Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) candidates (*26*) Oberoi and Aaley Muhammad Iqbal have been re-elected as Mayor and Deputy Mayor in Delhi respectively after BJP candidates withdrew their nominations.
The polls to elect the brand new Mayor and Deputy Mayor of Delhi will be held on April 26, in accordance to an official discover issued on Wednesday.
“The Ordinary April (2024) Meeting of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi will be held on Friday the 26th April, 2024 at 11.00 am at Aruna Asaf Ali Sabhagar A-Block, 4th Floor, Dr S.P. Mukherjee Civic Centre, Jawahar Lal Nehru Marg New Delhi. Election of Mayor and Dy Mayor will also be held in the same meeting,” learn the discover issued by the workplace of the Municipal Secretary of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD).
Last yr, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) candidates (*26*) Oberoi and Aaley Muhammad Iqbal have been re-elected as Mayor and Deputy Mayor in Delhi respectively after BJP candidates withdrew their nominations. This comes at a time when Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is in jail in reference to the excise coverage case.
He was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on March 21. The publish of mayor within the nationwide capital sees 5 single-year phrases on a rotational foundation with the primary yr reserved for ladies, the second for the open class, the third for the reserved class and the remaining two once more for the open class. Delhi will get a brand new mayor after the top of a monetary yr.
The municipal elections in Delhi have been held on December 4 and the outcomes have been introduced on December 7.
AAP got here out victorious with 134 seats out of 250.
The earlier election for the publish of mayor noticed excessive drama with AAP and BJP councillors clashing with one another throughout one of many conferences. Three makes an attempt to elect the Mayor failed due to bickering between the Aam Aadmi Party and Bharatiya Janata Party. AAP additionally moved the Supreme Court over the elections. (*26*) Oberoi was elected mayor of Delhi within the fourth try after the wrangling.
(This story has not been edited by DNA workers and is printed from ANI)
