2025 Haryana local elections

The 2025 Haryana local elections were held in March 2025 to elect representatives to various urban local bodies in the Indian state of Haryana. The elections resulted in a landslide victory for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which won nine out of ten mayoral seats and won most chairman posts in municipal councils. The Indian National Congress failed to win any mayor or chairman post.

Background

Local body elections in Haryana are conducted by the Haryana State Election Commission to constitute Municipal Corporations, Municipal Councils, Municipal Committees and Panchayats under state laws. Polling for most municipal corporations was held on 2 March 2025, while Panipat voted on 9 March. Counting of votes took place on 12 March 2025. == Results ==

Results

Municipal Corporations The BJP secured victories in nine of the ten municipal corporations where mayoral elections were held. The Indian National Congress failed to win any mayoral seat. The only mayoral seat not won by the BJP was in Manesar, where Independent candidate Inderjeet Yadav defeated the BJP nominee by a margin of 2,293 votes. == Mayoral Vote Share by District ==

Mayoral Vote Share by District

The following table shows reported vote counts and approximate vote shares for each municipal corporation mayoral election in Haryana, 2025. • Vote shares are approximate, calculated from reported vote totals where available.* Ambala Municipal Council In the Ambala Sadar Municipal Council elections, the BJP won 25 of the 32 seats and secured the council president's post. == Political significance ==

Political significance

The results were widely viewed as reinforcing the BJP's dominance in Haryana's urban political landscape and as a huge setback for the Indian National Congress. == Voter turnout ==

Voter turnout

Media reports indicated moderate voter turnout across urban local bodies, with participation varying between districts. == See also ==

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