The State Election Commission (SEC) on Tuesday informed that a total of 2,585 nominations of 2021 candidates have been received for the forthcoming Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) election.
With 24 nominations, Bapraula ward is at the top of the list where the maximum number of people have applied. Similarly, there are five wards that received only five nominations each for the MCD polls.
A total of 1249 candidates of the BJP, Congress, and AAP along with the other parties and independent candidates filed the poll papers, said the senior official of the State Election Commission, Delhi.
Informing about the development; the official said that while from Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) 423 candidates submitted their nomination, while 149 Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) candidates enrolled for the polls.
“On November 14, 334 candidates from the Indian National Congress (INC) have filed their nomination and 492 candidates from the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) have submitted the papers,” they said.
“From Communist Party of India five candidates have filed nomination and nine submissions received from Communist Party of India (Marxist),” they said.
A total of 33 candidates enrolled from the Nationalist Congress Party to contest the municipal election and five have submitted their papers from All India Forward Bloc, stated Sources.
“Papers of 20 were received from the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen, while five candidates have applied for the nomination from the Communist Party of India (Marxist- Leninist),” they informed.
“From Indian Union Muslim League two people have applied for enrollment and the papers of 31 candidates were received from the Janata Dal (United),” they said.
“The nomination documents of one, four, and one candidate were received from the Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas), Rashtriya Janata Dal, and Samajwadi Party respectively,” they told. A total number of 507candidates filled their nomination on Monday to contest the forthcoming civic elections independently, taking the tally to 2012, said Sources.
In Baprola, 24 nominations, which was the highest number of papers received by the Returning officer, while Anarkali, Sarita Vihar, Andrews Ganj, Raghubir Nagar, Mangolpuri-B, Pooth Kalan ward received the lowest number of nominations, which is five, said Sources, giving the details of the nominations, as per ward.
“Total of 2585 nominations of 2021 candidates have been received by Returning Officers in 250 MCD Wards for the forthcoming elections,” they added.
According to a senior SEC official, “Process for receipt of nominations went completely smoothly and elaborate arrangements had been put in place at all Returning Officers headquarters, being the last day for Nominations.
District Magistrates, Deputy Commissioner of Police, and Deputy Commissioners of MCD had made coordinated arrangements for traffic circulation, parking, and basic facilities.” “Due to a single day rush, the process of nominations who had arrived by 3 pm continued till late evening,” he said.
“Around 40 candidates have filed their nomination till last week on Friday, out of which the majority was independent,” he added.
To facilitate the candidates in filling the nomination, 68 returning officers, each in charge of three to six wards in the city, were appointed by the SEC.
The date set for filling the nomination was set from November 7 to November 14, by the State Election Commission (SEC). The scrutiny of nominations will be completed by the Commission by November 16.
The MCD polls will be held on December 4. The counting of votes will take place on December 7.
In the civic elections 2017, the people of the city handed over the power of the MCD to the BJP, winning 181 seats out of the total 272, while the AAP has been victorious in 49 wards and the congress came last scoring 31 seats.