The Delhi Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Act, 2022, lays down bringing down the existing number of 272 wards to 250 and will require a ward redrawing exercise.
A bill to merge Delhi's three municipal corporations in the national capital into a single entity was introduced in Lok Sabha on Friday amid opposition claims that the move was beyond the legislative competence of Parliament.
The plea was filed after the Delhi State Election Commission indefinitely deferred the MCD elections.
AAP workers and leaders protested near the party office, demanding the announcement of the dates of the civic polls in Delhi. The party had plans to gherao the BJP headquarters.
Delhi govt provides "all the funds" to municipal corporations ruled by the BJP, yet they face shortage of funds "due to rampant corruption" prevailing there, the deputy CM said.
The 'free symbols' meant for independents and candidates of unrecognised parties include fruits like apple, grapes and pineapple; food items like biscuits, cake, bread; kitchen items like pressure cooker, mixee, bread roller and many other electronic items.
West Bengal Municipal Election 2022 result: BJP, Left Front and the Congress are yet to win a civic body, although the parties have won a few wards in some towns.
The 649 urban local bodies are 21 municipal corporations, 138 municipalities, and 490 town panchayats. Subsequently, polls for all the 12 wards in Kadambur town panchayat in Thoothukudi district were canceled for violations.
In the Chennai Corporation area, the repolling would be in a booth (Washermenpet) under Ward 51 and another polling station (Odaikuppam-Besant Nagar) in Ward 179.
The single-phase election was held to fill up 12,838 posts in 21 corporations, 138 municipalities, 490 town panchayats and 649 urban local bodies in the state. A total of 74,416 candidates including many independents entered the fray.
The counting of votes would commence on February 22 in 268 centers. The urban civic polls were last held in Tamil Nadu in 2011 when the AIADMK was in power.
An argument ensued over a woman voter wearing a 'Hijab', and polling officials said she was identified on the basis of her voter card (EPIC) and her face was not covered.
As many as 57,778 candidates are in the fray for 12,607 posts of ward members in 648 urban local bodies including municipal corporations, municipalities and town panchayats and the voting exercise began in over 31,000 polling stations.
The TMC retained Bidhannagar by winning 39 out of 41 seats, but opposition BJP and the CPI(M) failed to open their account. The Congress managed to bag one seat, and an Independent candidate secured victory in one ward.
Alleging large-scale rigging during the Kolkata Municipal Corporation elections, Leader of Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari held a sit-in strike inside the State Election Commissioner Office. They demanded repolling for the KMC election.
Although the SEC claimed that only one person was injured in the incident, police said that three people were injured, of whom one has lost his leg. The BJP and the CPI (M) alleged that the TMC has forcibly stopped opposition booth agents from entering polling centres in several wards, a charge that the ruling party dubbed as "baseless".
The state unit of the BJP filed a petition before the high court on December 14, seeking deployment of central forces for Kolkata civic polls, expressing apprehensions that its candidates and workers might be subjected to threats and attacks.
Kajari Banerjee said TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee has asked her to fight the electoral battle by herself and prove her worth.
Referring to the BJP's stunning performance in Tripura civic elections for which polling was held on November 25, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the people of the state gave a clear message that they prefer politics of good governance.
In a series of tweets, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the people of Tripura have given a clear message that they prefer politics of good governance.
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