Earlier, the Chandigarh Administration had announced that the Mayor Election 2024 will be held on February 6.

Chandigarh Mayor Election 2024 Date: In a major development, the Punjab and Haryana High Court on Wednesday directed the Chandigarh Administration to conduct the mayoral polls on January 30.    

Earlier, the Chandigarh Administration had announced that the Mayor Election 2024 will be held on February 6 after the elections were deferred on January 18. Deputy Commissioner, Chandigarh, had announced the new date for Chandigarh's Mayoral Polls which were earlier supposed to be held on January 18. 

As per the earlier order issued by Vinay Pratap Singh, Deputy Commissioner, Chandigarh, "the meeting for the election of Mayor, Senior Deputy Mayor, and Deputy Mayor will now be held at Assembly Hall of the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation on February 6, 2024 at 11 am."

Notably, Chandigarh was all set to get a new Mayor on Thursday which was being considered the first round of 'The BJP vs INDIA' alliance ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. 

This year, AAP and the Congress party have formed an alliance under which, AAP will fight for the mayor's seat while the Congress will contest for senior deputy mayor and deputy mayor posts.

In the 35-member Chandigarh Municipal Corporation, the BJP has 14 councillors while Aam Aadmi Party has 13 councillors, and the Congress has 7. On the other hand. the Shiromani Akali Dal has one councillor in the House.