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MCD Mayor Election Highlights: House adjourned till next date, AAP says won't leave
MCD Mayor Election 2023 Highlights: MCD will hold the election for the post of mayor and deputy mayor on Tuesday. This is the second attempt of the civic body to elect its first single mayor in 10 years following the unification of its three divisions last year.
MCD Mayor Election 2023 Highlights: Two weeks after a failed attempt to elect a mayor, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) is set to hold the election for the post again on Tuesday. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has fielded Shelly Oberoi and Aaley Mohammad Iqbal as its candidates for mayor and deputy mayor, respectively. Rekha Gupta will contest for the mayor post and Kamal Bagri as her deputy from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)....Read More
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Besides the 250 councillors, 14 Delhi MLAs, and 10 Delhi parliamentarians form the electoral college for the mayor. The AAP has the backing of 150 councillors while 113 support the BJP. The Congress has nine councillors and two others are independents. High drama and chaos unfolded on January 6 as AAP and BJP clashed over the swearing-in of nominated councillors, also known as Aldermen.
The elections for the capital's 250-member civic body were held last year on December 4 and the results were declared on December 7. AAP had emerged victorious by winning 134 seats, whereas the ruling BJP was able to win 104 wards.
AAP's mayoral candidate
The AAP has fielded Shelly Oberoi for mayor and Aaley Mohammad Iqbal for deputy mayor.
What might cause disruption again?
The sticking point, as it was during the first House meeting, is likely to be the administering of oaths to 10 nominated members, known as aldermen, who don’t have voting rights, but may swing the balance of power in a key body that controls the Municipal Corporation of Delhi’s (MCD) finances.
Chaos likely at MCD meet as tussle goes on
The MCD House meeting scheduled today is expected to be stormy as all the issues that led to the chaos in the first meeting on January 6 continue to persist. Read more
