Delhi MCD election 2022 to be held on December 4, results on December 7

MCD Polls Date 2022: The Election Commission of India (ECI) will announce the dates for MCD polls at 4 pm on Friday. The Delhi State Election Commission has called a press conference at 4 pm in which the polls are likely to be announced.

New Delhi: The dates for the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) elections are likely to be announced on Friday evening. The State Election Commission has called a press conference at 4 p.m. in this regard. According to sources, the elections are expected to be held in the first week of December. The model code of conduct will also come into force from the day the poll dates are declared, said sources. The State EC has reserved and delimited the wards.

Before delimitation, the MCD had 272 wards which have now been reduced to 250, wherein the polls will be held. The EC has appointed Returning Officers and has taken the objections and suggestions of the public as well as political parties into consideration, by setting up polling booths at the ward level. The three major contestants -- the BJP, the AAP and the Congress -- have started working on their strategies and candidate selection for the polls to 250 wards of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD). 

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04 November 2022

16:34 IST

MCD Elections 2022 Dates Announced by SEC

"The issue of notification will be on Nov 7 and will end on Nov 14. The last date of withdrawal of candidature is Nov 19. Voting for the polls will be on December 04 and the results will be announced on December 07", Vijay Dev, Delhi State Election Commissioner announced during the press conference.

16:14 IST

SEC reserves 104 seats for women, 21 out of them for SC women 

"Out of those 42 seats for SC, 21 seats will be for SC women. 104 seats will be reserved for women", said Vijay Dev, Delhi State Election Commissioner.

16:06 IST

Delhi State Election Commission Press Conference begins

"We completed the delimitation process in Delhi. Polling stations were redrawn. Now we are prepared for 250 wards in Delhi. Municipal corporation of Delhi has jurisdiction in 68 constituencies. 42 seats reserved for SCs", Vijay Dev, Delhi State Election Commissioner.

We completed the delimitation process in Delhi. Polling stations were redrawn. Now we are prepared for 250 wards in Delhi. Municipal corporation of Delhi has jurisdiction in 68 constituencies. 42 seats reserved for SCs:Vijay Dev, Delhi State Election Commissioner pic.twitter.com/yv2GJFPqmT

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15:57 IST

MCD election office inaugurated at BJP's Delhi unit headquarters

Union Minister Piyush Goyal and BJP's Delhi unit chief Adesh Gupta inaugurated the party's MCD election office with a 'yagna' on Friday. The State Election Commission is expected to announce the dates for Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) elections at 4 pm on Friday.

15:55 IST

Delhi MCD polls: BJP not to repeat outgoing councilors on 60-70% seats

The Delhi BJP on Friday hinted at not repeating its outgoing councilors on at least 60-70 per cent of the wards. Several Delhi BJP leaders said the reports that the party will replace all its sitting councilors with new faces was technically incorrect.