The 2025 Bilaspur Municipal Corporation (BMC) election was held on February 11, 2025, to elect the mayor and councilors who would govern Bilaspur, the second largest city of Chhattisgarh, India. This election was part of the broader municipal elections taking place across the state.
The Bharatiya Janata Party delivered a remarkable performance in the Municipal Corporation elections. BJP candidate Pooja Vidhni won by a margin of more than 66 thousand votes. BJP also won 49 of the 70 wards of the corporation.
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 Poll11 February 2025 Date of Counting of Votes15 February 2025
Candidates Mayoral election No.PartySymbolCandidate's Name 1 Bharatiya Janata Party Pooja Vidhani 2 Indian National Congress Pramod Nayak
Results Mayoral election
Result by party PartyPopular voteSeatsVotes%±ppContested Won+/−Bharatiya Janata Party7049Indian National Congress7018Independents no3NOTATotal 70
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