Staff Reporter 

ITANAGAR, Dec 21: The State Election Commission (SEC), Arunachal Pradesh, on Saturday announced the successful and peaceful completion of vote counting for the Local Body Elections–2025, covering municipal bodies, zilla parishads and gram panchayats across the state.
According to the official press release issued by the SEC, counting of votes was completed on December 20, without any law and order issues. The election process encompassed the Itanagar Municipal Corporation (IMC), Pasighat Municipal Council (PMC) and 245 Zilla Parishads across Arunachal Pradesh.
The polling for the local body elections was held on December 15, following the issuance of the election notification on November 17, 2025. A significant number of seats were declared unopposed, reflecting limited contestation in several areas.
In the Itanagar Municipal Corporation, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) emerged dominant by winning 14 wards, including four uncontested seats. The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) secured three wards, Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) won two, while one ward went to an Independent candidate.
In the Pasighat Municipal Council, the People’s Party of…