UP Civic Poll Results: Yogi Adityanath celebrates with BJP workers after winning 14 seats. (PTI)
The BJP has won 14 mayoral seats in the Uttar Pradesh civic polls. The BSP, on the other hand has managed to win two seats. BJP's mayor candidates have won in Varanasi, Gorakhpur, Ghaziabad, Bareilly, Agra, Firozabad, Ayodhya, Mathura, Lucknow, Kanpur, Saharanpur Jhansi and Bareilly, and Moradabad and the BSP has won in Aligarh and Meerut. The Uttar Pradesh civic polls were held in three phases. The civic polls are being seen as the first big test for Yogi Adityanath government's performance in the past seven months. UP Chief Minister Adityanath criss-crossed the state to woo voters in the name of development. Samajwadi Party, BSP and Congress campaigns for the UP civic election were comparatively low-key. Both SP chief Akhilesh Yadav and BSP's Mayawati did not campaign for the civic polls 2017.
In 2012, the BJP had won 10 out of 12 mayoral seats in 2012.
Here are the live updates of UP civic polls results 2017:
UP Civic Polls Results 2017: BJP Wins Big In Uttar Pradesh Civic Elections - 10 Points
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has delivered in his first big test, with the BJP winning big in mayoral elections in 14 of 16 municipal corporations in Uttar Pradesh. The state's ruling party is also leading in municipal councils and nagar panchayats. "The BJP's historic win in the UP civic polls is because of PM Modi's development policies and Amit Shah's guidance," said the Chief Minister, who conducted a turbo-charged campaign with his party's performance being watched closely after its massive sweep of the UP assembly polls in March this year.
BJP wins Lucknow's mayoral seat with 1,31,356 votes.
Sanyukta Bhatia elected Lucknow's first woman mayor
Messages pour in congratulating BJP for UP civic poll win
"Results should open eyes of those saying big things in Gujarat"
"The result should open the eyes of those who are saying big things in Gujarat. Not only did they fail to open their account in this election, they also lost Amethi," said Yogi Adityanath.
BJP will now aim for 100 per cent success in 2019 Lok Sabha polls: Yogi Adityanath
Amit Shah congratulates BJP for "massive victory"
Amit Shah congratulated BJP workers in Uttar Pradesh, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and party chief in the state MN Pandey for BJP's massive victory in the civic polls.
"I thank everyone for their best wishes and hard work"
Yogi Adityanath thanked people for their support for BJP's success in the UP civic polls. "I am thankful to all of you for your best wishes. This is a victory of the people of Uttar Pradesh, the vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, party president and thousands of BJP workers who believed in the party," the chief minister tweeted.
BJP wins 14 mayoral seats in Uttar Pradesh civic polls, BSP wins 2
The BJP has won 14 mayoral seats in the Uttar Pradesh civic polls. The BSP, on the other hand has managed to win two seats. BJP's mayor candidates have won in Varanasi, Gorakhpur, Ghaziabad, Bareilly, Agra, Firozabad, Ayodhya, Mathura, Lucknow, Kanpur, Saharanpur Jhansi and Bareilly, and Moradabad and the BSP has won in Aligarh and Meerut.
BJP wins prestigious Ayodhya and Varanasi seats in Uttar Pradesh.
Congratulating Yogi Adityanath, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and party chief Amit Shah on BJP's performance in the civic polls, Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghhubar Das thanked BJP for taking the state towards the path of development. He also thanked the people of the state for believing in the party.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi thanks people of Uttar Pradesh for BJP's victory in Uttar Pradesh civic polls. He congratulates Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and members of the party for the win.
Ahead Of Gujarat Polls, A Drubbing For Congress In Rahul Gandhi's AmethiAll Congress candidates are set to lose in local body elections in party vice-president Rahul Gandhi's parliamentary constituency Amethi, in Uttar Pradesh. Votes are being counted today in a mammoth election to urban civic bodies in the state. The state's ruling BJP is leading in mayoral elections as well as in municipal council and nagar panchayats across the state.
UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath says BJP will now look forward to achieve the goal of 100 per cent success in 2019 Lok Sabha polls.
Union minister and BJP leader Smriti Irani says, while campaigning in Gujarat, received news of BJP's stupendous victory in UP civic polls.
"Congratulations to @myogiadityanath ji & @BJP4UP's karyakartas for taking forward PM @narendramodi ji's mantra of 'Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas'," she tweeted.
Samajwadi Party candidate Mohammad Furkan wins mayor seat in Aligarh municipal corporation.
In Moradabad, BJP's Vinod Agrawal wins the top post of the municipal corporation. 60-year-old Agrawal has polled 35.65 per cent votes.
