Chandigarh, December 19
Counting of votes is on for the polls to five municipal corporations and two municipal committees that were held recently. BJP candidates are leading at many places.
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BJP candidate from Panipat Avneet Kaur leads by the highest margin in the state
She’s leading by a margin of 32,656 votes over her nearest rival Anshu Pahwa who was supported by the Congress
Gautam Sardana (BJP) is leading by 13,371 votes over her nearest rival Rekha Aren
Rekha was supported by Hisar MLA Savitri Jindal and Congress MLA from Adampur Kuldeep Bishnoi
At Karnal, BJP’s Renu Gupta leads by 8,280 votes over her nearest rival Asha Wadhwa.
In Rohtak, BJP nominee Manmohan Goyal leads by 6,374 votes over his rival Sita Ram Sachdeva.
Sachdeva was supported by former CM Bhupender Singh Hooda.
In Yamunanagar, Madan Singh of the BJP has developed a lead of 10,255 votes over his rival Rakesh Sharma.
Sharma was supported by the Congress as well as Dushyant’s Jannayak Janata Party.
At Karnal, BJP’s Renu Gupta leads by 8,280 votes over her nearest rival Asha Wadhwa.
Asha Wadhwa had the support of the Congress as well as the INLD-BSP alliance.
Panipat
Ward 1: BJP’s Anita Pruthi wins
Ward 2: BJP’s Pawan Balmiki wins
Ward 7: BJP’s Ashok Kataria wins
Ward 5: BJP’s Anil Bajaj wins
Ward 3: BJP’s Anjali Sharma wins
Ward 6: BJP’s Ravinder wins
Ward 10: BJP’s Ravinder Bhatia wins
Ward 7: BJP’s Ashok Kataria wins
Ward 8: BJP’s Chanchal Sehgal wins
Ward 21: BJP’s Sanjeev Dahiya wins
Ward 12: BJP’s Satish Saini wins
Ward 11: BJP’s Komal Saini wins
Ward 22: Independent Chanchal Dawar wins
Ward 17: BJP’s Pramod Devi wins
Yamunanagar
BJP’s Praveen Kumar Pinni wins from Ward No 2
BJP’s Preeti Jauhar wins from Ward No 6
Harmeet Kaur Kohli of Congress wins from Ward 3
Devender Singh of Congress wins from Ward 4
Vinay Kamboj of Congress wins from Ward 5
Ramashray of BJP wins from Ward 7
BJP’s Bhavna wins from Ward 9
Surinder Sharma of BJP wins from Ward 10
BJP’s Rani Kalra wins from Ward 14
Karnal
After first round BJP candidate Renu Bala Gupta leading by 38 votes
BJP Ward 1 councillor candidate Naveen Kumar wins
BJP candidate Naveen Kumar and independent Subhash Coach from ward 1 get equal votes (2,293). Winner declared by toss
After second round, BJP mayor candidate Renu Bala Gupta leading by 787 votes over independent candidate Asha Wadhwa
Renu Bala receives 5,143 votes, while Asha receives 4,356
Independent candidate from ward 3 Manjit Kaur Lather wins. She received 3,384 votes
After third round, BJP mayor candidate Renu Bala Gupta leading by 164 votes
It’s neck and neck for Mayor post between BJP candidate Renu Bala Gupta and independent candidate Asha Wadhwa, supported by Congress, INLD-BSP
Gupta receives 7,290 votes, while Wadhwa receives 7,126
Independent from Ward 4 Neelam Notana wins
BJP mayor candidate Renu Bala Gupta leading by 130 votes after 4th round
Independent from Ward 1 Subhash Coach, who lost seat by toss, said he would demand re-counting
BJP candidate for councillor from Ward 5 Jaibhagwan wins
Independent candidate from Ward 2 Balwinder Singh wins
BJP candidate from Ward 6 Neelam wins
BJP mayor candidate Renu Bala Gupta leading over independent candidate Asha
After seven rounds, Gupta gets 20,405 and Asha 16,852
Independent candidate Sudarshan Kalra wins from Ward 7
BJP candidate from Ward 8 Megha Bhandari wins
BJP mayor candidate Renu Bala Gupta leading by 5,027 votes. Gupta: 24,175, Asha: 19,148
Hisar
BJP mayoral candidate Gautam Sardana ahead of rival by 702 votes in counting of two wards
