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NEW DELHI: Much awaited Municipal Corporation Delhi (MCD) poll results were declared with Arvind Kejriwal-led political party, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) winning 134 out of 250 seats on December 7.
The high-stakes MCD elections were held on December 4, 2022, with a total of 1,349 candidates contesting for 250 wards. This was the first election held after three civic bodies were unified this year.
Putting an end to the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) 15-year long stint in Delhi’s civic body, Chief Minister of Delhi Arvind Kejriwal, stated, “I congratulate the people of Delhi for this win and thank them for bringing change.”
Aam Aadmi Party’s Bobi Kinnar, a candidate from Sultanpuri-A ward, has become Municipal Corporation of Delhi’s first transgender councillor.
BJP and Congress got hold of 104 and 9 seats respectively. Three wards have elected independent candidates.
The poll was conducted on December 4, 2022, with only 50 per cent voter turnout. This year the highest polling percentage has been 65.72 in Bakhtawarpur and the lowest has been in Andrews Ganj at 33.74 per cent.
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