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Delhi MCD Ruckus Live Updates: MCD House adjourned till 10am on Friday

THE TIMES OF INDIA | Feb 23, 2023, 12:13:50 IST

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Delhi MCD Ruckus Live Updates: MCD House adjourned till 10am on Friday

Delhi MCD House Live Updates: The MCD House has been adjourned till 10am on Friday. Chaos was witnesssed in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) House during the election for the members of the standing committee when BJP alleged that during the secret voting, the councillors were taking photographs of the ballots through their mobiles, which is a violation of the secret ballot. The BJP and AAP councillors also came to blows in the house. The uproar began when newly elected mayor Shelly Oberoi declared that mobile phones would be allowed in the polling booth. There was immediate protest from the BJP members, who rushed to the well of the House and said it was against the norms to allow mobile phones in this manner. Oberoi’s view that disallowing phones would amount to hurting the dignity of members found no takers. Stay with TOI for all the latest updates.

14:12 (IST) Feb 22

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14:00 (IST) Feb 22

Delhi Mayor Election Live: AAP's Shelly Oberoi is new mayor of Delhi

13:57 (IST) Feb 22

Congress councillors from ward no 47, 188, 189, 213, 227, 234, 243, 245 didn't cast their vote

13:50 (IST) Feb 22

Voting process completed and I am thankful to all for helping in peaceful completion of process. Counting will start in presence of candidates and one more councillor from both parties.

Pro-tem speaker Satya Sharma

13:50 (IST) Feb 22

Voting ends peacefully to elect Delhi MCD mayor

13:22 (IST) Feb 22

One extra booth has been added to speed up voting process for Delhi MCD mayor election

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13:16 (IST) Feb 22

Delhi MCD Mayor Election: None of the nine Congress councillors came to cast vote

13:04 (IST) Feb 22

Voting for Mayor and deputy mayor has begun. BJP is voting honestly and we will win.

Hans Raj Hans, BJP MP from North-West Delhi

12:41 (IST) Feb 22

AAP mayor candidate Shelly Oberoi waiting in a queue to cast her vote

12:15 (IST) Feb 22

MP Gautam Gambhir in the hall to caste vote in Delhi MCD mayor election

12:06 (IST) Feb 22

Queue of councillors to cast vote during mayoral election

11:58 (IST) Feb 22

AAP councillors waiting outside the booth

11:51 (IST) Feb 22

Delhi Mayoral elections is underway at Dr. SP Mukherjee Civic Centre

11:48 (IST) Feb 22

AAP councillor Sweta Nigam, unwell, allowed to vote first

11:41 (IST) Feb 22

AAP MLA Durgesh Pathak cast his vote

11:36 (IST) Feb 22

MP Meenakshi Lekhi is the first one to go for voting, followed by AAP MP Sushil Gupta

11:36 (IST) Feb 22

Delhi MCD Mayor Election : Voting begins to elect Delhi mayor

11:32 (IST) Feb 22

Three members are contesting for mayor post: Shelly Oberoi from AAP and Rekha Gupta from BJP

11:30 (IST) Feb 22

In last house, oath happened and we hope that the mayor, deputy mayor and standing committee members will be elected this time. I request all to contribute in peaceful conduct of election.

Pro-tem speaker Satya Sharma

11:29 (IST) Feb 22

Pro-tem speaker Satya Sharma addressing councillors in the meeting hall

11:22 (IST) Feb 22

MCD commissioner Gyanesh Bharti arrives in the hall for MCD mayor election.

11:21 (IST) Feb 22

Delhi mayor election live: Tight security around ballot box for mayor election

11:18 (IST) Feb 22

Shelly Oberoi says

AAP mayor candidate Shelly Oberoi said that she hopes the house will function peacefully today and the presiding officer will conduct mayor's poll as per Supreme court's order.

11:12 (IST) Feb 22

BJP candidate for mayor Rekha Gupta and other councillors reach the hall.

11:10 (IST) Feb 22

Protem speaker Satya Sharma and BJP councillors/members yet to reach the meeting hall

11:09 (IST) Feb 22

Delhi MCD Mayor Election: AAP and BJP's strength

AAP has a strength of 151 in MCD — 134 elected councillors, 13 MLAs, 3 MPs and a supporting independent councillor.

BJP has 112 in its favour — 104 elected councillors, 7 MPs and 1 MLA.

11:00 (IST) Feb 22

AAP councillors, including mayoral candidate Shelly Oberoi, arrive in the house for election.

10:58 (IST) Feb 22

Delhi Mayoral election: The exercise to hold elections to the top post will be carried out after three failed attempts.

