Delhi Municipal Corporation works for 2 crore people, BJP rule for 15 years

Delhi MCD Election 2022: With the date of polling for the Municipal Corporation of Delhi coming closer, the campaigning is also intensifying. Big leaders of all the main parties are busy in the election campaign. Voting for the municipal elections will be held on December 4, while the results will be revealed on December 7. Triangular fight is being seen in MCD this time also. The Municipal Corporation of Delhi has been ruled by the BJP for 15 years.

Opposition parties Aam Aadmi Party and Congress are making vigorous efforts to remove BJP from power. In such an election environment, it is also important for you to know what has been the history of MCD, how many wards are there, how many voters are there, the results of the last elections etc. Get all the information here.

Municipal Corporation of Delhi – Big things

• It is one of the largest municipal corporations in the world.

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• The Municipal Corporation of Delhi works for about 20 million people, which is almost equal to the population of the country of Sri Lanka.

Area

• The area of ​​the Municipal Corporation of Delhi is 1,397 square kilometers.
• This is more than the sum of the area of ​​4 Union Territories of India.

budget

• The budget of Municipal Corporation of Delhi for 2022-23 is Rs 15,276 crore.
• The budget of the corporation is more than the budget of 3 states/UTs of the country.

Municipal Corporation of Delhi- Then and Now

• Before 2011, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi was one.
• In 2011, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi was divided into 3 divisions, which came into effect in 2012.
• On 22 May 2022, three municipal corporations merged into one.
• Earlier there were 272 wards in Delhi.

Ward in the new Municipal Corporation

• At present there are total 250 wards in Municipal Corporation, in which 42 seats are reserved for SC community.
• There are total 12 zones and the headquarter is at SP Mukherjee Civic Centre, New Delhi.

History of Municipal Corporation of Delhi

• Municipal Corporation of Delhi was established on the lines of ‘Bombay Municipal Corporation’.
• The Delhi Municipal Corporation Act Bill was approved by the President on 28 December 1957.
• After this the Municipal Corporation came into existence from 7 April 1958.
• Delhi got freedom from the urban administration system started around 1860.
• After this Delhi again got its first mayor.
• The first mayor of Delhi was Aruna Asif Ali.
• Although the first mayor elected was Trilok Chand Sharma.
• The first meeting of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi was addressed by the then PM Jawaharlal Nehru.
• The corporation’s headquarters was made at the historic Town Hall located in the Chandni Chowk area.
• From the office MCD worked till 2000s.
• In 1958, there were 80 councilors in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi.
• In 2017, a total of 272 councilors were elected.
• After the new delimitation, now 250 councilors will be elected.

mcd election in delhi

• Voting will be held in Delhi on 4th December while results will come on 7th December.
• This time all the three municipal corporations have been merged into one.
• By uniting all the three corporations, the corporation will save 150 crores.
• BJP is in control of MCD since 2007.
• The term of MCD has ended in May itself.

mcd schools

• There are 1,646 primary schools in total.
• 8 lakh 71 thousand students study in these schools.

in mcd election BJP

• BJP is in MCD for 15 consecutive years.
• Since 2007, BJP has been winning the MCD elections continuously. However, during this time BJP could never form the government in Delhi.

in mcd election AAP

• AAP Aadmi Party is in power in Delhi since 2015.
• In 2017, AAP had made an entry in the municipal elections.
• AAP had won 49 out of 272 seats.

Congress in MCD elections

• The Congress was in power in Delhi from 1998 to 2013, but lost the MCD elections in 2007 and 2012.
• In 2017, the Congress had won only 31 seats.

2017- Result of Municipal Corporation of Delhi

North Delhi

• Total Seat – 104
• Majority – 53
• BJP – 64
• You – 21
• Congress – 16
• Others – 3

South Delhi

• Total Seat – 104
• Majority – 53
• BJP – 70
• you – 16
• Congress – 12
• Others – 6

East Delhi

• Total Seat – 64
• Majority – 33
• BJP – 47
• you – 12
• Congress – 3
• Others – 2

2012- delhi municipal corporation result

North Delhi

• Total Seat – 104
• Majority – 53
• BJP – 59
• Congress – 29
• Others – 16

South Delhi

• Total Seat – 104
• Majority – 53
• BJP – 44
• Congress – 29
• Others – 31

East Delhi

• Total Seat – 64
• Majority – 33
• BJP – 35
• Congress – 19
• Others – 10

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