Aam Aadmi Party's most probable Mayor candidate Vaneet Dhir on Saturday won the Jalandhar MC Elections 2024. Vaneet Dhir won from Ward Number 62 with a margin of 4200 votes. AAP's likely Mayor candidate Vaneet Dhir defeated Congress's Sanjeev Dua quite comfortably. BJP candidate Balwinder Singh withdrew his nomination from Ward number 62. Hence, Vaneet's 'Ward Test' was only against Congress candidate Sanjeev Dua.
(Punjab municipal election live update) Counting of votes are underway for the five Municipal Corporation after the casting of votes were concluded around 4 pm on Saturday. Aam Aadmi Party is leading in 19 wards, while Congress leading in 9 wards, and BJP leading in 8 wards (While writing). In a major setback for AAP, former Jalandhar Mayor Jagdish Raja suffered defeat from Ward Number 64.