By-elections are going to be held in 12 wards of delhi Municipal Corporation (MCD). The State election commission may announce it soon. Official sources have given this information on friday (May 2). Recently the commission has issued a notification. In this, electoral registration officers have been appointed for 12 wards. This indicates that preparations for the by-elections are complete.

Reasons for vacant seats

Sources said that the dates for these by-elections will be announced keeping in mind the current law and order and political circumstances. According to PTI, these 12 wards became vacant because bjp councilor Kamaljit Sehrawat was elected lok sabha mp in the 2024 general elections, while the other 11 councilors became MLAs in the assembly elections held in February. Among the councilors who won in the assembly elections, 3 were from aam aadmi party (AAP) and 8 from bharatiya janata party (BJP). BJP's rekha Gupta, who was a councilor from Shalimar Bagh B ward, has now become the chief minister of delhi after becoming an MLA.

Commission's notification

The delhi State election commission said in a notification issued on april 28, "In exercise of the powers conferred under Section 7B of the delhi Municipal Corporation Act, 1957, I, Vijay Dev, State election Commissioner of the National capital Territory of delhi, in consultation with the government of delhi, appoint the Electoral Registration Officer for 12 wards."

Wards with by-elections

The wards in which by-elections are to be held include Mundka, Shalimar Bagh B, chandni Chowk, Dwarka B, Narayana, Sangam vihar A and Dakshinpuri among others. It is worth noting that in the municipal elections held in december 2022, the aam aadmi party won 134 wards and gained power in the Municipal Corporation and ended the 15-year dominance of the BJP. The bjp had won 104 wards. However, in the recently held mayoral elections, bjp defeated aam aadmi party and captured both the posts of mayor and deputy mayor. AAP had boycotted this election, especially in the last few months it had suffered a setback due to many councillors switching sides. Now all eyes are on the by-elections in these 12 vacant wards, which can affect not only local politics but also the power balance of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi.

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G GOWTHAM

04/05/2025 05:35 PM