Delhi Mayoral poll: Capital elects Mayor in fourth round of voting
The Hindu
Election to the posts of Mayor, Deputy Mayor and six members of the standing committee are being held
Voting is currently under way to elect New Delhi’s next Mayor. MPs and MLAs have put in their ballots, while ward councillors are currently voting.
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has fielded East Patel Nagar ward councillor Shelly Oberoi for the post, while the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has fielded Shalimar Bagh-B ward councillor Rekha Gupta. This is the fourth attempt at conducting the polls.
Election to the posts of Mayor, Deputy Mayor and six members of the standing committee are being held.
Lieutenant-Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena had on February 18 approved the AAP government’s recommendation to hold the Delhi Mayoral elections on February 22.
Authorities stepped up security inside the Municipal House and on the Civic Centre premises in Delhi for the Mayoral poll. Several civil defence personnel, including women members, have been deployed in the chamber of the House.
Supreme Court had on February 17 ordered the issuance of a notice within 24 hours for convening the first meeting of the MCD to fix the date of elections for the Mayor, the Deputy Mayor and the members of the standing committee of the civic body.
The court issued the order after hearing a plea moved by the ruling Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) Mayoral candidate Shelly Oberoi, who had sought an early conduct of the election.