Bhopal, Jan 20: The counting of votes for Madhya Pradesh Municipal Council Elections 2018 begins at 9 AM on Saturday, January 20. In Anuppur district, polling was held for Jaithari Nagar Parishad on January 17 and the counting of votes for the same will be held today. A total of 84.5 per cent voter turnout was recorded in Jaithari Nagar Parishad Elections. India.com is running live news updates on Madhya Pradesh Municipal Council and Panchayat Elections Results; stay here to catch instant updates on polling.Also Read - BJP Leader's Liquor Party Busted In ‘Dry Gujarat’ , 41, Including Minor Arrested
The voting for the Madhya Pradesh Municipal Council polls and Madhya Pradesh Panchayat Polls was held on January 17. A total of five districts – Dhar, Barwani, Khandwa, Guna, and Anuppur – went to polls in Madhya Pradesh Municipal Council Elections 2018. In Madhya Pradesh Local Body Elections 2018, 19 urban local bodies (plus 1 for bypoll) in 5 districts went to vote. (Also Read: 33% Candidates Crorepatis, 16% With Criminal Background, Says ADR Report) Also Read - Who Is Rahul Narwekar - The New Maharashtra Assembly Speaker
| District | Winner (President ) | Party |
| Jaitahari | Navratni Shukla | IND |
| | |
| Ward | Winner (Councillor) | Party |
| 1 | Sainki Agrawal | INC |
| 2 | Kanhaiya Lal | BJP |
| 3 | Ravindra Singh Rathore | BJP |
| 4 | Radha Kushwaha | INC |
| 5 | Bitti Bai Kol | BJP |
| 6 | Sudha Tamrkar | IND |
| 7 | Seema Sondhiya | BJP |
| 8 | Goga Vikas Tamrkar | INC |
| 9 | Taradevi | INC |
| 10 | Meghraj Rathore | IND |
| 11 | Poonam Singh | IND |
| 12 | Usha Rani Rathore | IND |
| 13 | Rajkishore | INC |
| 14 | Ramsulia Pita Soghai Bharia | IND |
| 15 | Ashok Kumar Rathore | BJP |
The wards where the voting was held on January 17 are: Vivekananda ward, Kasturba Gandhi ward, Maharana Pratap ward, Rabindranath Tagore ward, Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar ward, Chandrashekahar Azad ward, Gurugovind Singh ward, Bhagat Singh ward, Subhash Chandra ward, Mahatma Gandhi ward, Sardar Patel ward, Shivaji ward, Laxmibai ward, Abdul Hamid ward, Lokmanya Tilak ward. Also Read - Sena vs Sena: Two-Day Special Maharashtra Assembly Session Begins Today; Shinde Govt to Face Floor Test on July 4
The main contenders in the Madhya Pradesh Municipal Council and Panchayat Elections 2018 are the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Congress.