2025 Almora Municipal Corporation election

2025 Almora Municipal Corporation election

23 January 2025
All 40 seats in the Almora Municipal Corporation 21 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader Ajay Verma None Party BJP Independent Last election New New Seats won 15 25 Seat change New New
Mayor before election Office established Elected mayor Ajay Verma BJP

The 2025 Almora Municipal Corporation election[1][2][3] is a municipal election to the Almora Municipal Corporation which governs Almora city in Uttarakhand. It was held on 23 January 2025.

Election schedule

The election schedule was announced by the state election commission on 23 December 2024.[4]

Poll Event	Schedule
Notification Date	27 December 2024
Last Date for filing nomination	30 December 2024
Scrutiny of nomination	31 December 2024
Last Date for Withdrawal of nomination	2 January 2025
Allotment of Symbols	3 January 2025
Date of Poll	23 January 2025
Date of Counting of Votes	25 January 2025

Candidates

Mayoral election

No.	Party			Symbol	Candidate's Name
1		Bharatiya Janata Party			Ajay Verma[5]
2		Indian National Congress			Bhairav Goswami[6]

Results

Mayoral election

2025 Almora Municipal Corporation Election: Mayor[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Ajay Verma	8,788	56.95
	INC	Bhairav Goswami	6,309	40.88
	Independent	Aman Ansari	221	1.43
	NOTA	None of the above	114	0.74
Majority			2,479	16.07
Turnout			15,432
	BJP win (new seat)

Results by party

Party				Seats
				Contested	Won	+/−
	Bharatiya Janata Party			29	15	New
	Independents			118	25	New
	NOTA
Total				100%	40

Notes

References

1. खान, दानिश (23 December 2024). "उत्तराखंड निकाय चुनाव 2024 की तारीखों का ऐलान, जानें- कब होंगे मतदान और किस दिन आएंगे रिजल्ट". www.abplive.com.
2. "उत्तराखंड निकाय चुनाव की तारीखों का ऐलान, जानें नगर निगम, नगरपालिका और नगर पंचायतों में कब पड़ेगा वोट". Zee News Hindi.
3. "उत्तराखंड में नगर निकाय चुनाव की तारीख का एलान, आरक्षण तय होने पर चुनाव आयोग ने की घोषणा - Date of municipal elections announced in Uttarakhand Election Commission announced after reservation was decided". Jagran.
4. "उत्तराखंड में निकाय चुनाव की तिथि घोषित - कुमाऊँ जनसंदेश".
5. "Almora Nikay Chunav: कौन हैं भाजपा के मेयर पद के प्रत्याशी अजय वर्मा, जिन पर पार्टी ने फिर जताया भरोसा - Almora Nikay Chunav Know About Ajay Verma Who Got BJP Mayor Candidate Ticket". Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 4 January 2025.
6. "कौन हैं भैरव गोस्वामी जिन्हें कांग्रेस ने दिया मेयर का टिकट, भाजपा से बगावत कर दो दिन पहले ही हुए थे शामिल - Rebellion against BJP benefits Congress gave mayor election ticket to Bhairav Goswami Know About Him". Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 4 January 2025.
7. "2025 Uttarakhand Local Election Results". State Election Commission Uttarakhand (in Hindi). Retrieved 26 January 2025.

External links

• State Election Commission