Delhi: MCD Mayor Election To Be Held On April 25 | India Information
The Municipal Company of Delhi (MCD) will maintain elections for the submit of Mayor and Deputy Mayor on April 25. The deadline for submitting nominations is April 21.
The election will likely be held throughout the April assembly of MCD on April 25 at 2 pm.
In response to a discover from MCD, “The bizarre April (2025) Assembly of the Municipal Company of Delhi will likely be held on Friday, the twenty fifth April 2025. During which election of Mayor and Deputy Mayor can even be held.”
At present, the mayor is Mahesh Kumar Khichi of the Aam Aadmi Get together. He was elected in November of final 12 months after defeating the BJP’s Kishan Lal by a slim margin of three votes.
Out of a complete of 265 votes, Khichi received 133, and Lal secured 130, whereas 2 votes have been declared invalid.
Khichi then succeeded AAP’s Shelly Oberoi, who assumed workplace in 2023.
The submit of mayor within the nationwide capital has 5 single-year phrases on a rotational foundation. The primary 12 months is reserved for girls, the second for the open class, the third for the reserved class, and the remaining two once more for the open class. Delhi will get a brand new mayor after the tip of a monetary 12 months.
The AAP took management of MCD in December 2022, ending the BJP’s 15-year rule. Nevertheless, with the BJP again within the nationwide capital this 12 months after 27 years, the MCD polls may sway their method.
BJP received the Delhi Meeting Election by gaining a majority in 48 seats. AAP was restricted to solely 22 seats; its distinguished leaders, together with former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and former Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, in addition to former minister Satyendra Jain and Saurabh Bharadwaj, misplaced the polls.
On April 10, incumbent mayor Mahesh Kumar Khichi referred to as for the fast withdrawal of consumer costs levied on residents for stable waste administration. In a letter to Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, Khichi raised critical considerations over the poor implementation of waste assortment providers, the dearth of coordination amongst businesses, and the growing monetary burden on residents.
Mahesh Kumar asserted that earlier than levying such consumer costs, it’s important to make sure that the company successfully offers door-to-door waste assortment providers to the general public.
