The 2018 Dehradun Municipal Corporation election was a municipal election to the
Dehradun Municipal Corporation
The Dehradun Municipal Corporation is the civic or urban local body that governs the city of Dehradun in Uttarakhand, India. It is essentially the city government and differs from the Mussoorie Dehradun Development Authority, MDDA (Mussoorie ...
which governs
Dehradun
Dehradun (), also known as Dehra Doon, is the winter capital and the List of cities in Uttarakhand by population, most populous city of the Indian state of Uttarakhand. It is the administrative headquarters of the eponymous Dehradun district, d ...
City, the largest city in
Uttarakhand
Uttarakhand (, ), also known as Uttaranchal ( ; List of renamed places in India, the official name until 2007), is a States and union territories of India, state in North India, northern India. The state is bordered by Himachal Pradesh to the n ...
. It took place on 18 November 2018.
To the 100-
ward
Ward may refer to:
Division or unit
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body, 60 members from the
Bharatiya Janata Party
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were elected, while 34 came from the
Indian National Congress
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and remaining six being
Independents.
Election schedule
The
Uttarakhand State Election Commission announced the poll dates on 15 October 2018, that the election would be held on 18 November and that the result would be declared on 20 November.
Mayoral election
Position of the house
See also
*
2018 Uttarakhand local elections
*
2019 Roorkee Municipal Corporation election
References
External links
Delimitation Order for 100 wardsWard Map* https://hindi.news18.com/news/uttarakhand/dehradun-dehradun-municipal-corporation-gear-up-for-local-body-election-decision-on-12-villages-later-1188190.html
* http://www.hindustantimes.com/dehradun/spadework-for-local-body-polls-begins-from-october/story-FdZlqiBeTlpPJegp2rdqiJ.html
Official Website of the Dehradun Municipal Corporation* https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/dehradun/rajani-rawat-to-contest-mayoral-polls/articleshow/62310123.cms
Vinod Chamoli fight for Mayor Election again in dehradun
Dehradun Municipal Corporation
Dehradun
Dehradun (), also known as Dehra Doon, is the winter capital and the List of cities in Uttarakhand by population, most populous city of the Indian state of Uttarakhand. It is the administrative headquarters of the eponymous Dehradun district, d ...
Local elections in Uttarakhand
2018 elections in India
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