The 2025 Haridwar Municipal Corporation election was a municipal election to the Haridwar Municipal Corporation, which governs Haridwar city in Uttarakhand, India. The election was held on 23 January 2025 to elect the mayor and 60 ward councillors.
Election Schedule
The election schedule was announced by the State Election Commission on 23 December 2024. Key dates included:
| Poll Event | Schedule |
|---|---|
| Notification Date | 27 December 2024 |
| Last Date for Filing Nomination | 30 December 2024 |
| Scrutiny of Nomination | 31 December 2024 |
| Last Date for Withdrawal of Nomination | 2 January 2025 |
| Allotment of Symbols | 3 January 2025 |
| Date of Poll | 23 January 2025 |
| Date of Counting of Votes | 25 January 2025 |
Candidates
Mayoral Election
The two main candidates for mayor were Kiran Jaisal of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Amresh Baliyan of the Indian National Congress (INC). Other candidates included Shipra Saini (Aam Aadmi Party), Usman (Bahujan Samaj Party), and Afroza (Independent).
Ward-wise Candidates
Candidates contested across 60 wards. The BJP and INC fielded candidates in 59 wards each, with additional candidates from other parties and independents.
Results
Mayoral Election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Kiran Jaisal | 72,773 | 57.86% |
| INC | Amresh Baliyan | 44,203 | 35.15% |
| AAP | Shipra Saini | 4,056 | 3.22% |
| BSP | Usman | 2,870 | 2.28% |
| Independent | Afroza | 1,285 | 1.02% |
| NOTA | None of the above | 586 | 0.47% |
- Total votes polled: 1,25,773
- Voter turnout: 65.51%
- Margin of victory: 28,570 votes (22.71%)
- Kiran Jaisal (BJP) defeated the incumbent mayor Anita Sharma (INC), with the BJP gaining the mayoral seat.
Results by Party (Ward Councillors)
| Party | Seats Contested | Seats Won | Change from 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bharatiya Janata Party | 59 | 40 | +7 |
| Indian National Congress | 59 | 15 | -3 |
| Other parties | 32 | 0 | -1 |
| Independents | 58 | 5 | -3 |
| Total | 208 | 60 | — |
The BJP secured a decisive majority, winning 40 of the 60 seats. The INC won 15 seats, and independents won 5 seats. The election was part of the broader 2025 Uttarakhand local elections, in which the BJP swept urban local body polls across the state, winning 10 of 11 mayoral seats.
