By Admin 
Mcd bypolls dates: By -elections are going to be held in 12 wards of Delhi Municipal Corporation (MCD). The State Election Commission may announce this soon. Official sources have given this information on Friday (May 2). Recently, the Commission has issued a notification. In this, Electoral Registration Officer has been appointed for 12 wards. It is indicating that preparations for the by -election have been completed.
Causes of vacant seats
Sources said that the dates of these by -elections will be announced keeping in mind the current law and order and political circumstances. According to PTI, these 12 wards were vacant due to this because BJP councilor Kamaljeet Sehrawat was elected Lok Sabha MP in the 2024 general elections, while the other 11 councilors became MLAs in the assembly elections held in February.
Of the councilors who won the assembly elections, 3 were from Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and 8 Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). BJP’s Rekha Gupta, who was a councilor from Shalimar Bagh B Ward, has now become the Chief Minister of Delhi after becoming an MLA.
Commission notification
In the notification issued on April 28, the Delhi State Election Commission said, “Under the rights received under Section 7B of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi Act, 1957, I, Vijay Dev, State Election Commissioner of National Capital Region Delhi, I consult the Delhi Government and appoint Electoral Registration Officer for 12 wards.”
By -election ward
The wards where the by -elections are to be held include Mundka, Shalimar Bagh B, Chandni Chowk, Dwarka B, Narayana, Sangam Vihar A and other wards.
Significantly, in the municipal elections held in December 2022, the Aam Aadmi Party won 134 wards and gained power in the Municipal Corporation and ended the 15 -year domination of BJP. BJP won 104 wards. However, in the recent Mayor elections, the BJP defeated the Aam Aadmi Party and captured both the posts of the Mayor and the Deputy Mayor. The AAP had boycotted this election, especially in the last few months, he was shocked by many councilors change.
Now these 12 vacant wards are eyeing the by -elections, which can affect not only the local politics but also the strength balance of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi.