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Punjab municipal polls highlights: AAP demands recounting of votes in Jagraon

The counting of votes for the 2252 wards in seven municipal corporations in Punjab, namely, Bathinda, Abohar, Batala, Moga, Kapurthala, Hoshiarpur and Pathankot and 109 municipal councils and nagar panchayats began at 8am on Wednesday.All major parties including the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) have contested alone in the elections, which is the precursor to the assembly elections next year.A total of 9,222 candidates have contested the elections, which saw 71 per cent voting being recorded in 117 municipal bodies on Sunday. Three booths in Patran and Samana also had re-polling on Tuesday.The state election commission (SEC) had promised the deployment of micro-observers in sensitive and hyper-sensitive wards for the smooth conducting of the counting. “The commission has ordered the deputy commissioners to depute IAS, PCS or other senior officers as micro-observers for vote counting in such wards. These micro-observers will submit their reports through observers,” a SEC spokesperson said.Earlier, on Sunday, protesting farmers raised slogans against the BJP over the three farm laws in Amritsar's ward number 37. Many farmers from Punjab have been protesting at Delhi's borders for the repeal of the farm laws and legal assurance on minimum support price (MSP).Follow all the updates here:Congress sweeps Punjab local body polls, wins 7 out of 8 municipal corporationsThe ruling Congress in Punjab on Wednesday registered a stunning victory in the state local body polls, winning seven out of eight municipal corporations for which results were declared on the day. The seven municipal corporations are Bathinda, Abohar, Batala, Moga, Kapurthala, Hoshiarpur and Pathankot. Read moreSAD leader addresses a conference with winning candidatesSAD leader Bikram Singh Majithia along with winning candidates and party leaders addresses a press conference in Amritsar.Results are indicative of 'changing times': Congress MPपंजाब नगर निगम चुनाव में असाधारण जीत के लिए @INCPunjab, मुख्यमंत्री श्री @capt_amarinder जी समेत प्रदेश कांग्रेस कमिटी के सभी सदस्यों को ढेरों शुभकामनाएँ।ये नतीजे ‘बदलते वक्त’ के सूचक हैं, ये किसान-मज़दूर-व्यापारी-कर्मचारी-नौजवान की ‘मन की बात’ है।"These results are indicative of 'changing times', this is the 'Mann Ki Baat' of the farmer-worker-businessman-employee-youth," wrote Congress MP Deepender S Hooda on Twitter.It is a tight slap on the face of BJP, SAD and AAP: Congress"This is a tight slap on the face of BJP, SAD and AAP by people of Punjab for playing with the feelings of our Anndaatas," tweets Punjab Congress after registering victory in municipal polls.AAP demands recounting of votes in JagraonAam Aadmi Party stages protest, block National highway alleging discrepancies in counting. Seeking recounting of votes in Jagraon Municipal Council, AAP MLA Jagraon and deputy leader of opposition in the vidhan Sabha, Sarabjit Kaur Manuke alleged that there is a difference in number of votes polled and count of votes in many wards. The party agents were not shown the EVM machines and the results were announced by SDM himselfCounting for all 50 wards in Pathankot municipal corporation overCongress bags Pathankot municipal corporation as it wins 37 wards out of 50. BJP wins 11, SAD and Independent win one each.Congress in 15 wards in Sujanpur municipal councilCongress has won 8 out of 15 wards in Sujanpur municipal council in Pathankot district, BJP has won 5 seats while independent candidates win 2 seats.Congress registers wins in Jaitu and Kotkapura municipal councilJaitu town municipal council results show that out of a total 17 wards Congress has registered win in 7 seats, SAD won in 3 seats and independents have won in 4 seats. In Kotakapura municipal council, Congress registered wins in 21 wards, while BJP and AAP registered wins in 5 and 3 seats resepctively.Congress registers win in BJP bastion PathankotPathankot municipal corporation which is a BJP bastion saw Congress come out victorious as the party recorded wins in 23 out of 50 wards.Faridkot sees Congress win by a huge marginCongress wins Faridkot municipal council in the Punjab municipal polls elections. Out of 25 wards, Congress has registered wins in 16 wards, Akalis have won 7 while main opposition party in Punjab assembly, AAP, has won only 1 seat. 1 seat went to an independent candidate.Congress candidates celebrate in BathindaCongress workers were seen outside playing with colours as they celebrated their win in Bathinda. The candidates were not seen adhering to social distancing protocols amid the pandemic.Congress registers wins in Dera BassiCongress has won 13 seats in Dera Bassi in 13 out of 19 total wards. BJP has managed to win 1 seat.Congress candidate victorious in AmritsarCongress candidate Gagandeep Singh celebrates victory from Amritsar Municipal Corporation ward no 37Bathinda sees Congress record wins in 14 wardsIn Bathinda municipal corporation, Congress won in 14 wards while former NDA-ally SAD won in 7 wards.Congress bags 19 wards in FazilkaCongress has won 19 wards in Fazilka, the Bharatiya Janata Party recorded wins in 4 wards and 2 wards went to Aam Aadmi Party in the Fazilka municipal constituency.Independent candidates record major wins in Kartarpur wardMC Kartarpur saw a large number of independent candidates record major wins in the municipal council polls. Here is a list of winning candidates:Congress registers huge win in Hoshiarpur municipal corporationOut of 50 wards, Congress has registered wins in 31 wards. The Shiromani Akali Dal and BSP did not win any wards. BJP has won 4 wards in Hoshiarpur. AAP has won 2.Congress wins 20 out of 50 wards in Moga; SAD wins 15Moga results - Congress wins 20 out of the 50 wards and SAD finishes in the second with 15 wards. Independent candidates won 10 wards, while the AAP and the BJP wins four and one wards respectively.Congress wins 49 out of 50 wards in Abohar, SAD wins 1Congress wins 49 out of 50 wards in Abohar and the SAD wins the remaining one seat.Congress wins 13 out of 15 seats in Bhawanigarh municipal councilBhawanigarh results declared - Congress wins 13 out of the 15 seats while SAD wins one seat and an independent candidate wins one seat. BJP and AAP fail to secure any seats.SAD candidates celebrate win in MajithaSAD candidates from Majitha showing victory sign after win in Punjab Municipal Elections in Amritsar.Congress wins 4 seats in ZirakpurCongress candidates in Zirakpur have won the first four seats

Hindustan Times

17-02-2021

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