Chhattisgarh: BJP Gets Landslide Victory, Wins All 10 Municipal Corporations

In a standout performance, Meenal Chaubey from Raipur recorded the largest win, defeating Congress candidate Deepti Dubey by over 150,000 votes.

Avdhesh Mallick Updated: Saturday, February 15, 2025, 10:42 PM IST

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has achieved a significant victory, securing all 10 municipal corporations in Chhattisgarh, effectively wiping out the Congress party. In a standout performance, Meenal Chaubey from Raipur recorded the largest win, defeating Congress candidate Deepti Dubey by over 150,000 votes. BJP leaders and workers celebrated the grand victory with full enthusiasm

In Durg, Alka Baghmare triumphed over Congress's Premlata Sahu, winning by 67,000 votes, while Ramu Rohra claimed victory in Dhamtari by 34,085 votes, following the disqualification of the Congress candidate on technical grounds. In Korba, Sanju Devi defeated Usha Devi of Congress by 52,000 votes, and Pooja Vidhani won in Bilaspur, securing a victory against Pramod Nayak by 66,179 votes.

Raigarh saw Jivvardhan Chauhan defeating Janaki Katju by 36,365 votes, while in Rajnandgaon, Madhusudan Yadav from BJP emerged victorious. Sanjay Pandey of BJP also won against Malkit Singh Gaidu in Jagdalpur. In Ambikapur, Manjusha Bhagat defeated Dr. Ajay Tirkey of Congress by 11,063 votes, and in Chirmiri, Congress candidate Vinay Jaiswal lost to Ramnaresh Rai by 5,200 votes.

Notably, former Raipur mayor Aijaz Dhebar lost his councillor seat by 1,500 votes. The celebratory mood among BJP members intensified after their performance in Lormi when Deputy Chief Minister Sao and Rajesh Munat were seen dancing with party workers in Raipur. 

The counting of votes has been finalized for the positions of mayor, councillor, and president across 10 corporations, 49 municipalities, and 113 Nagar Panchayats. Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai addressed the media, claiming the voters approved the developmental work carried out by the BJP. It is a historic win for the party, he said.

Poll result

Municipal Corporation

Total 10

1. BJP 10

2. ⁠Congress - Nil

3. ⁠Independent- Nil

Municipal Council ( Nagar Palika)

Total 49

1. BJP 35

2. Congress 8 - Takhatpur, Mungeli, Katghora, Mahasamund, Bagbahara , Surajpur, Mandir Hasoud, Abhanpur,

3. AAP 1  - Bodari

4. Independent 5 - Ahiwara , Sakti, Pendra, Akaltara, simga

 Nagarpanchayat

Total 114

1. BJP 82

2. Congress 21

3. BSP 1  -

4. Independent 10

Published on: Saturday, February 15, 2025, 10:42 PM IST

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