MP Local Body Poll Results: As it happened

BJP has won the municipal polls convincingly. People have entrusted faith in the leadership of CM @ChouhanShivraj #BJPWinsMP

— BJP MadhyaPradesh (@BJP4MP) August 16, 2017

MP CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan credits party's victory to their agenda of development and promises to meet people's expectations. 

Congress wins three seats in Mandsaur.

Sanawad in Khargone district - Manjusha Narendra Sharma of Congress wins.

Maheshwar in Khargone district - Congress leader Amita Hemant Jain wins.

Dabra municipality in Gwalior - BJP's Arti Maurya registers win.

Dindori - Pankaj Singh Tomar of BJP is the winner.

Junnardeo, Chhindwara district - Congress candidate Pushpa Sahu wins.

Sausar, Chhindwara district - Congress' Lakshman Chake is the winner.

Very happy that people from the state have reimposed their faith in us, says CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan.

Jhabua Ranapur - BJP candidate Sunita wins

Jhabua Thandla - BJP's Bunty Nana Sohan wins

Jhabua Petlawad - BJP's Manohar Bhatevra winss

​Jhabua Nagar Palika Parishad - Congress' Mannu Dodia emerges winner

Alirajpur Chandrashekhar Azad Nagar - BJP's Nirmala Davar wins.

 43 president posts in local bodies: BJP wins 26, while the Congress bags 14.

Pandhurna municipality in Chhindwara district - Independent candidate is the winner.

Lakhnadaun Nagar Parishad - Congress bags 5 seats, BJP 4 and Independent candidates 6.

BJP wins elections in Budhar and Jaitwara.

Jobat Nagar Panchayat - BJP’s Ramila Chouhan wins president’s post.

Shahdol Nagar Palika - BJP candidate Urmila Katare wins.

Mundi Nagar Parishad - BJP candidate Shmina Bi defeats Congress’ Razak Mansuri.

The BJP bags 18 local bodies (Nagar Palika), while the Congress manages to grab 10 civic bodies.

43 local bodies went to polls in in Madhya Pradesh.

Ratlam Sailana - Namrata Rathore wins

Nainpur Nagar Palika - BJP's Naresh Chandrol emerges winner

Niwas Nagar Parishad - Congress leader Chain Singh Barkare wins

Shahpura Nagar Parishad - Congress Rajesh Gupta defeats BJP's Kamal Agarwal

​Burhanpur Nepa Nagar Palika - BJP leader Rajesh Chouhan wins

Betul Athner Nagar Parishad - BJP's Suraj Rathor emerges winner

Kotma Nagar Palika - BJP wins 8 out of 15 wards; Congress bags 5

Lakhnadon Nagar Parishad - Independent candidate Jitendra Arya wins.

Chindwara Jamua - Congress' Subhash Gulabke registers win.

Satna Jaitwara Nagar Panchayat - BJP's Rambahor Dohar wins

Chindwara Jamai Nagar Palika - Congress leader Pushpa Ramesh Sahu declared winner.

Counting for 30 seats over. Updated results:

• BJP wins 16 seats
• Congress wins 10 seats
• Others: 2

Election results out for 16 seats. BJP wins 12, while Congress wins 4

Results for 14 seats are out. 

• BJP wins 10 seats

• Congress wins 4 seats

• Others: 1

State election commission is conducting a meeting in Bhopal.

Congress candidate Ganesh Maivi wins Balaghat seat defeating BJP's Surendra Markam

Congress wins in Vidisha seat in Shamshabad, a traditional BJP bastion.

Early poll trends:

• Congress leading in Junnardeo
• BJP candidate Pratyashi Kkanti Joshi is trailing

Counting of votes underway right now

Vote counting will begin at 9 am.

In the fray, are 206 candidates for president's post in urban bodies, 2133 candidates for Municipal corporation posts, 18 nagarpalika parishads and 26 nagar parishads. Voting for all these seats were held on August 11.

By-poll results for 5,631 panchs, 74 sarpanchs, 14 janpad members, 3 jila panchayat members and general election results for 356 panchs and 23 sarpanchs will also be declared today.

The results of MP Panchayat elections will be crucial for the ruling BJP and state Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan.