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BJP's Dinesh Bhatt Elected Deputy Mayor of Udaipur, Beats Congress Candidate by 32 Votes
✍️ Amar Ujala · Rajasthan
🗓 22 Sep 2026, 07:00 PM
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BJP candidate Dinesh Bhatt secured the deputy mayor seat in Udaipur municipal council with 56 votes, defeating Congress's Lakshminarayan Meghwal, who got 24 votes.
Udaipur municipal council members voted on Thursday to fill the vacant deputy mayor post. BJP nominee Dinesh Bhatt received 56 votes, outpacing the Congress contender Lakshminarayan Meghwal, who managed 24 votes, resulting in a 32‑vote margin.
The election, part of Rajasthan's ongoing local body polls, saw party workers from both sides gather at the town hall after the count. BJP supporters celebrated Bhatt's victory with chants and banners, while Congress members acknowledged the result without protest.
Election officials confirmed the tally and declared Bhatt the winner, marking another gain for the ruling party in the state’s municipal landscape.
The election, part of Rajasthan's ongoing local body polls, saw party workers from both sides gather at the town hall after the count. BJP supporters celebrated Bhatt's victory with chants and banners, while Congress members acknowledged the result without protest.
Election officials confirmed the tally and declared Bhatt the winner, marking another gain for the ruling party in the state’s municipal landscape.