Delhi, 28 October (H.S.): The Delhi State Election Commission on Tuesday announced that bypolls for 12 Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) wards will be held on November 30.
According to the Commission, the nomination process will begin on November 3, while voting will take place from 7:30 am to 5:30 pm without any break on polling day. The counting of votes is scheduled for December 3.
As per the election schedule, the last date for filing nominations is November 10, scrutiny of papers will be conducted on November 12, and withdrawal of nominations can be done until November 15, the Commission said in a press note.
The bypolls will be held in the following wards: Mundka, Shalimar Bagh-B, Ashok Vihar, Chandni Chowk, Chandni Mahal, Dwarka-B, Dichaon Kalan, Naraina, Sangam Vihar-A, Dakshin Puri, Greater Kailash, and Vinod Nagar.
The Shalimar Bagh-B ward was earlier represented by Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, while Dwarka-B was vacated by BJP councillor Kamaljeet Sehrawat after her election to the West Delhi Lok Sabha seat. The remaining wards fell vacant after sitting councillors from the BJP and AAP contested and won seats in the Delhi Assembly elections held earlier this year.
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Hindusthan Samachar / Jun Sarkar
