar Inderjeet Yadav Independent

The only mayoral seat not won by the BJP was in Manesar, where Independent candidate Inderjeet Yadav defeated the BJP nominee by a margin of 2,293 votes.[4]

Mayoral Vote Share by District

The following table shows reported vote counts and approximate vote shares for each municipal corporation mayoral election in Haryana, 2025.[5][6]

2025 Haryana Mayoral Elections – Vote Counts & Share
Municipal Corporation Winning Candidate Party Votes Won Nearest Rival Rival Party Rival Votes BJP/Independent Vote Share (%)
Gurugram Raj Rani Malhotra Bharatiya Janata Party 2,15,754 Seema Pahuja Indian National Congress 65,764 BJP 76%, INC 23%
Faridabad Praveen Joshi Bharatiya Janata Party 4,16,927 Lata Rani Indian National Congress 1,00,075 BJP 80%, INC 19%
Panipat Komal Saini Bharatiya Janata Party 1,62,075 Savita Sanjay Garg Indian National Congress 38,905 BJP 79%, INC 19%
Hisar Parveen Popli Bharatiya Janata Party 96,396 Krishna Singla Indian National Congress 31,873 BJP 75%, INC 25%
Rohtak Ram Avtar Valmiki Bharatiya Janata Party 1,02,269 Surajmal Kiloi Indian National Congress 57,071 BJP 64%, INC 36%
Karnal Renu Bala Gupta Bharatiya Janata Party 83,630 Manoj Kumar Indian National Congress 58,271 BJP 59%, INC 41%
Ambala Shailja Sachdeva Bharatiya Janata Party 91,305 Rajesh Khurana Indian National Congress 45,218 BJP 67%, INC 33%
Sonipat Rajiv Jain Bharatiya Janata Party 85,412 Sunita Devi Indian National Congress 39,784 BJP 68%, INC 32%
Yamunanagar Suman Behmani Bharatiya Janata Party 78,940 Anita Sharma Indian National Congress 32,105 BJP 71%, INC 29%
Manesar Inderjeet Yadav Independent 27,380 Sunder Lal Bharatiya Janata Party 25,087 Independent 52%, BJP 48%
  • Vote shares are approximate, calculated from reported vote totals where available.*

Ambala Municipal Council

In the Ambala Sadar Municipal Council elections, the BJP won 25 of the 32 seats and secured the council president's post.[7]

Political significance

The results were widely viewed as reinforcing the BJP's dominance in Haryana's urban political landscape and as a huge setback for the Indian National Congress.[8]

Voter turnout

Media reports indicated moderate voter turnout across urban local bodies, with participation varying between districts.[9]

See also

References

  1. ^ "With 9 of 10 Haryana mayoral seats, BJP humbles Congress". The Times of India. 12 March 2025. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
  2. ^ "Haryana Municipal Election Results 2025 Live Updates". The Indian Express. 12 March 2025. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
  3. ^ "BJP sweeps Haryana civic polls, wins 9 of 10 mayoral seats". NDTV. 12 March 2025. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
  4. ^ "Rao Inderjit Singh aide Inderjeet Yadav wins Manesar mayoral poll". The Indian Express. 12 March 2025. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
  5. ^ "Haryana Municipal/Nagar Nigam Election Results 2025". Indian Express. 12 March 2025. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
  6. ^ "With 9 of 10 Haryana mayoral seats, BJP humbles Congress". The Times of India. 12 March 2025. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
  7. ^ "BJP's landslide victory in Ambala Sadar MC elections". The Times of India. 12 March 2025. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
  8. ^ "Haryana civic polls: BJP breaks Congress hold in Rohtak". India Today. 12 March 2025. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
  9. ^ "Low turnout concerns in Haryana civic polls". Hindustan Times. 3 March 2025. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
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