A total of 1,349 candidates are left to try their luck at the hustings for a seat in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi. According to the data shared by the State Election Commission, the 250 wards, for which elections will be held on December 4, will see 709 women and 640 men as contestants.
A total of 67 candidates withdrew from the fray on the last date of withdrawing candidatures for the upcoming civic polls. Apart from this, political heavyweights such as BJP and AAP have also given tickets to more women candidates with the saffron party’s number standing at 136 and AAP’s numbers at 138. Of the 2,585 candidates who filed nominations for upcoming civic body polls in Delhi scheduled to take place on Dec 4, 1,169 were rejected by election commission on account of various technical shortcomings. After withdrawals, the final tally stands at 1,349, including 709 female candidates.
This time, the count has gone down making it a relatively tightly contested race compared to 2017 when 2,809 candidates took part in municipal elections.
According to the data shared by State Election Commission, Of the total withdrawals which included 34 male and 33 female candidates, the highest were observed among Independent candidates with total standing at 55.