Jharkhand Municipal Election Results 2026: Counting of votes for the polls to 48 urban local bodies in Jharkhand is underway amid tight security, officials said.
Polling for the 48 local bodies was conducted on Monday, 23 February, using two colors of ballot papers – white and pink – for the election of councillors and mayors or chairpersons, respectively, he said.
“Ballot papers are being segregated in the initial stage of the counting. The results, starting from ward councillors, are likely to come in a few hours,” State Election Commission Secretary Radhe Shyam Prasad said.
Jharkhand civic body polls
Elections were conducted for the posts of mayor and chairperson in 48 Urban Local Bodies (ULBs), along with councilors across 1,042 wards spanning nine municipal corporations, 20 nagar parishads, and 19 nagar panchayats.
There are 1,087 wards in 48 ULBs, but elections were held in 1,042, as 41 councillors were elected unopposed, three wards remained vacant after no nomination was received, and polling in one ward of Mango Municipal Corporation was countermanded following the death of a candidate.
In total, 562 candidates — including 235 women — contested for mayor and chairperson posts. For ward councilor positions, 5,562 candidates were in the fray, of whom 2,727 were women.
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