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Congress Secures Big Wins in Uttarakhand Municipal Polls Ahead of Assembly Elections
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News18•08-10-2026, 10:09
Congress Secures Big Wins in Uttarakhand Municipal Polls Ahead of Assembly Elections
- •Congress candidates won the president posts in both Kichha and Sirauli Kalan municipal councils in Udham Singh Nagar district.
- •In Kichha, Congress candidate Rajesh Pratap Singh defeated BJP rival Sandeep Arora by a margin of 6200 votes.
- •In Sirauli Kalan, Congress candidate Rashida Begum secured victory against Farheen Jahan by 1763 votes, where BJP did not field a presidential candidate.
- •Newly elected presidents visited Congress MLA Tilak Raj Behar, who welcomed them with sweets and congratulated them on the win.
- •While these results boost Congress morale ahead of the 2027 assembly elections, analysts note that local body polls largely depend on local issues.
Key Questions Answered
Congress candidates secured victory for the president's post in both the Kichha and Sirauli Kalan municipal council elections.
In Kichha, Congress candidate Rajesh Pratap Singh won the president's post by defeating BJP's Sandeep Arora by a margin of 6,200 votes.
No, the BJP had not fielded its candidate for the president's post in Sirauli Kalan, where Congress candidate Rashida Begum won against Farheen Jahan.
