Archive · 15 Sep 2026
BJP Candidate Gets One Vote as Congress Wins Parbatsar Ward
Rajasthan held elections for many town and city councils.
BJP candidate Kailashchand received only one vote in the ward where he ran.
Congress candidate Hina Khanam won that ward with 376 votes.
Independent candidate Rashid Khan came second with 195 votes.
Kailashchand said his own vote was registered in a different ward.
Congress joked that even his wife and parents may not have voted for him, although this was the party’s claim.
In Parbatsar, Congress won 13 of 25 wards and BJP won 12.
Across Rajasthan, BJP won more wards than Congress overall.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised the BJP’s statewide result.
BJP candidate Kailashchand received one vote while contesting Ward 13 of Parbatsar municipality.
Congress candidate Hina Khanam won the ward with 376 votes, followed by Independent candidate Rashid Khan with 195.
Kailashchand said his own voter registration was in neighboring Ward 12, not Ward 13.
Congress mocked the result, claiming that Kailashchand’s wife and parents did not vote for him.
Statewide, BJP won 4,179 wards against Congress’s 3,613 as counting continued across 309 urban local bodies.
- Who
- BJP candidate Kailashchand, Congress candidate Hina Khanam, and Independent candidate Rashid Khan contested Ward 13.
- What
- Kailashchand received one vote, while Hina Khanam won the ward with 376 votes.
- When
- The results were announced during counting on Monday, 15 September.
- Where
- Ward 13 of Parbatsar municipality in Rajasthan’s Didwana-Kuchaman district.
- Why
- Kailashchand said his vote was registered in Ward 12 even though he was nominated to contest Ward 13.
Congress Criticism
BJP Candidate’s Explanation
Why Kailashchand received one vote
Congress Criticism
Congress highlighted the result and claimed that Kailashchand’s wife and parents did not vote for him.
BJP Candidate’s Explanation
Kailashchand said his own vote was registered in neighboring Ward 12 and that someone from Ward 13 voted for him.
Interpretation of the statewide result
Congress Criticism
Congress won 3,613 wards statewide and secured a majority in Parbatsar municipality.
BJP Candidate’s Explanation
The BJP won 4,179 wards, secured clear majorities in four of Rajasthan’s 10 municipal corporations, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi described the result as public support for the government’s policies.
- Kailashchand’s votes
- 1
- Ward winner
- Congress candidate Hina Khanam, with 376 votes
- Second-place candidate
- Independent candidate Rashid Khan, with 195 votes
- Parbatsar municipality
- 25 wards; Congress won 13 and BJP won 12
- Statewide BJP result
- 4,179 wards, or 41% of the total
- Statewide Congress result
- 3,613 wards, or 35% of the total
- Election scope
- 309 urban local bodies and more than 10,000 councillor posts