Yogi Adityanath says, I express gratitude to 4 crore voters. "This result is an outcome of the pro-people measures we have taken since coming to power."
People who were saying big things about Gujarat, they haven't been able to open their account and have been cleared out of Amethi, says Yogi Adityanath after Congress loses civic polls in its bastion.
BJP has got a historic win, says Yogi Adityanath
BJP has got a historic win in the Uttar Pradesh civic polls due to PM Modi's developmental policies and Amit Shah's strategies, says Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. He adds, BJP has improved the lives of the people in UP.
BJP's candidate Mridula wins Varanasi municipal corporation's mayor post. Gets 42.53 per cent vote.
BJP candidate Rishikesh wins top post of Ayodhya-Faizabad municipal corporation. Gets 44.89 per cent votes.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath addresses media after trends suggest big win for BJP in UP civic body elections.
BJP's Maya Tripathi loses ward number 68 in Gorakhpur. Independent candidate Nadira wins. Gorakhnath Temple is situated in this ward.
BJP's Chandrama Devi has secured 991 votes for Amethi's civic body's top post. In the second position is Independent candidate Lais Hawari with 511 votes. SP's Chunna Singh is at third position with 336 votes.
Bharatiya Janta Party has won the civic polls in Amethi, reports ANI.
As per the state election commission, BJP has so far won top posts of seven Notified Area Councils. Samajwadi Party has won five, Congress and BSP have won one each.
As per the latest trends BJP is now leading in Moradabad, Ayodhya - Faizabad, Varanasi, Firozabad, Saharanpur, Lucknow, Ghaziabad, Gorakhpur, Allahabad, Bareilly, Kanpur and Mathura.
BSP is now leading in four municipal corporations. These are Jhansi, Agra, Meerut and Aligarh.
BJP has won 146 wards across all the municipal corporations which went to polls in Uttar Pradesh. Samajwadi Party has won 59 wards, BSP has won 29 and Congress has won 22 wards. The final results are expected to come out later in the day.
As per the state election commission, BJP has won 100 wards across all the municipal corporations which went to polls in Uttar Pradesh. BSP has won 23 wards, Samajwadi Party has won 38 wards and Congress has won 15 wards. Counting of UP civic polls 2017 are ongoing and final results are expected to come out later in the day.
After trends for UP civic polls 2017 show that BJP is heading for a big win, state minister Sidharth Nath Singh says people have faith on the party and they will support the party. He added, PM Narendra Modi and Yogi Adityanath have done a lot of work and people believe in them.
Counting of votes for UP civic polls 2017 is under tight security cover and CCTV surveillance is being made at 334 centres in district and tehsil headquarters, the state election commission said.
Central paramilitary forces have been deployed around the counting centres. Arrangements have also been made for web casting of the counting process.
Aam Aadmi Party leader Kumar Vishwas wishes BJP after trends show that the party is ahead in UP civic polls results 2017. He also wished Mayawati-led BSP which is showing signs of recovery in UP civic polls, after poor results in assembly elections held earlier this year.
People of the state have shown full faith in the BJP and its ideology and discarded the SP, the BSP and the Congress, says UP Deputy Chief Minister Dinesh Sharma on current trends of UP civic polls results 2017.
BJP candidate Meera Agarwal wins the lucky draw in Mathura ward number 56. In this ward, both BJP and Congress had polled 874 votes following which lucky draw was conducted to determine the winner.
As per current trends, BSP is now leading in three municipal corporations in Uttar Pradesh. These civic bodies are Jhansi, Agra and Meerut.
Current trends in Uttar Pradesh show BJP is leading in 13 out of 16 municipal corporations. These are Moradabad, Ayodhya - Faizabad, Varanasi, Firozabad, Saharanpur, Lucknow, Ghaziabad, Gorakhpur, Aligarh, Allahabad, Bareilly, Kanpur, Mathura.
In Amethi, SP candidate is leading in Gauriganj and BJP is leading in Jais.
Lathicharge by police on crowd gathered outside counting centre in Muzaffarnagar. Four people have been injured in the incident, reports ANI.
BJP candidate Meera Agarwal wins the lucky draw in Mathura ward number 56. BJP and Congress both had polled 874 votes following which lucky draw was conducted to determine the winner.
Latest trends show BJP is leading in Moradabad, Ayodhya - Faizabad, Varanasi, Firozabad, Saharanpur, Lucknow, Ghaziabad, Gorakhpur, Aligarh, Allahabad, Bareilly, Kanpur, Mathura and Meerut. BSP is currently leading in Jhansi and Agra municipal corporations.
Latest trend shows BJP is leading in Mathura. Earlier, Congress was leading in this municipal corporation.