10:45 (IST) Feb 22

MCD Mayor Election Live: Everyone in Delhi is aware that every decision in MCD is being taken for BJP’s political gains, including permitting nominated aldermen to vote by the presiding officer. But after the rap by the Supreme Court, MCD will have a mayor and all this harassment by BJP will come to an end.

AAP statement

10:39 (IST) Feb 22

Delhi Mayor Election: Leader of AAP in MCD Mukesh Goel retorts to BJP's allegation

It was not us but BJP which delayed the elections for two and half months. We were forced to go to the Supreme Court twice to get the election process completed in a constitutional manner. As soon as our mayor is elected on Wednesday, she will immediately organise the polls for the deputy mayor and Standing Committee members, said Mukesh Goel.

10:18 (IST) Feb 22

MCD Mayor Election: We strongly apprehend AAP disrupting the House proceedings once the mayor’s election is completed.

Delhi BJP spokesperson Praveen Shankar Kapoor

10:09 (IST) Feb 22

Delhi MCD Mayor Election: BJP hopes to win Standing Committee posts

The powerful Standing Committee has 18 members, six of them elected by the House. The remaining 12 are elected by the 12 zonal committees. While the numbers are stacked against it in the mayoral poll, BJP hopes to win most of the Standing Committee posts.

09:58 (IST) Feb 22

MCD Mayor Poll: BJP concerned about completion of poll of Standing Committee members

While presiding officer Satya Sharma said the Supreme Court’s direction would be heeded and the election process would be held as per the Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, BJP, which is numerically disadvantaged against AAP, expressed concern about the completion of the election of the Standing Committee members.

09:52 (IST) Feb 22

Delhi Mayor Poll: We will ensure that the city gets its mayor in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) meeting tomorrow. But, anything can happen there

Delhi BJP working president Virendra on prospects of Rekha Gupta

09:51 (IST) Feb 22

Delhi Mayor Election Live: Ahead of crucial MCD meeting, BJP claims anything can happen in mayor election

Before the MCD meeting to elect the city mayor, Delhi BJP leaders on Tuesday asserted that "anything can happen", hinting that the party was hopeful of springing a surprise despite AAP's majority and the Supreme Court ruling against voting by aldermen.

09:24 (IST) Feb 22

Delhi Mayor: AAP emerged as clear winner in December 4 polls

The AAP had emerged as a clear winner in the December 4 polls, bagging 134 wards and ending the BJP's 15-year rule in the civic body. The BJP won 104 wards to finish second, while the Congress won nine seats in the 250-member municipal House.

09:24 (IST) Feb 22

As recommended by chief minister, GNCTD, I approve the proposal to convene the adjourned first meeting of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi on Wednesday, February 22, 2023, at 11 am for the election of Mayor, Dy. Mayor and six members to the Standing Committee.

LG order said earlier

08:40 (IST) Feb 22

SC's direction

A bench comprising chief justice DY Chandrachud and Justice PS Narasimha and Justice JB Pardiwala, during a hearing on Friday, directed that the election of the Delhi mayor shall be conducted at the first MCD meet and once elected, the mayor shall preside over the deputy mayor's election.

07:57 (IST) Feb 22

Notice issued by the civic body says:

The election of mayor, deputy mayor and six members of the standing committee will take place in the meeting and the agenda will remain the same.

07:56 (IST) Feb 22

As per the direction from the L-G, the House that will convene on Wednesday will be the reconvening of the adjourned first House that was held on January 6.

07:55 (IST) Feb 22

Political bickering and three failed attempts

The House had convened for the first time on January 6. It had adjourned following acrimonious exchanges between members of the BJP and the AAP. The second and third meetings called on January 24 and February 6 also failed to carry out the exercise, and were both adjourned without electing a mayor, triggering much political bickering among parties in the two months since the civic polls.

07:55 (IST) Feb 22

Polls delayed by two months

According to the Delhi Municipal Corporation (DMC) Act, 1957, the mayor and the deputy mayor are to be elected in the very first session of the House after the civic polls. However, it has been over two months since the municipal elections were held on December 4 last.

07:54 (IST) Feb 22

Shelly Oberoi is ruling Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) mayoral candidate. Whereas, BJP has fielded Rekha Gupta

07:52 (IST) Feb 22

Delhi MCD mayor Election today

Delhi will get its new mayor on Wednesday as the stage is set for the mayoral poll following a Supreme Court order after three failed attempts by the municipal body to hold the election to the top post in the past. In a shot in the arm for the ruling AAP, the apex court also held that the members nominated by the L-G to MCD cannot vote to elect the mayor.

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