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MCD Election 2022 HIGHLIGHTS - 50% Voters Turn Out For Voting As Civic Body Polls End

MCD Election 2022 HIGHLIGHTS: Elections for the MCD are underway and the results will be tallied on December 7.

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MCD Election 2022 LIVE: Elections for the MCD are being held on Sunday and the results will be tallied on December 7.

MCD is an essential part of municipal administration and affects people on a daily basis, hence the contest involves high stakes for both the AAP and the BJP. Nearly 80% of Delhi is administered by the municipal authority, which offers almost as many services as the city government.

It will be the AAP's second attempt at a civic election. The AAP was unable to defeat the BJP at MCD despite sweeping to historic victory in the 2015 and 2020 assembly elections.

The elections will be crucial for the BJP, which has controlled the MCD for three straight terms, to keep control of the local political scene after suffering two consecutive losses at the assembly elections.

A total of 1349 candidates are in the fray in the Delhi Municipal Corporation elections. Of these, 709 are female candidates, while 640 are male candidates. Among the three parties, the Aam Aadmi Party has given tickets to the maximum number of women (140). AAP is followed by the BJP at 137 and the Congress at 134. BJP and Aam Aadmi Party are contesting on all 250 seats in this year’s Municipal elections, while Congress has fielded candidates on 247 seats only.

In the Delhi Municipal Corporation elections campaign, BJP has fielded top leaders including Chief Ministers of many states, and Union Ministers. At the same time, the Aam Aadmi Party has also fielded its star campaigners in every ward in this election. 

Meanwhile, Delhi Police conducted patrolling at Daryaganj and Jama Masjid areas on Saturday ahead of the elections. 

“We conducted foot patrolling to ensure that MCD elections are conducted in a free and fair manner tomorrow. There're over 200 polling premises and around 700 polling booths of which 54 are critically sensitive, in the Central zone,” news agency ANI quoted Shweta Chauhan, DCP, Central Delhi, as saying.

19:39 PM (IST)  •  04 Dec 2022

50% Voters Turn Out For Voting As Civic Body Polls End

Approximately 50% of polling is reported for all 250 wards in Delhi until 5:30 PM. Many Polling Stations are still polling voters who arrived before 5:30 p.m: State Election Commission.

18:22 PM (IST)  •  04 Dec 2022

Adopted Electoral Roll Prepared By ECI, No Jurisdiction To Alter: SEC Writes To Delhi Congress President Anil Chaudhary

The Delhi State Election Commission writes to Delhi Congress President Anil Chaudhary to request that his name be removed from the electoral record.

"State Election Commission, Delhi has merely adopted Electoral Roll prepared by ECI for the conduct of elections to MCD and as such the State Election Commission Delhi has no jurisdiction to make any additions or deletions. You may like to take up the matter with CEO, Delhi," news agency ANI reported.

16:38 PM (IST)  •  04 Dec 2022

45% Voting Till 4 PM For All 250 Wards: State Election Commission

The polling percentage in the Delhi MCD elections for all 250 wards is approximately 45% as of 4 p.m.: State Election Commission, ANI reported. 

15:57 PM (IST)  •  04 Dec 2022

'Won't Vote Until They Hear Our Grievances': Villagers Boycott Polls Due To Lack Of Services

People in Katewara village, North West district, say they have boycotted MCD elections due to a lack of basic amenities in the village, such as proper roads and drains.

Till the time the authorities don't hear our grievances, we won't vote, they said, ANI reported. 

15:23 PM (IST)  •  04 Dec 2022

Lotus Will Bloom In All Three Polls, BJP To Win MCD: Union Minister Anurag Thakur

"Lotus will bloom in all three polls: MCD elections, Gujarat assembly elections, and Himachal Pradesh assembly elections. The BJP will form government in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh once more, and it will also form government in MCD," Anurag Thakur, Union Minister was quoted as saying by news agency ANI. 

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