BJP and Congress both get 874 votes in Ward number 56 in Mathura. Winner will now be decided by a lucky draw, reports ANI.
In Firozabad, a bull went inside the counting centre. Policemen had a tough time while removing the animal. Many are seeing the incident as a serious security lapse.
BSP is currently leading in Jhansi, Meerut and Agra municipal corporations. Congress, on the other side, maintains its lead in Mathura.
Current trends in UP civic elections show that BJP is leading in Moradabad, Ayodhya - Faizabad, Varanasi, Firozabad, Saharanpur, Lucknow, Ghaziabad, Gorakhpur, Aligarh, Allahabad, Bareilly and Kanpur.
This is victory of BJP, victory of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, says BJP's winning candidate in Gorakhpur civic body Ajay Rai.
Comeback for Mayawati as current trends show BSP is leading in Jhansi, Meerut and Agra.
BJP is now leading in 14 out of 16 municipal corporations in Uttar Pradesh. These municipal corporations are Moradabad, Ayodhya - Faizabad, Varanasi, Firozabad, Saharanpur, Lucknow, Ghaziabad, Gorakhpur, Agra, Aligarh, Allahabad, Bareilly, Kanpur, Mathura.
BSP mayor candidate is now leading in Meerut. Earlier, BJP was leading here.
News agency ANI reports, Congress is leading in Mathura.
As per early trends, BJP leads in Bareilly.
BJP continues its lead in Allahabad Municipal Corporation. Abhilasha Gupta is BJP's mayor candidate.
As per early trends, BJP is also leading in Agra and Aligarh.
Initial trends show BJP is leading in Varanasi. The temple-town is PM Narendra Modi's Lok Sabha constituency.
BJP leads in Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's hometown Gorakhpur.
Mayawati's BSP is leading in two municipal corporations. These are Jhansi and Firozabad.
Intial trends show BJP is leading in seven out of 16 municipal corporations. The party is leading in Moradabad, Ayodhya - Faizabad, Varanasi, Meerut, Saharanpur, Lucknow and Ghaziabad.
We are trying our best so that counting of votes can be completed by 2.00 pm, says Lucknow's district magistrate Kushal Raj Sharma.
Initial trends show, BJP is leading in Pilibhit.
Counting of postal ballot ends in Allahabad. BJP mayor candidate Abhilasha Gupta leads. Samajawadi Party candidate at second spot, Congress candidate at third position.
Initial trends show BJP leading in Moradabad. The party is trailing in Firozabad.
Just In: BJP mayor candidates leading in Meerut, Saharanpur, Lucknow, Ghaziabad and Gorakhpur, reports ANI.
I don't consider anyone my competitor. I will be number one, no matter who is second or third, says Sanyukta Bhatia, BJP's Lucknow mayor candidate.
Chief Minister Adityanath began his campaign with a rally in Ayodhya, which, along with twin city Faizabad, has just been upgraded to a municipal corporation.
A powerful local leader in eastern UP and the head priest of the Gorakhnath temple in his home town Gorakhpur, Yogi Adityanath served as a BJP lawmaker for nine years and is leading the party in an election across the state for the first time ever.
According to the State Election Commission, 24 districts had voted in the first phase of the polls on November 22, while 25 districts went to the polls in second phase. As many as 26 districts voted in the third phase on November 29.
The Samajwadi Party, which lost power in UP to the BJP in March, has accused the ruling party of "misusing government machinery to fix the elections" alleging that it tried to rig electronic voting machines. The BJP has called the allegations baseless.
The first two phases of polling on November 22 and 26 had recorded a turnout of 52.59 and 49.3, respectively. The third phase witnessed a voter turnout of 53 per cent even as there were some complaints of voters' names being missing.
In this time's contest the Samajwadi Party and the BSP, crushed in the assembly elections, are contesting on their symbols, but in sharp contrast to Yogi Adityanath's high-powered campaign, neither Samajwadi chief Akhilesh Yadav, nor Mayawati campaigned.
The 652 local bodies for which elections were held, cover over 30 per cent of the state's population, the chief minister has pointed out underscoring how key the civic polls are.
Counting of votes begin for the Uttar Pradesh civic body elections.
In 2012, a majority of the councils were won by Independents, backed by the Samajwadi Party and Mayawati's Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), which did not contest the elections directly. Of the 423 nagar panchayats, Independents had won 352 while the BJP got 36.
In 2012, the BJP had won 10 of 12 corporations, which have this time been expanded to 16. But of the 194 municipal councils (198 this year), the party had only won 41.
Elections were held in 16 municipal corporations, 198 municipal councils and 438 nagar panchayats or Notified Area Councils. 3.32 crore people in urban UP voted.