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Ranchi, Apr 20: The counting of votes for Jharkhand Municipal Elections 2018 began on Friday. The results for 34 local bodies in Jharkhand are expected to be declared by afternoon on April 20. Voting for five Municipal Corporations (Nagar Nigam), 16 Municipal Councils (Nagar Parishad) and 13 Nagar Panchayats was held on Monday, April 16. The Jharkhand Nagar Nikay Chunav 2018 is witnessing a tough contest between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Congress and Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM). (CLICK HERE FOR OVERALL RESULTS)
Jharkhand Civic Polls recorded a total voter turnout of 65.15 per cent. On the other hand, state’s largest urban local body – the Ranchi Municipal Corporation recorded the lowest turnout of 49.3 per cent.
The Nagar Nigams that went to polls are – Modinagar Nagar Nigam, Hazaribagh Nagar Nigam, Giridih Nagar Nigam, Ranchi Nagar Nigam, Adityapur Nagar Nigam.
Winner List of Nagar Nigams:
| Local Body | Mayor (Party) | Deputy Mayor (Party) |
| Adityapur Nagar Nigam | Vinod Srivastava (BJP) | Amit Singh (BJP) |
| Hazaribagh Nagar Nigam | Roshni Tirki (BJP) | Rajkumar Lal (BJP) |
| Giridih Nagar Nigam | Sunil Paswan (BJP) | Prakash Ram (BJP) |
| Modinagar Nagar Nigam | Aruna Shankar (BJP) | Rakesh Kumar (BJP) |
| Ranchi Nagar Nigam | Asha Lakra (BJP) | Sanjeev Vijayavargiya (BJP) |
The Nagar Parishads that went to polls are – Garhwa Nagar Parishad (Garhwa District), Chatra Nagar Parishad (Chatra District), Madhupur Nagar Parishad (Deoghar District), Godda Nagar Parishad (Godda District), Sahibganj Nagar Parishad (Sahibganj District), Pakur Nagar Parishad (Pakur District), Dumka Nagar Parishad (Dumka District), Mihijam Nagar Parishad (Jamtara District), Chirkunda Nagar Parishad (Dhanbad District), Phusro Nagar Parishad (Bokaro District), Ramgarh Nagar Parishad (Ramgarh District), Lohardaga Nagar Parishad (Lohardaga District), Gumla Nagar Parishad (Gumla District), Simdega Nagar Parishad (Simdega District), Chaibasa Nagar Parishad (Paschimi Singhbhum District), Kapali Nagar Parishad (Saraikela-Kharsawan district).
Winners List of President, Vice-President of Municipal Councils:
| Municipal Council | President | Party | Vice-President | Party |
| Garhwa Nagar Parishad | Pinki Kesri | BJP | ||
| Chatra Nagar Parishad | Gunja Devi | BJP | Sudesh Kumar | JVM |
| Madhupur Nagar Parishad | ||||
| Godda Nagar Parishad | Guddu Mandal | Independent | Benu Devi | JVM |
| Sahibganj Nagar Parishad | Srinivas Yadav | BJP | Ramanand Shah | BJP |
| Pakur Nagar Parishad | Sampa Saha | BJP | Sunil Sinha | BJP |
| Dumka Nagar Parishad | ||||
| Mihijam Nagar Parishad | Kamal Gupta | BJP | Shanti Devi | Congress |
| Chirkunda Nagar Parishad | Dablu Bauri | BJP | ||
| Phusro Nagar Parishad | Chhedi Nuniya | Congress | ||
| Ramgarh Nagar Parishad | ||||
| Lohardaga Nagar Parishad | Anupama Bhagat | Congress | Rauf Ansari | Congress |
| Gumla Nagar Parishad | Deepnarayan Uranv | Congress | Kalim Akhtar | JMM |
| Simdega Nagar Parishad | Pushpa Kullu | Congress | Omprakash Sahu | BJP |
| Chaibasa Nagar Parishad | Mithilesh Kumar Thakur | JMM | Doma Minj | JMM |
| Kapali Nagar Parishad |
The Nagar Panchayats that went to polls were – Nagar Utari Nagar Panchayat, Husainabad Nagar Panchayat, Chhatarpur Nagar Panchayat, Latehar Nagar Panchayat, Domchanch Nagar Panchayat, Rajmahal Nagar Panchayat, Barharwa Nagar Panchayat, Basukinath Nagar Panchayat, Jamtada Nagar Panchayat, Khunti Nagar Panchayat, Bundu Nagar Panchayat, Saraikela Nagar Panchayat and Chakuliya Nagar Panchayat.
Winner list of Jharkhand Nagar Panchayat elections 2018
| Nagar Panchayat | President | Party | Vice-President | Party |
| Nagar Utari Nagar Panchayat | Vijaylaxmi | BJP | Lata Devi | Independent |
| Husainabad Nagar Panchayat | ||||
| Chhatarpur Nagar Panchayat | ||||
| Latehar Nagar Panchayat | ||||
| Domchanch Nagar Panchayat | Raj Kumar Mehta | AJSU | Pappu Mehta | RJD |
| Rajmahal Nagar Panchayat | Partho Datta | BJP | ||
| Barharwa Nagar Panchayat | Shyamlal Das | BJP | Lokesh Kushwaha | BJP |
| Basukinath Nagar Panchayat | ||||
| Jamtara Nagar Panchayat | Rina Kumari | BJP | Chandi Charan | BJP |
| Khunti Nagar Panchayat | Arjun Pahan | BJP | ||
| Bundu Nagar Panchayat | Rajesh Uranv | BJP | Sunil Jaiswal | AJSU |
| Saraikela Nagar Panchayat | Minakshi Patnaik | BJP | Manoj Chowdhry | JMM |
| Chakuliya Nagar Panchayat | Sandhya Rani Sardar | BJP |
Jharkhand Civic Polls saw the participation of over 22 lakh voters who were eligible to cast their votes for 34 urban local bodies. According to Jharkhand State Election Commission, 278 candidates were in the fray for 34 Mayor and chairman seats, 320 for Deputy Mayor and Vice chairman, 122 for Mayoral and Presidential posts and 23 candidates for Deputy Mayor and Vice President posts. Meanwhile, bypolls were also held at four local bodies – Jhumri Tilayya, Deoghar, Dhanbad and Bishrampur.
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