MHA says order a bid to expedite MCD polls; report in four months
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has set up a three-member delimitation committee, headed by State Election Commissioner Vijay Dev, for redrawing of boundaries of the municipal wards so as to expedite the process of holding the civic body polls in the national Capital.
According to the official order by Joint Secretary Ashutosh Agnihotri, MHA, the committee shall complete the redrawing the boundaries of existing wards in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) and submit its report within four months from the date of issue of this order.
The delimitation of municipal wards is necessary as per an Act for holding fresh elections.
The exercise will pave the way for the civic polls in Delhi, which would be the first since the reunification of the three corporations.
“In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 3 Section 3, 3A and 5 of Delhi Municipal Corporation Act 1957, the Central Government constitutes a committee to assist the Central Government in carrying out the delimitation of wards and other incidental functions related to it. The committee shall complete the above-mentioned exercise and submit its report within four months from the date of issue of this order,” the MHA said in its order.