MCD Election 2022: Delhiites vote in high-stakes civic polls - In pics

Delhi: Voting began for the high-stakes municipal polls in Delhi today, December 4, 2022, a contest which is largely being seen among the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), and the Congress. The polling for the Delhi civic polls began at 8 am and will continue till 5 pm. Over 1.45 crore voters in Delhi are eligible to practice their electoral rights on Sunday in what is being seen as a three-cornered contest with the BJP, AAP, and Congress as the main players. The MCD elections 2022 are the first after the reunification of the three civic bodies of the city. As several services rendered by the Delhi government and the MCD overlap, such as basic education and health care, the AAP hopes to stamp its complete authority over the administration of Delhi with its government in the civic body.

This is also the first civic poll being held in the national capital after the February 2020 Delhi riots and as per data shared by officials, 3,360 booths, spanning 493 locations, have been identified in critical or sensitive categories.