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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.
BJP stands for "Bhagti Janata Party": Delhi Deputy CM Sisodia
Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia said that BJP was running away from the MCD mayor election.
“BJP means Bhagti Janata Party. Today we demand that the meeting should be called again and mayor’s election should be done today itself. We all councillors, MLAs and MPs are sitting in the house," he said.
'Don't run away from Delhi mayor polls': AAP dares BJP, shares video of 'full majority'
AAP MP shares clip of paramilitary forces at MCD house complex
AAP taking attendance of its members present inside MCD house
AAP MLA Pathak is taking names of all the AAP members present in the house.
‘BJP is experimenting…': Saurabh Bharadwaj on delaying of MCD mayoral poll
AAP MLA Saurabh Bharadwaj said BJP does the experiment of not letting to form government if it loses election. The same is being done in MCD. “This experiment which BJP is doing in Delhi, if you lose the election, then you should not let the government be formed in that state,” he said.
Democratic principles must be followed: Meenakshi Lekhi on delaying MCD mayoral polls amid ruckus
Union minister Meenakshi Lekhi expressed her dissatisfaction on the delaying of MCD mayoral poll, yet again. “We were sitting in the House to vote since 11 am & when finally the time came, a ruckus began in the House. This is wrong, democratic principles must be followed,” she said.
‘Will not leave…’: AAP MLA demands demands for Delhi mayor today
Amid ruckus in MCD house, which led presiding officer Satya Sharma to adjourn the proceedings, AAP MLA Dugesh Pathat demanded for a Delhi mayor today. Addressing the gallery, he said all 135 councilors, 13 MLAs and 3 MPs are sitting in the house and Delhi should get a mayor today.
Delhi Police, paramilitary force reach MCD headquarters amid security concerns
Delhi police and paramilitary force reach the MCD Headquarters due to security reasons at Civic Centre
BJP councillors stage protest outside, AAP counterparts continue to remain inside MCD house
BJP councillors staged protest outside after they walked out of the MCD house. Meanwhile, the AAP councilors are continuing to sit inside the house chamber.
Ruckus erupts after voting for MCD mayor started
A ruckus ensued at Civic Centre, MCD Headquarters soon after voting for Delhi's mayor began. The election is postponed as the House was adjourned sine die due to ruckus.
'Taarikh pe taarikh': AAP MLA reacts on MCD house adjournment
Taking to Twitter, AAP MLA Praveen Kumar shared his reaction on repeated MCD house adjournments. “How long will Delhi have to wait for a mayor? How many more days will it take BJP to accept its defeat in Delhi MCD?” he asked.
Presiding officer adjourns house amid sloganeering from both AAP, BJP councillors
Presiding officer Satya Sharma said house proceedings cannot be conducted amid sloganeering from both AAP and BJP councillors
BJP councillors raise slogans amid house adjournment
BJP councillors raise slogans against AAP in the well while the MCD house remains adjourned.
Leader of house appeals presiding officer to not allow aldermen inside chamber during polls
Leader of the house Mukesh Goyal appeals that the presiding officer should not allow the nominated members (aldermen), who are ineligible to vote in Mayor election, to sit in the chamber during the mayor election.
Voting for mayoral election to begin shortly
Presiding officer Satya Sharma has announced that there will be small break in the proceedings for making preparations for Mayor election.
All 250 councilors and 10 nominated members complete oath
With Brijesh Singh from Sabapur taking oath, all 250 councilors and 10 nominated members have completed the oath taking process.
Oath taking of elected councillors nears end
Update: 241 out the 250 elected councilors have taken oath so far.
AAP's Shelly Oberoi or BJP's Rekha Gupta: Who will be MCD mayor? 10 points
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) is set to elect the national capital's first mayor as a whole in a decade about three weeks after visuals of mayhem inside the House had triggered criticism for leaders of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the BJP. The AAP had wrested control of the civic body from the BJP last month, ending its 15-year-rule. It was the first time that elections were held for a unified MCD after three civic bodies of the city merged into one last year. Read full story
From professor to politician: Shelly Oberoi
Oberoi, born in Delhi, has done a PhD from Ignou’s school of management studies, and has been an assistant professor in several universities. She joined AAP as an activist in 2013 and rose to become the vice president of the women wing in Delhi in 2020.
Who is Shelly Oberoi? AAP's choice for Delhi mayoral post
First time councilor fromDelhi's East Patel Nagar ward - Shelly Oberoi - is the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) candidate for mayoral election in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD). Oberoi, who was a visiting professor in Delhi University (DU), won the civic body election from a BJP stronghold.
Over 150 councillors complete oath
Around 150 members have taken oath, another 100 are remaining.
Voting soon, Delhi awaits election of one mayor for the city
Following the mayoral poll, Delhi will get a mayor for the city as a whole after a gap of 10 years.
Delhi to get its woman mayor shortly
The post of mayor in the national capital sees five single-year terms on a rotation basis, with the first year being reserved for women, the second for open category, third for reserved category, and the remaining two again for the open category.
Delhi will thus get a woman mayor this year.
BJP exudes confidence in winning mayor election
BJP MP Ramesh Bidhuri said, "We lost by a nominal margin, but we will win the mayor election. The AAP people who have bought tickets paying ₹50-70 lakh will now realise the truth."
Fellow BJP MP Gautam Gambhir said, "We don't do politics like the Aam Aadmi Party. I wish that the election goes peacefully... Whoever wins the mayor (post) should work for the people of Delhi." (PTI)
Who will vote in MCD's mayor poll?
Voters for the mayor's election are the 250 councillors, seven Lok Sabha and three Rajya Sabha MPs from Delhi and 14 MLAs nominated by the Legislative Assembly.
