Aligarh's Anjana Gupta Got the Most Votes in the Uttar Pradesh Municipal Elections. | 20 May 2023

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According to information received from media sources on May 17, 2023, Aligarh's newly elected Mayor Anjana Gupta has secured the first position in the state by getting 92.76% votes in Uttar Pradesh municipal elections.

Key Points

• BJP's newly elected councilor Anjana Gupta achieved this feat by securing 92.76% votes from Ward 43. Along with this, the record of securing the highest percentage of votes in Uttar Pradesh municipal elections was created in Aligarh.
• Out of total 10700 votes, 5078 votes were cast in Ward 43 in the municipal elections. In this, Anjana Gupta got 4714 votes while Samajwadi Party's candidate got 201 votes.