# 2023 Uttar Pradesh local elections

Municipal elections were held in Uttar Pradesh in two phases on 4 and 11 May 2023 to elect members of 760 municipalities - 17 Nagar Nigams, 199 Nagar Palika Parishad and 544 Nagar Panchayats.
The BJP swept the election, winning all the mayoral seats and winning a majority in municipal councils and municipal committees.

## Political parties

18 recognized political parties are contesting the elections.

## Total seats for contest

| Type | Chairman/ Mayor | Ward Members |
| Nagar Nigam | 17 | 1420 |
| Nagar Palika Parishad | 199 | 5327 |
| Nagar Panchayat | 544 | 7177 |

## Mayoral candidates

Source:
| No. | Municipal Corporation | District | BJP candidate | SP candidate | BSP candidate | INC candidate |
| 1 | Agra Municipal Corporation | Agra | Hemalata Diwakar | Juhi Prakash Jatav | Lata Balmiki | Lata |
| 2 | Aligarh Municipal Corporation | Aligarh | Prashant Singhal | Jameer Ullah Khan | Salman Shahid | C P Gautam |
| 3 | Ayodhya Municipal Corporation | Ayodhya | Girishpati Tripathi | Ashish Pandey | Rammurti Yadav | Pramila Rajput |
| 4 | Bareilly Municipal Corporation | Bareilly | Umesh Gautam | - | Yusuf Khan | K B Tripathi |
| 5 | Firozabad Municipal Corporation | Firozabad | Kamini Rathore | Mashroor Fatima | Rukhsana Begum | Nuzhat Ansari |
| 6 | Ghaziabad Municipal Corporation | Ghaziabad | Sunita Dayal | Poonam Yadav | Nisara Khan | Pushpa Rawat |
| 7 | Gorakhpur Municipal Corporation | Gorakhpur | Dr. Manglesh Srivastava | Kajal Nishad | Nawal Kishore Nathani | Naveen Sinha |
| 8 | Jhansi Municipal Corporation | Jhansi | Biharilal Verma | Satish Jataria | Bhagwan Das Phule | Arvind Kumar |
| 9 | Kanpur Municipal Corporation | Kanpur Nagar | Pramila Pandey | Vandana Bajpai | Archana Nishad | Ashani Awasthi |
| 10 | Lucknow Municipal Corporation | Lucknow | Sushma Kharkwal | Vandana Mishra | Shaheen Bano | Sangeeta Jaiswal |
| 11 | Meerut Municipal Corporation | Meerut | Harikant Ahluwalia | Seema Pradhan | Hasmat Ali | Naseem Kuraishi |
| 12 | Moradabad Municipal Corporation | Moradabad | Vinod Agrawal | Syed Raisuddin | Mohd. Yameen | Rizwan Kuraishi |
| 13 | Prayagraj Municipal Corporation | Prayagraj | Ganesh Kesarwani | Ajay Srivastava | Saeed Ahmed | Prabhashankar Mishra |
| 14 | Saharanpur Municipal Corporation | Saharanpur | Dr. Ajay Kumar | Noor Hassan Mallik | Khadeeja Masood | Pradeep Verma |
| 15 | Shahjahanpur Municipal Corporation | Shahjahanpur | Archana Verma | Mala Rathore | Shagufta Anjum | Nikhat Iqbal |
| 16 | Varanasi Municipal Corporation | Varanasi | Ashok Tiwari | Dr. O P Singh | Subhash Chandra Majhi | Anil Srivastava |
| 17 | Mathura Vrindavan Municipal Corporation | Mathura | Vinod Sharma | Pt. Tulsiram Sharma | Raja Mohtasim Ahmed | Ram Kumar Rawat |

## Results

| Type | Chairman/ Mayor | BJP | SP | BSP | INC | AAP | OTH | IND | Ward Members | BJP | SP | BSP | INC | IND |
| Nagar Nigam | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1420 | 813 | 191 | 85 | 77 | 254 |
| Nagar Palika Parishad | 199 | 89 | 35 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 41 | 5327 | 1360 | 425 | 191 | 91 | 3260 |
| Nagar Panchayat | 544 | 191 | 79 | 37 | 14 | 6 | 22 | 195 | 7177 | 1403 | 485 | 215 | 77 | 4997 |

### Municipal Corporations

There are 17 Municipal Corporations in Uttar Pradesh with 1420 wards. The results were announced on 13 May 2023.

