2025 Raipur Municipal Corporation election
The 2025 Raipur Municipal Corporation (RMC) election were held on February 11, 2025, to elect the mayor and councilors who will govern Raipur, the capital city of Chhattisgarh, India. This election was part of the broader municipal elections taking place across the state. The counting for the votes and results were declared on February 15, 2025.
The Bharatiya Janata Party delivered a remarkable performance in the Municipal Corporation elections. In the mayoral race, BJP candidate Meenal Choubey defeated INC candidate Deepti Pramod Dubey by 1.25 lakh votes, marking the largest victory margin in the entire Chhattisgarh municipal elections. BJP secured a landslide victory, winning 60 out of 70 wards and making a strong comeback in the corporation after 15 years. The Indian National Congress, which had been in power for the past 15 years, managed to win only 7 wards. Several prominent Congress leaders, including former Mayor Aijaz Dhebar and former MIC member Satnam Singh Panag, lost from their respective wards. Additionally, independent candidates secured victories in three other wards.
In March 2025, an independent councilor joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), increasing the party's strength in the corporation to 61. Later another independent councillor Aakash Tiwari rejoined INC, increasing the latter strength to 8 in the corporation.
Background
The Raipur Municipal Corporation is responsible for the civic administration and infrastructure development of Raipur. Established in 1867 as the Raipur Municipal Committee, it was upgraded to a Municipal Corporation in 1973. The corporation comprises 70 wards, each represented by an elected councilor. The mayor, who leads the corporation, was traditionally elected indirectly by the councilors. However, in December 2024, the Chhattisgarh state cabinet approved a shift to direct elections for mayors and chairpersons of municipal bodies, allowing citizens to elect these positions directly. On January 7, 2025, the state government of Chhattisgarh finalized the reservation policy for all local bodies, including the Raipur. As per the policy, the mayoral seat of Raipur has been reserved for women.
Under the new policy, the distribution of wards is as follows:
- 35 wards reserved for the general category, out of which 11 are reserved for women
- 23 wards reserved for Other Backward Classes (OBC), with 8 reserved for women
- 9 wards reserved for Scheduled Castes (SC)
- 3 wards reserved for Scheduled Tribes (ST)
Election schedule
The State Election Commission of Chhattisgarh announced the dates for election on 17 January 2025.
Poll Event |
Schedule |
|---|---|
Notification Date |
17 January 2025 |
Last Date for filing nomination |
28 January 2025 |
Scrutiny of nomination |
29 January 2025 |
Last Date for Withdrawal of nomination |
31 January 2025 |
Allotment of Symbols |
31 January 2025 |
Date of Poll |
11 February 2025 |
Date of Counting of Votes |
15 February 2025 |
Candidates
Mayoral election
No. |
Party |
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|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Bharatiya Janata Party |
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2 |
Indian National Congress |
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Constituency (Ward) wise
Constituency (Ward) |
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|---|---|---|
BJP |
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1 |
Veer Savarkar Nagar |
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2 |
Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru (SC) |
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3 |
Sant Kabir Das (SC Woman) |
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4 |
Yati Yatan Lal |
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5 |
Banjari Mata (Woman) |
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6 |
Virangana Avantibai (SC) |
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7 |
Kushabhau Thakre |
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8 |
Mahatma Gandhi (OBC Woman) |
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9 |
Motilal Nehru |
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10 |
Rani Laxmibai |
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11 |
Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar |
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12 |
Kalimata (Woman) |
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13 |
Rajiv Gandhi |
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14 |
Raman Mandir (OBC) |
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15 |
Kanhaiyalal Banjari (OBC) |
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16 |
Veer Shivaji (OBC) |
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17 |
