In UP local body poll trends, it’s BJP all the way

NEW DELHI, MAY 13: As the counting of votes for UP urban local body polls was underway on Saturday, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) established leads on three mayoral seats – Lucknow, Mathura and Bareilly, the data provided by district administrations suggested.

BJP’s Sushma Kharakwal was ahead of Samajwadi Party’s Vandana Mishra by 530 votes in Lucknow, the data showed.

Meanwhile, in Bareilly, BJP’s Umesh Gautam was leading over Independent candidate Iqbal Singh Tomar by over 4,200 votes after the first round.

UP NIKAY CHUNAV

Besides elections to 17 posts of mayor, voting was also held to elect 198 chairpersons and 5,260 members of nagar palika parishads, 542 chairpersons of nagar panchayats and 7,104 members of nagar panchayats in the urban local bodies’ polls in Uttar Pradesh, on May 4 and 11.

Voting was also held to elect 1,401 corporators. As many as 19 corporators were elected unopposed.

Meanwhile, in Bareilly, BJP’s Umesh Gautam was leading over Independent candidate Iqbal Singh Tomar by over 4,200 votes after the first round.

UP NIKAY CHUNAV

Besides elections to 17 posts of mayor, voting was also held to elect 198 chairpersons and 5,260 members of nagar palika parishads, 542 chairpersons of nagar panchayats and 7,104 members of nagar panchayats in the urban local bodies’ polls in Uttar Pradesh, on May 4 and 11.

Voting was also held to elect 1,401 corporators. As many as 19 corporators were elected unopposed.

• India Today