2017 Lucknow Municipal Corporation election
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2017}}
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{{Infobox election
| election_date = {{Start date|df=yes|2017|11|26}}
| image_size = 130x130px
| country = India
| type = parliamentary
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 2012 Lucknow Municipal Corporation election
| previous_year = 2012
| next_election = 2023 Lucknow Municipal Corporation election
| next_year = 2023
| seats_for_election = All 110 seats of Lucknow Municipal Corporation
| majority_seats = 56
| turnout = 50.5%
| seats_after3 = 8
| after_election = Sanyukta Bhatia
| leader_since3 = 2014
| title = Mayor
| before_election = Suresh Awasthi
| before_party = Bharatiya Janata Party
| alliance3 = UPA
| alliance1 = NDA
| leader3 = Rahul Gandhi
| party3 = Indian National Congress
| image3 = Rahul Gandhi (2008).jpg
| seats_after2 = 31
| leader_since2 = 2012
| alliance2 = SP+
| party2 = Samajwadi Party
| leader2 = Akhilesh Yadav
| image2 =
| seats_after1 = 57
| leader_since1 = 2017
| leader1 = Yogi Adityanath
| party1 = Bharatiya Janata Party
| image1 = The Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, Shri Yogi Adityanath meeting the President, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on February 10, 2018 (cropped).jpg
| after_party = Bharatiya Janata Party
}}
The 2017 Lucknow Municipal Corporation election was an election of members to the Lucknow Municipal Corporation which governs Lucknow, capital and the largest city of Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It took place on 26 November 2017.
Total number of voters were 24,43,991 out of which 13,01,788 were male voters and 11,42,203 were female voters.
Schedule
The elections of 2017 Lucknow Municipal Corporation were announced by the Uttar Pradesh State Election Commission.
The elections of LMC were held in single phase on 26 November 2017 and the results were announced on 1 December 2017.{{Cite web|last=|first=|title=Lucknow Nagar Nigam Elections 2017: Ward-Wise Candidate and Municipal Corporation Details of Lucknow, UP {{!}} India.com|url=https://www.india.com/news/india/lucknow-nagar-nigam-elections-2017-ward-wise-candidate-and-municipal-corporation-details-of-lucknow-up-2674669/|access-date=2022-02-09|website=www.india.com|language=en}}
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!Election Event !Schedule |
| Date of issue of notification
|1-11-2017 |
| Last date of nomination
|7-11-2017 |
| Scrutiny of nominations
|8-11-2017 |
| Last Date for withdrawal of nomination
|10-11-2017 |
| Date of allotting symbols
|11-11-2017 |
| Date of poll
|26-11-2017 |
| Announcement of result
|1-12-2017 |
Results
Results of LMC were announced on 1 December 2017 the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) lead NDA alliance won with absolute majority by winning 58 seats out of 110.{{Cite web|last=|first=|title=Lucknow Nagar Nigam Election 2017 Results: BJP Mayor Candidate Sanyukta Bhatia Wins Mayoral Post {{!}} India.com|url=https://www.india.com/news/india/lucknow-nagar-nigam-election-2017-results-live-news-updates-2696133/|access-date=2022-02-09|website=www.india.com|language=en}}{{Cite web|title=Lucknow Municipal Corporation Nagar Nigam elections result 2017: Full List of ward-wise winners|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/lucknow-municipal-corporation-nagar-nigam-elections-result-2017-full-list-ward-wise-winners-2012-this-year/952631/|access-date=2022-02-09|website=The Financial Express|language=en}}
On 12 December 2017, the mayoral candidate of BJP, Sanyukta Bhatia sworn as the 14th and first female mayor of the LMC in last 100 years.{{Cite web|last=Quint|first=The|date=2017-12-13|title=Lucknow's Gets Its First Woman Mayor, 110 Corporators Sworn In|url=https://www.thequint.com/news/india/lucknow-first-woman-mayor-sanyukta-bhatia|access-date=2022-02-09|website=TheQuint|language=en}}
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| S.No. | Party Name | Party flag or symbol | Number of Corporators | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) | 58 | {{gain}}14 | |
| 02 | Samajwadi Party (SP) | 28 | New | |
| 03 | Indian National Congress (INC) | 87x87px | 8 | {{loss}}3 |
| 04 | Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) | 75px | 2 | New |
| 05 | Independents | 75px | 14 | {{loss}}40 |
See also
References
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