Jaipur चुनाव 2026: Sunil Kothari and Sunita Mawar Face Mayor Vote

Jaipur चुनाव 2026: what is happening

Jaipur’s mayor चुनाव is scheduled for 25 September 2026, with BJP candidate Sunil Kothari and Congress candidate Sunita Gupta Mawar contesting the post. This is not a direct public vote for the mayor. The mayor will be chosen through voting by elected councillors, which makes party strength, attendance, internal coordination and support from Independents central to the result.

According to the Dainik Bhaskar live report, voting is scheduled from 10am to 2pm. Counting is expected to begin after voting closes, with the result likely to be declared on the same day. The following day, 26 September, has been reported as the proposed date for the deputy mayor election.

The keyword चुनाव is used here as the Hindi search term readers may use for the Jaipur mayor election. The underlying story is the civic vote, its candidate list, the council arithmetic and the official voting timetable. No result should be treated as final until the election authority announces it.

Candidates in the Jaipur mayor vote

BJP has nominated Sunil Kothari, a councillor from Ward 112. The cited report says he has previously held organisational roles including Jaipur city BJP president, state secretary and state vice-president. It also reports that he won his recent councillor contest against a Congress candidate by around 900 votes.

Congress has nominated Sunita Gupta Mawar from Ward 118. She is described as a senior councillor and a four-time councillor. After the withdrawal stage, the contest was reported as a direct race between Kothari and Mawar.

Both candidates and their supporters have expressed confidence, but political claims made before voting are not the same as a certified result. The official count remains the only basis for declaring the winner of the Jaipur चुनाव.

The 150-ward numbers explained

The Jaipur Municipal Corporation has 150 wards. The reported council position gives BJP 78 councillors, Congress 57 and Independents 15. The majority mark is reported as 76. On those numbers, BJP appears to be two seats above the stated majority threshold before the councillor vote begins.

That arithmetic does not by itself guarantee the result. A mayor election is decided through the votes actually cast by eligible councillors. Attendance, party discipline, abstentions, cross-group support and the position of Independent councillors can affect the final count. The 15 Independents are therefore an important part of the political context even though their total is smaller than the BJP and Congress blocks.

Readers following the Jaipur mayor चुनाव should distinguish between the reported strength of each group and the final ballot result. A party’s numerical advantage is a pre-vote position; the declared winner is determined only after voting and counting are completed.

Voting time, counting and the next election

The cited local report states that voting for Jaipur mayor is scheduled from 10am to 2pm on 25 September 2026. Counting is expected to start immediately after the voting window closes, and the result is expected on the same day. The exact timing of the declaration will depend on the election officials and the completion of the count.

The deputy mayor चुनाव is reported for 26 September. That vote may be politically important because the mayor result can influence negotiations and expectations, but it is a separate election with its own candidates and voting process. Readers should not assume that the mayor result automatically determines the deputy mayor result.

The safest way to follow the live update is to look for four separate milestones: councillors arriving, voting opening, counting beginning and the official result announcement. Statements from party workers or supporters should be labelled as claims until the formal result is available.

What will matter after the result

The new mayor will face practical civic responsibilities, including waste management, drainage, road maintenance, traffic coordination, public facilities and the financial administration of the corporation. The election is therefore more than a contest between two names. Its public value will be measured by whether the new leadership improves everyday municipal services and makes decisions transparent to residents.

The council arithmetic also matters after the vote. A mayor needs to work with councillors and committees to pass plans and oversee implementation. A close or politically divided council can create a different working environment from a council in which the governing group has stable support.

Further coverage over the next few days is likely to focus on the final count, the margin, Independent councillor positions, the deputy mayor vote and the first priorities announced by the new mayor. Those developments should be updated only after confirmation from the relevant election or municipal authority.

Jaipur चुनाव search variants

Readers may search for this story using both Hindi and English phrases. Natural variants include Jaipur mayor election 2026, Jaipur mayor result, Jaipur Municipal Corporation election, Rajasthan civic election, mayor voting today, Jaipur mayor candidates, Sunil Kothari versus Sunita Mawar and Jaipur चुनाव result.

The spelling and wording can vary, but the information need remains similar: who is contesting, when councillors vote, how the 150-ward numbers work and when the result is expected. A useful report should answer those questions directly instead of repeating the keyword unnaturally.

Because the vote and the deputy mayor election are close together, this page can remain useful for the next several days as readers look for the result, the next civic vote and the first political response. Later updates must distinguish the pre-vote schedule from confirmed post-vote facts.

Final takeaway

The Jaipur mayor चुनाव is a councillor vote between BJP’s Sunil Kothari and Congress’s Sunita Gupta Mawar. BJP is reported to hold 78 of the 150 wards, compared with 57 for Congress and 15 Independents, while the majority mark is 76. Voting is scheduled for 25 September from 10am to 2pm, with counting expected afterward. The final winner will be known only when the official count is declared.