Jharkhand Municipal Corporation election results 2018 live updates: Deoghar and Dhanbad

The results of the Municipal Corporation elections 2018 held in Jharkhand's Deoghar and Dhanbad on April 16 will be declared by afternoon

DHANBAD: The results of the Municipal Corporation elections 2018 held in Jharkhand's Deoghar and Dhanbad on April 16 will be declared on April 20 (Friday). According to the State Election Commissioner, NN Pandey, the counting of votes for Deoghar and Dhanbad will start at 8 am and the results will be declared by afternoon.

Polling for the Deoghar and Dhanbad Municipal Corporations were held on April 16 (Monday) amid tight security and under the watchful eyes of the State Election Commission.

The entire electoral process in these areas was video-graphed as per the instructions of the SEC.

On April 16, elections were held for five Municipal Corporations (Nagar Nigam), 16 Municipal Councils (Nagar Parishad) and 13 Nagar Panchayats across Jharkhand.

The outcome of the local body polls is also being seen as a curtain raiser for the assembly elections in Jharkhand 2019. The contest has become even more interesting with candidates for the post of Mayor and Deputy Mayor fighting on the party symbol for the first time.

The main opposition party, JMM, has also left no stone unturned to show its political clout in the local polls. New entrant AAP has sniffed the elections as an opportunity to re-launch the Arvind Kejriwal’s party into State politics.

The main contest here is between the BJP, the Congress, the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM), Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (JVM), All Jharkhand Students Union (AJSU), RJD and AAP.

All top parties have fielded candidates for the posts of Mayor and Deputy Mayor here.

Catch the live results updates of all 34 local bodies and 4 by-polls in Jharkhand here:

20 April 2018

10:09 AM

Congress creates a ruckus over recounting in Dhanbad after BJP candidate wins

09:24 AM

In Bokaro, Congress leading in both Chairperson and Deputy's positions. A tough contest is going on between BJP and Congress

09:15 AM

In Dhanbad's Chirkunda, BJP candidate Pratyashi Baori wins for Adhyashak postion. In Bokaro's Furso, Bharat Varma has won from Ward 22.

08:00 AM

Counting of votes begins for Deoghar and Dhanbad Municipal Corporations. The polling was held on April 16 (Monday).