Thakkar Bapa (OBC Woman) |
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18 |
Bal Gangadhar Tilak (OBC) |
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19 |
Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam |
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20 |
Ramakrishna Paramahansha |
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21 |
Shaheed Bhagat Singh (Woman) |
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22 |
Ishvari Charan Shukla (ST) |
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23 |
Shaheed Manmohan Singh Bakshi (SC) |
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24 |
Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel (Woman) |
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25 |
Sant Ramdas (OBC) |
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26 |
Danveer Bhamashah (SC) |
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27 |
Indira Gandhi (OBC) |
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28 |
Shaheed Hemu Kalyani |
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29 |
Guru Govind Singh (SC) |
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30 |
Shankar Nagar |
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31 |
Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose (OBC Woman) |
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32 |
Maharshi Valmiki (OBC Woman) |
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33 |
Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh |
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34 |
Ravishankar Shukla |
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35 |
Abdul Hameed |
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36 |
Tatyapara (OBC Woman) |
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37 |
Shaheed Chudamani Nayak (OBC) |
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38 |
Swami Atmanand |
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39 |
Thakur Pyarelal (Woman) |
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40 |
Deendayal Upadhyay (OBC) |
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41 |
Pt. Sundar Lal Sharma (Woman) |
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42 |
Mahant Laxminarayan Das |
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43 |
Bramhan Para (OBC) |
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44 |
Swami Vivekanand Sadar Bazar |
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45 |
Maulana Abdul Rauf (Woman) |
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46 |
Civil Lines (SC) |
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47 |
Mother Teresa (OBC) |
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48 |
Guru Ghasidas (ST) |
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49 |
Rani Durgavati |
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50 |
Vidya Charan Shukla (SC) |
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51 |
Lal Bahadur Shastri (Woman) |
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52 |
Rajendra Prasad (OBC) |
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53 |
Babu Jagjeevan Ram (SC) |
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54 |
Comrade Sudhir Mukharjee (OBC Woman) |
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55 |
Ravindranath Tagore (ST) |
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56 |
Arvind Dixit |
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57 |
Bhagwati Charan Shukla |
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58 |
Shaheed Pankaj Vikram (Woman) |
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59 |
Moreshwar Rao Garde (Woman) |
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60 |
Chandrasekhar Azad (OBC) |
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61 |
Shyama Prasad Mukharjee |
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62 |
Shaheed Rajiv Pandey |
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63 |
Brigadier Usman |
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64 |
Vipin Bihari Sur (OBC) |
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65 |
Mahamaya Mandir (OBC Woman) |
|
66 |
Vaman Rao Lakhe |
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67 |
Bhakta Mata Karma (Woman) |
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68 |
Dr. Khubchand Baghel (OBC Woman) |
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69 |
Madhavrao Sapre (OBC) |
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70 |
Sant Ravidas (OBC) |
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Results
Mayoral election
Result by party
Party |
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|---|---|---|
Votes |
% |
±pp |
Bharatiya Janata Party |
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Indian National Congress |
