Despite a sweeping AAP victory across the state and the Doaba region, the father-son duo of Rana Gurjeet Singh and Rana Inder Partap held their ground. Both secured their bastions of Kapurthala and Sultanpur Lodhi unscathed, clinching decisive victories in the Municipal Corporation and Municipal Council election results announced today.
AAP garnered less than one-third of the votes in the Kapurthala Municipal Corporation and came in at a close second in Sultanpur Lodhi civic body elections.
Aside from Mukerian (BJP won), Nawanshahr and Mehatpur (Congress won), and Rahon (Independents won), the Doaba region swung largely toward the AAP. The Kapurthala district was a notable exception, where the AAP failed to secure a majority in any civic body.
In the 50-seat Kapurthala Municipal Corporation, the Congress party, led by MLA Rana Gurjeet Singh, secured a commanding majority with 31 seats. The AAP followed in second with 11, while the BJP and SAD claimed three wards each. Two seats went to Independents.
In the Sultanpur Lodhi Municipal Council elections, candidates backed by local MLA Rana Inder Partap Singh secured a majority by winning seven of the 13 seats. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) followed with five seats, while the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) managed to secure one.
In a moment of déjà vu — reminiscent of their previous success in the block samiti polls — the duo’s candidates emerged victorious. Despite a wider AAP wave and a campaign defined by a flurry of allegations, they held their ground. A beaming Rana Inder Partap thanked the electorate and his winning candidates, declaring: “It was me against four parties—AAP, Congress, Akali Dal and the BJP. Yet, Sultanpur Lodhi has issued a decisive mandate in our favour.”
As supporters danced to the beat of dhols, Rana garlanded the victors in celebration.
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Ward wise results
In the Kapurthala municipal elections, the Congress secured a dominant victory by winning 31 wards. Their successful candidates claimed Ward Nos. 1–3, 6–12, 14–17, 19, 21, 24, 30–32, 39–41, 44–46 and 48–50. The remaining seats were distributed among the following parties and independents. AAP won in 11 Wards that include 5, 13, 18, 20, 23, 26, 28, 29, 37, 38 and 47. Shiromani Akali Dal won three wards which include 25, 42 and 43. The BJP won in Ward Nos. 27, 33 and 34. Independents won in Ward Nos. 4 and 22.
Meanwhile, in Sultanpur Lodhi Municipal Council, Rana Inder Partap’s candidates secured victory in Ward Nos. 3—5, 7, 8, 11 and 13. While AAP candidates won across Ward Nos. 2, 6, 9, 10 and 12 and SAD won in Ward No. 1. The BJP and Congress could not secure any seats in Sultanpur Lodhi MC.
The Rana group candidates, who won in Ward Nos. 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11 and 13, include — Ravi Kanta, Pawan Kumar, Gurjit Kaur, Amarjit Kaur, Sandeep Kaur, Simarpreet Kaur and Kashmir Singh Numberdar. The AAP candidates, who won in Ward Nos. 2, 6, 9, 10 and 12, include — Jatinder Sethi, Rajiv Dhir, Priya Dhir, Dinesh Dhir and Gurwinder Kaur. From the Shiromani Akali Dal, Sandeep Kaur Gill won from Ward No. 1.
