Overview
- Samajwadi Party leader Lalit Kishore Tiwari was sworn in as corporator for Ward No. 73 at the Lucknow Municipal Corporation on Sunday after a five‑month delay.
- An additional district judge had annulled BJP candidate Pradeep Kumar Shukla’s 2023 victory on December 19, 2025, finding false information in his nomination affidavit and declaring the runner‑up, Tiwari, elected.
- The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court ordered the municipal body to comply and, noting continued non‑implementation, suspended Mayor Sushma Kharkwal’s financial and administrative powers to force action.
- The mayor administered the oath after the Supreme Court disposed of Pradeep Shukla’s special leave petition on May 20 and after the mayor said she was discharged from hospital following a recent illness.
- The swearing‑in, held at the municipal corporation office with the municipal commissioner present, has prompted debate over remedy choices — declaring the runner‑up versus holding fresh polls — and the case is set for further hearing on May 29.