2025 Chhattisgarh local elections


2025 Chhattisgarh local bodies elections were held on 11 February 2025 to elect members of local bodies in Chhattisgarh. The counting of votes for 10 Municipal Corporation, 49 Nagar Palikas, 114 Nagar Panchayats were declared on 15th February 2025.
In the results of the municipal elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party delivered a strong performance, securing landslide victory in 126 out of 173 local bodies, while the Indian National Congress had to settle for just 30. Independents led in 15 bodies, while the Bahujan Samaj Party and the Aam Aadmi Party won one each. The Janta Congress Chhattisgarh failed to make an impact. In all 10 municipal corporations, including the state capital Raipur, BJP's mayoral candidates emerged victorious. Notably, for the first time in approximately 111 years, the BJP won in Kanker Nagar Panchayat, defeating the Congress.

Candidates

Mayoral Election

No.Municipal CorporationDistrictBJP candidateINC candidate
1Ambikapur Municipal CorporationSargujaManjusha BhagatAjay Tirkey
2Durg Municipal CorporationDurgAlka BaghmarPremlata Sahu
3Bilaspur Municipal CorporationBilaspurPooja VidhaniPramod Nayak
4Raipur Municipal CorporationRaipurMeenal ChoubeyDeepti Dubey
5Chirmiri Municipal CorporationKoriyaRam Naresh RaiVinay Jaiswal
6Dhamtari Municipal CorporationDhamtariJagadish Ramu Mehra—
7Jagdalpur Municipal CorporationBastarSanjay PandeyMalkeet Singh Gaidu
8Rajnandgaon Municipal CorporationRajnandgaonMadhusudan YadavNikhil Dwivedi
9Korba Municipal CorporationKorbaSanju Devi RajputUsha Tiwari
10Raigarh Municipal CorporationRaigarhJeevardhan ChauhanJanki Katju