# Kanwali

Kanwali is a Municipal Corporation ward in the Dehradun Municipal Corporation of Dehradun district in the state of Uttarakhand, India. This area was under the Kanwali Gram Panchayat before 1998. Archana Pundir is the current and longest serving Municipal Councilor of Kanwali Ward.

## List of Councillors

| S. N. | Name | Term | Term | Term | Party |
| 1 | Babu Ram | 8 February 2003 | 7 February 2008 | 5 years, 0 days | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2 | Archana Pundir | 3 May 2008 | 2 May 2013 | 5 years, 0 days | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 3 | Rajesh Singh Pundir | 3 May 2013 | 2 May 2018 | 5 years, 0 days | Indian National Congress |
| (2) | Archana Pundir | 2 December 2018 | 2 December 2023 | 5 years, 0 days | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 4 | Renu Devi | 7 February 2025 | Incumbent | 18 days | Bharatiya Janata Party |

## 2025 Election

2025 Dehradun Municipal Corporation election: Kanwali :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Renu Devi | 2,168 | 44.48 | 3.36 |
| | INC | Sunita Pundir | 1,878 | 38.53 | 5.86 |
| | Independent | Sonia | 571 | 11.71 | 7.47 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 39 | 0.80 | 0.40 |
| | Blank/scattering | Invalid | 218 | 4.47 | 0.79 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 290 | 5.95 | 3.34 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4874 | 51.91 | 1.77 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | | |

## 2018 Election

Dehradun Municipal Corporation Election, 2018: Kanwali :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Archana Pundir | 2053 | 47.84 | 6.23 |
| | INC | Kumkum Pundir | 1402 | 32.67 | 8.94 |
| | AAP | Moni Dhiman | 411 | 9.57 | New |
| | Independent | Sonia | 182 | 4.24 | New |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 17 | 0.39 | New |
| | Blank/scattering | Invalid | 226 | 5.26 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 651 | 15.71 | 9.29 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4291 | 50.18 | 5.14 |
| | BJP gain from INC | BJP gain from INC | Swing | | |

## 2013 Election

Dehradun Municipal Corporation Election, 2013: Kanwali :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Rajesh Singh Pundir | 1773 | 48.03 | 14.18 |
| | BJP | Archana Pundir | 1536 | 41.61 | 19.14 |
| | CPI(M) | Babita Anant | 251 | 6.80 | New |
| | Independent | Om Prakash Rathod | 131 | 3.54 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 237 | 6.42 | 20.48 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3691 | 55.32 | |
| | INC gain from BJP | INC gain from BJP | Swing | | |

## 2008 Election

Dehradun Municipal Corporation Election, 2008: Kanwali :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Archana Pundir | 1870 | 60.75 | 12.34 |
| | INC | Sunita Pundir | 1042 | 33.85 | 13.27 |
| | BSP | Zubaida | 166 | 5.39 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 828 | 26.90 | 25.61 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3078 | | |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | | |

## 2003 Election

Dehradun Municipal Corporation Election, 2003: Kanwali :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Babu Ram | 1908 | 48.41 | New |
| | INC | Rajesh Singh Pundir | 1857 | 47.12 | New |
| | NCP | Aman Singh Pundir | 176 | 4.41 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 51 | 1.29 | New |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3941 | | |
| | BJP win (new seat) | BJP win (new seat) | BJP win (new seat) | BJP win (new seat) | BJP win (new seat) |