Punjab Civic Poll Results: After Big AAP Win, Bhagwant Mann Calls BJP ‘ED Party’, Says People Have Defeated ‘Politics of Hatred’
Punjab civic poll results: AAP has recorded a big victory in Punjab municipal elections 2026. Elections were held for 102 civic bodies — 8 corporations, 75 councils, 19 nagar panchayats. Follow results at North Desk.
By North Desk Bureau
Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann said the people of Punjab had voted for development, and congratulated them.
Addressing media persons after his party’s emphatic win in the civic polls (results are still coming in), he reminded them they had dubbed this election as semi-finals before the Assembly elections of 2027, he said those who have lost the semi-finals have lost it very badly.
Terming the BJP as “ED party”, he said they had harassed the party workers and tried to scare them. The party, he said, wooed their Rajya Sabha MPs. But nothing worked, and people rejected it, he said, claiming that most of the party candidates lost their security deposits.
He said Akalis and BJP were at fourth and fifth place respectively though the Punjab civic poll results were then still coming in.
Results have been declared for the Punjab General Elections to Municipalities-2026, with results for 102 civic bodies — eight municipal corporations, 75 municipal councils and 19 nagar panchayats — being declared ward by ward through the day. The State Election Commission began counting at 8 AM.
The elections, held across 1,897 wards and 3,833 polling booths, saw 7,554 candidates in the fray. A total of 22.38 lakh votes were polled, reflecting an overall voter turnout of 63.94 per cent.
Punjab civic poll results
Punjab civic poll results: Nagar Panchayats recorded the highest turnout at 76.18 per cent, followed by Municipal Councils at 65.06 per cent. Municipal Corporations registered 59.91 per cent.
The civic polls are being watched closely as a bellwether ahead of the Punjab assembly elections due next year. For the ruling AAP, the results are a key test of its hold on urban Punjab. Congress, BJP and SAD are all in contest across the state.
Official ward-wise results are being uploaded on the State Election Commission website as they are declared: sec.punjab.gov.in
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