MCD zonal ward committee elections 2024: The Municipal Corporation of Delhi’s (MCD) ward committee elections are taking place today (September 4). The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) have already won three MCD Zones- City SP and Karol Bagh- unopposed with BJP not filing nominations as they fell short of the minimum number of elected councillors required. It also won the Rohini Zone with 14 votes. Meanwhile, the BJP also won the Keshavpuram, Shahdara South and Nazafgarh MCD Zones unopposed as well.
Security has been beefed in and around the Civic Centre in the national capital with authorities anticipating a face-off between workers of the opposition BJP and the ruling AAP during the MCD's ward committee polls on Wednesday.
Paramilitary personnel deployed
A company of paramilitary personnel along with the Delhi Police personnel has been deployed in and around the Civic Centre in central Delhi. The personnel have been instructed to prevent any untoward incident during the election process, a senior police officer said.
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1. City SP zone
Chairman -Mohd Sadiq (79) AAP
Deputy Chairman- Kiran Bala (77) AAP
One member to Standing Committee from Wards Committee - Puardeep Singh Sawhney (74) AAP
All elected unopposed
2. Karol Bagh Zone
Chairman - Rakesh Joshi (89) AAP
Deputy Chairman-Jyoti Gautam (140) AAP
One member to Standing Committee from Wards Committee - Ankush Narang (87) AAP
All elected unopposed
3. Keshav Puram Zone
Chairman -Yogesh Verma (ward no -64) BJP
Deputy Chairman- Sushil (ward No- 67) BJP
One member to Standing Committee from Wards Committee - Shikha Bharadwaj (ward No - 58) BJP
All Elected unopposed
4. Rohini Zone
Chairman- Suman Anil Rana (ward 22) AAP
Deputy Chairman- Dharm Rakshak (ward 49) AAP
One member to Standing Committee from Wards Committee- Daulat (ward 44) AAP
BJP candidates had withdrawn their nominations for the Deputy Chairman post and one member to the Standing Committee.
5. Shahdara South zoneChairman - Sandeep Kapoor ( Ward No -211) BJP
Deputy Chairman- Sanjeev Kumar Singh (Ward No -190) BJP
One member to Standing Committee from Wards Committee- Neema Bhagat (Ward No- 210) BJP
6. Najafgarh Zone
Chairman- Amit Kharkhari Ward 127 (BJP)
Deputy Chairman- Sunita Ward 130 (BJP)
One member to Standing Committee from Wards Committee - Inderjeet Sehrawat Ward 133 (BJP)
7. West Zone
Chairman- Sahib Kumar Ward 107 (AAP)
Deputy Chairman- Manju Setia Ward 98 ( AAP)
One member to Standing Committee from Wards Committee- Parveen Kumar Ward 105 AAP
BJP candidates had withdrawn their nominations for the post of Chairman, Deputy Chairman and one member to the Standing Committee.
Mayor Shelly Oberoi raises objection on election
Mayor Shelly Oberoi raised objection on the election of the MCD zone committee and standing committee members. The mayor questioned and rejected the decision of the commissioner to make the deputy commissioner the presiding officer for the ward committee elections.
The mayor issued an order saying that the deputy commissioner is not the presiding officer. Therefore, he does not have to conduct any election.
Delhi LG on MCD ward elections
Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena late on Tuesday asked the MCD commissioner to notify the appointment of deputy commissioners as presiding officers for MCD ward committee polls after Mayor Shelly Oberoi did not do so.
The last-minute intervention by the LG using special powers granted under the DMC Act, and in the larger public interest, ends uncertainty over the polls that are taking place today. Earlier on Tuesday (September 3), Oberoi refused to appoint presiding officers, saying her conscience does not allow her to participate in an undemocratic election process. She had also directed MCD commissioner Ashwani Kumar to restart the election process and give at least one week time for filing the nomination.
(With inputs from Ila Kazmi)
