With voting for the municipal polls just under a week away, election fever is back in Delhi. The elections for the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), a civic body that has existed since 1958, are scheduled for 4 December and the results will be announced three days later on 7 December.
Here is all that you need to know about the MCD and the elections.
What is the MCD? It is a civic body that governs most of Delhi and is responsible for running hospitals, managing water supply, maintaining roads and the drainage system, building parks, and street lights, supervising construction work. Waste management and the overall cleanliness of the city comes under the MCD's purview as well.
Which parts of Delhi don't come under the MCD? Two areas of Delhi are governmented by separate bodies. These are:
The New Delhi area hosts all major government offices, residences, and diplomatic missions. It comes under the New Delhi Municipal Council, which answers to the Central Government.
Additionally, the Delhi Cantonment area comes under the Delhi Cantonment Board (DCB), which in turn answers to the Ministry of Defence.
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New Delhi: BJP President J P Nadda meets people in Keshav Puram during an election campaign for upcoming MCD elections, in New Delhi, Sunday, Nov. 27, 2022.
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New Delhi: Delhi Dy CM and AAP leader Manish Sisodia campaigns for MCD elections at Vinod Nagar, in New Delhi, Sunday, Nov. 27, 2022.
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New Delhi: Senior Congress leader Ajay Maken addresses a press conference ahead of the upcoming Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) election, in New Delhi, Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2022.
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