Rajasthan election results live: Congress wins 23 urban local bodies, BJP 6, independents to play role in 20

Rajasthan election results live: The voting to elect about 2,100 ward councillors in these municipal bodies was held on November 16. The polling had started at 7 am and continued till 5 pm and the whole process was done without any major incident.

Congress is heading towards a win as counting of votes for the results of the election for all 49 municipal bodies across Rajasthan is underway. A total of 7,944 candidates are in the fray in the Congress-ruled state. The main contest is between Congress and main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and both parties have claimed that they will win the election and get enough seats to have their candidate as the new chairman. 

The election for chairman and deputy chairman of local bodies will be held on November 26 and 27 respectively.

The voting to elect about 2,100 ward councillors in these municipal bodies was held on November 16. The polling had started at 7 am and continued till 5 pm and the whole process was done without any major incident. According to an election official, the overall voting percentage was 71.53 per cent. Nasirabad municipality of Ajmer district recorded the maximum turnout of 91.67 per cent, while Udaipur Municipal Corporation recorded the lowest turnout at 53 per cent.

It is to be noted that 43 out of 49 municipal bodies had witnessed election in 2014 too and at that time BJP was in power in the state and the saffron party had registered a convincing victory in 2014 election. In 2014, the BJP had won 37 municipal bodies, while the Congress managed to win only six municipal bodies. 

Here are the live updates:

19 November 2019

19 November 2019 14:43 IST

Out of total 49 municipal bodies, Congress wins 23, BJP by six and Independents are in a decisive role in the remaining 20 bodies.

19 November 2019 11:43 IST

Rajsamand district: For the first time in the history of Amet, a Congress board will be formed. Of the total 23 seats, Congress wins 17 and BJP holds on 8. Amet has been the constant stronghold of BJP, but the Congress has made a dent in it.