#### Mayor results

| No. | Municipal Corporation | Winning Candidate | Winning Party | Losing Candidate | Losing Party |
| 1 | Agra Municipal Corporation | Hemalata Diwakar | Bharatiya Janata Party | Lata Balmiki | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 2 | Aligarh Municipal Corporation | Prashant Singhal | Bharatiya Janata Party | Jameer Ullah Khan | Samajwadi Party |
| 3 | Ayodhya Municipal Corporation | Girishpati Tripathi | Bharatiya Janata Party | Ashish Pandey | Samajwadi Party |
| 4 | Bareilly Municipal Corporation | Umesh Gautam | Bharatiya Janata Party | Iqbal Singh Tomar | Independent politician |
| 5 | Firozabad Municipal Corporation | Kamini Rathore | Bharatiya Janata Party | Mashroor Fatima | Samajwadi Party |
| 6 | Ghaziabad Municipal Corporation | Sunita Dayal | Bharatiya Janata Party | Nisara Khan | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 7 | Gorakhpur Municipal Corporation | Dr. Manglesh Srivastava | Bharatiya Janata Party | Kajal Nishad | Samajwadi Party |
| 8 | Jhansi Municipal Corporation | Bihari Lal Arya | Bharatiya Janata Party | Arvind Kumar | Indian National Congress |
| 9 | Kanpur Municipal Corporation | Pramila Pandey | Bharatiya Janata Party | Vandana Bajpai | Samajwadi Party |
| 10 | Lucknow Municipal Corporation | Sushma Kharkwal | Bharatiya Janata Party | Vandana Mishra | Samajwadi Party |
| 11 | Meerut Municipal Corporation | Harikant Ahluwalia | Bharatiya Janata Party | Anas | All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen |
| 12 | Moradabad Municipal Corporation | Vinod Agrawal | Bharatiya Janata Party | Rizwan Kuraishi | Indian National Congress |
| 13 | Prayagraj Municipal Corporation | Ganesh Kesarwani | Bharatiya Janata Party | Ajay Srivastava | Samajwadi Party |
| 14 | Saharanpur Municipal Corporation | Dr. Ajay Kumar Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party | Khadeeja Masood | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 15 | Shahjahanpur Municipal Corporation | Archana Verma | Bharatiya Janata Party | Nikhat Iqbal | Indian National Congress |
| 16 | Varanasi Municipal Corporation | Ashok Tiwari | Bharatiya Janata Party | Anil Srivastava | Samajwadi Party |
| 17 | Mathura–Vrindavan Municipal Corporation | Vinod Agarwal | Bharatiya Janata Party | Raja Mohtasim Ahmed | Bahujan Samaj Party |

#### Ward-wise results

Corporation Election Data Published by State Election Commission of Uttar Pradesh
| No. | Municipal Corporation | Total Wards | BJP | SP | BSP | INC | Others |
| 1 | Agra Municipal Corporation | 100 | 58 | 03 | 27 | 01 | 11 |
| 2 | Aligarh Municipal Corporation | 90 | 45 | 33 | 07 | 01 | 4 |
| 3 | Ayodhya Municipal Corporation | 60 | 27 | 17 | 03 | 00 | 13 |
| 4 | Bareilly Municipal Corporation | 80 | 51 | 13 | 00 | 03 | 13 |
| 5 | Firozabad Municipal Corporation | 70 | 32 | 15 | 07 | 01 | 15 |
| 6 | Ghaziabad Municipal Corporation | 100 | 66 | 05 | 05 | 03 | 21 |
| 7 | Gorakhpur Municipal Corporation | 80 | 42 | 15 | 05 | 01 | 17 |
| 8 | Jhansi Municipal Corporation | 60 | 38 | 00 | 07 | 04 | 11 |
| 9 | Kanpur Municipal Corporation | 110 | 73 | 17 | 00 | 05 | 15 |
| 10 | Lucknow Municipal Corporation | 110 | 80 | 21 | 01 | 04 | 4 |
| 11 | Meerut Municipal Corporation | 90 | 42 | 13 | 06 | 03 | 26 |
| 12 | Moradabad Municipal Corporation | 70 | 35 | 03 | 02 | 22 | 8 |
| 13 | Prayagraj Municipal Corporation | 100 | 56 | 16 | 02 | 04 | 22 |
| 14 | Saharanpur Municipal Corporation | 70 | 38 | 03 | 07 | 00 | 22 |
| 15 | Shahjahanpur Municipal Corporation | 60 | 41 | 00 | 01 | 03 | 15 |
| 16 | Varanasi Municipal Corporation | 100 | 62 | 13 | 00 | 08 | 17 |
| 17 | Mathura–Vrindavan Municipal Corporation | 70 | 36 | 02 | 05 | 06 | 21 |
| | Total | 1420 | 813 | 191 | 85 | 77 | 254 |