2013 Dehradun Municipal Corporation election

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All 60 seats in the Dehradun Municipal Corporation
31 seats needed for a majority
|   | Majority party  | Minority party  | Third party

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Leader  | Vinod Chamoli | Suryakant Dhasmana | Rajni Rawat
Party  | BJP | INC | BSP
Last election  | 28  | 24  | 1
Seats won  | 34 | 22 | 2
Seat change  |  6  |  2  |  1

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| Mayor before election

Vinod Chamoli
BJP

| Elected mayor

Vinod Chamoli
BJP

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The 2013 Dehradun Municipal Corporation election was a municipal election to the Dehradun Municipal Corporation, which governs Dehradun, the largest city in Uttarakhand. It took place on 28 April 2013. Vinod Chamoli of BJP became the mayor.[1] He defeated the Congress candidate Suryakant Shasmana.[2] In 2018, he was criticised for retaining the mayor post after he was elected as an MLA.[3]

## Election schedule

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Event | Date

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Date for Nominations | 8 April 2013
Last Date for filing Nominations | 12 April 2013
Date for scrutiny of nominations | 13 April 2013
Last date for withdrawal of candidatures | 15 April 2013
Allotment of Symbols | 16 April 2013
Date of poll | 28 April 2013
Date of counting | 30 April 2013

## Mayoral election

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2013 Dehradun Municipal Corporation Election: Mayor  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| BJP | Vinod Chamoli | 80,530  | 40.93  | 7.86
| INC | Suryakant Dhasmana | 57,618  | 29.28  | 7.2
| BSP | Rajni Rawat | 46,689  | 23.73  | 18.15
| UKD | Manmohan Lakhera  | 3,302  | 1.68  | 7.62
| Independent | Sardar Khan (Pappu)  | 2,192  | 1.11  | New
| Independent | Sanjay Goyal  | 2,191  | 1.11  | 0.25
| Independent | Maqbool Ahmad  | 1,777  | 0.90  | New
| Independent | Rajendra Prasad Gairola  | 1,521  | 0.77  | New
| Independent | Rajiv Kothari  | 500  | 0.25  | New
| Independent | Shivdarshan Singh Rawat  | 430  | 0.22  | New
Majority | 22,912  | 11.65  | 2.64
Turnout | 1,96,750  |  |
| BJP hold | Swing |  |

## Position of the house

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Dehradun Municipal Corporation  Party | Won | +/−

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| Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) | 34 |  6
| Indian National Congress (INC) | 22 |  2
| Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) | 2 |  1
| Uttarakhand Kranti Dal (UKD) | 0 |  1
| Independents | 2 |  4
Total | 60 |

## See also

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* 2013 Uttarakhand local elections
* 2013 Haridwar Municipal Corporation election

## References

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1. ^ "Dharampur Election and Results 2018, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs". Elections in India. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
2. ^ "The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Dehradun Plus". www.tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
3. ^ Pant, Neha (3 June 2017). "Dual posts: Locals, Cong demand Doon mayor to quit after election as MLA". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 13 June 2025.

## External links

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* Official Website of the Dehradun Municipal Corporation
* Kanwali Ward Map
* Kanwali Ward Voter List

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