Bypolls in 12 MCD wards on Nov 30

Bypolls to 12 wards of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi will be held on November 30 and the counting of votes on December 3, the Delhi State Election Commission said on Tuesday.

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Nomination filing will begin on November 3. The last date of filing of nominations will be November 10, and the scrutiny of papers will take place on November 12. The last date of withdrawal of nomination will be November 15, it said.

On November 30, voting will be held from 7.30 am to 5.30 pm.

The BJP, which is currently in power in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), asserted it will sweep the bypolls. On the other hand, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) said in a statement that it was prepared for the bypolls.

The bypolls will be held at Mundka, Shalimar Bagh-B, Ashok Vihar, Chandni Chowk, Chandni Mahal, Dwarka-B, Dichaon Kalan, Naraina, Sangam Vihar-A, Dakshin Puri, Greater Kailash and Vinod Nagar. The BJP held nine of the 12 wards earlier, and the remaining three were represented by AAP councillors.