Polls for 2 seats in MCD Standing Committee, 12 ward panels on May 22

MCD to hold elections for Standing Committee vacancies and ward committee chairpersons on May 22, deadline for nominations May 16.

The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) will hold elections on May 22 for two vacancies in its Standing Committee and for the posts of chairpersons and deputy chairpersons of 12 ward committees, the civic agency said on Friday.

The polls for the two seats on the 18-member panel were necessitated after the councillors representing ward numbers 71 and 164 resigned upon winning the February 5 Delhi Assembly election.

As per the provisions of the Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, the respective ward committees, comprising the area councillors, will now elect new members to the Standing Committee — the MCD’s main decision-making arm with executive powers to grant approval to projects worth over ₹5 crore.

The deadline for nominations is May 16.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) returned to the helm of the municipal corporation following its victory in the April 25 mayoral elections. Newly elected Mayor Raja Iqbal Singh has listed getting the MCD panel, which has been dysfunctional for the past two years, up and running among his priorities.