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Independents |
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NOTA |
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Total |
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Result by constituency
Constituency |
Winner |
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|---|---|---|---|
No. |
Name |
Candidate |
Party |
Raipur City North Assembly constituency |
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1 |
Veer Savarkar Nagar |
Sandeep Sahu |
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2 |
Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru (SC) |
Bhagatram Harvansh |
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3 |
Sant Kabir Das (SC) |
Dr. Manmohan Manhare |
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4 |
Yati Yatan Lal |
Nand Kishore Sahu |
|
5 |
Banjari Mata (Woman) |
Ambika Sahu |
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6 |
Virangana Avantibai (SC) |
Khagapati Soni |
|
7 |
Kushabhau Thakre |
Khem Kumar Sen |
|
8 |
Mahatma Gandhi (OBC Woman) |
Savitri Dhiwar |
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9 |
Motilal Nehru |
Gopesh Kumar Sahu |
|
10 |
Rani Laxmibai |
Devdutt Dwivedi |
|
11 |
Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar |
Mohan Kumar Sahu |
|
12 |
Kalimata (Woman) |
Smt. Sadhna Pramod Sahu |
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19 |
Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam |
Pritam Singh |
|
20 |
Ramakrishna Paramahansha |
Aman Singh Thakur |
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21 |
Shaheed Bhagat Singh (Woman) |
Gayatri Sunil Chandrakar |
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22 |
Ishvari Charan Shukla (ST) |
Meena Thakur |
|
23 |
Shaheed Manmohan Singh Bakshi (SC) |
Ronita Prakash Jagat |
|
24 |
Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel (Woman) |
Deep Maniram Sahu |
|
25 |
Sant Ramdas (OBC) |
Bhola Ram Sahu |
|
Raipur City West Assembly constituency |
|||
26 |
Danveer Bhamashah (SC) |
Ramhin Kurre |
|
27 |
Indira Gandhi (OBC) |
Avatar Bharti Bagal |
|
28 |
Shaheed Hemu Kalyani |
Smt. Kritika Jain |
|
29 |
Guru Govind Singh (SC) |
Kailash Behera |
|
30 |
Shankar Nagar |
Rajesh Gupta |
|
34 |
Ravishankar Shukla |
Akash Tiwari |
|
35 |
Abdul Hameed |
Sheikh Musheer |
|
36 |
Tatyapara (OBC Woman) |
Smt. Shweta Vishwakarma |
|
37 |
Shaheed Chudamani Nayak (OBC) |
Deepak Jaiswal |
|
38 |
Swami Atmanand |
Anand Agrawal |
|
39 |
Thakur Pyarelal (Woman) |
Suman Ashok Pandey |
|
40 |
Deendayal Upadhyay (OBC) |
Ashu Chandravanshi |
|
41 |
Pt. Sundar Lal Sharma (Woman) |
Sarita Akash Dubey |
|
42 |
Mahant Laxminarayan Das |
Ambar Agrawal |
|
43 |
Bramhan Para (OBC) |
Ajay Sahu |
|
44 |
Swami Vivekanand Sadar Bazar |
Murli Sharma |
|
45 |
Maulana Abdul Rauf (Woman) |
Arruman Aijaz Dhebar |
|
46 |
Civil Lines (SC) |
Sanjana Hiyal |
|
47 |
Mother Teresa (OBC) |
Santosh Kumar Sahu |
|
Raipur City South Assembly constituency |
|||
13 |
Rajiv Gandhi |
Mahendra Khodiyar |
|
14 |
Raman Mandir (OBC) |
Suryakant Rathore |
|
15 |
Kanhaiyalal Banjari (OBC) |
Rajesh Kumar Dewangan |
|
16 |
Veer Shivaji (OBC) |
Gajju Sahu |
|
17 |
Thakkar Bapa (OBC Woman) |
Parmila Balla Ram Sahu |
|
18 |
Bal Gangadhar Tilak (OBC) |
Sohan Lal Sahu |
|
31 |
Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose (OBC Woman) |
Pushpa Rohit Sahu |
|
32 |
Maharshi Valmiki (OBC Woman) |
Prabha Vishwakarma |
|
33 |
Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh |
Pradeep Kumar Verma |
|
48 |
Guru Ghasidas (ST) |
Mahesh Kumar Dhruv |
|
49 |
Rani Durgavati |
Dr. Anamika Singh |
|
50 |
Vidya Charan Shukla (SC) |
Gayatri Naurange "Pinki" |
|
51 |
Lal Bahadur Shastri (Woman) |
Renu Jayant Sahu |
|
52 |
Rajendra Prasad (OBC) |
Vinay Pankaj Nirmalkar |
|
53 |
Babu Jagjeevan Ram (SC) |
Manoj Jangde |
|
54 |
Comrade Sudhir Mukharjee (OBC Woman) |
Sushma Tilak Sahu |
|
55 |
Ravindranath Tagore (ST) |
Vinay Pratap Singh Dhruv |
|
56 |
Arvind Dixit |
Sachin B. Meghani |
|
57 |
Bhagwati Charan Shukla |
Amar Gidwani |
|
58 |
Shaheed Pankaj Vikram (Woman) |
Swapnil Mishra |
|
59 |
Moreshwar Rao Garde (Woman) |
Anjali Golchha Jain |
|
60 |
Chandrasekhar Azad (OBC) |
Ramesh Sapaha |
|
61 |
Shyama Prasad Mukharjee |
Ravi Sonkar (Chand) |
|
62 |
Shaheed Rajiv Pandey |
Badri Prasad Gupta |
|
63 |
Brigadier Usman |
Pramod Kumar Sahu |
|
64 |
Vipin Bihari Sur (OBC) |
Manoj Verma |
|
65 |
Mahamaya Mandir (OBC Woman) |
Jayashree Nayak |
|
66 |
Vaman Rao Lakhe |
Krishna Sonkar (Babbi) |
|
67 |
Bhakta Mata Karma (Woman) |
Mamta Sonu Tiwari |
|
68 |
Dr. Khubchand Baghel (OBC Woman) |
Durga Yaadram Sahu |
|
69 |
Madhavrao Sapre (OBC) |
Mahendra Ausar |
|
70 |
Sant Ravidas (OBC) |
Arjun alias Arun Kumar Yadav |
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