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Time of India
7 days ago
- Business
- Time of India
Standing Committee 18 members election process completes as Satya Sharma elected final member
New Delhi: The two-and-a-half-year-long endeavour to form the pivotal standing committee of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi finally seems to be nearing a culmination with the election of the last member of the 18-member panel on Tuesday. BJP's Satya Sharma won the election, managing 130 votes against the 95 logged by AAP's Hema. At the House meeting on Tuesday, 227 councillors voted, though the ballots of two were deemed invalid. Eleven councillors were absent, including the eight of Congress. Of the 250 seats, 12 are vacant after some councillors were elected as MPs and MLAs in 2024. The election of the chairman and deputy chairman of the standing committee will take place on June 12. Sharma, who represents Gautampuri ward of north-east Delhi in MCD, is a three-term councillor. She was first elected to the municipal body in 2007, then in 2012 and again in 2022. She also served as mayor in the erstwhile East Delhi Municipal Corporation. After the MCD election in Dec 2022, Sharma presided over earlier body polls, including those for mayor and deputy mayor. Appointed by the lieutenant governor as presiding officer, she took decisions such as allowing the nominated aldermen to vote in the mayoral election. AAP candidate and winner of the Feb 23, 2023, mayoral poll Shelly Oberoi had challenged this ruling in the Supreme Court, which ultimately ruled the aldermen could not participate in the mayoral election. The aldermen are members of the MCD nominated by LG. On Tuesday, Sharma said that the constitution of the standing committee was important for the full-fledged operation of MCD. "Finally, all 18 members are elected, and hopefully, in the coming days, work on the finalisation of pending projects will be accelerated," she said. Later in the day, a notice on election for the chairman and deputy chairman of the panel on the same day was issued by the municipal secretary. The notice said, "Section 47(1) of Delhi Municipal Corporation Act provides that the standing committee shall at its first meeting in each year elect one of its members (who is a councillor) to be chairman and another member to be the deputy chairman. The first meeting for such an election has been fixed by the commissioner for June 12." Sharma may fight for the post of panel chairman. Councillors desirous of contesting for the two posts have to file their nomination by June 6.
The Hindu
23-05-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
Three seats of MCD Standing Committee to go to polls on June 2-3; AAP asks its councillors to start preparing for 2027 civic poll
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi will hold election to fill the three vacancies in the 18-member Standing Committee on June 2 and 3. The election to the two seats represented by Dakshin Puri councillor Prem Chauhan from Ward 164 and Chandni Chowk councillor Punardeep Singh Sawhney from Ward 74 will be conducted on June 2. Mr. Chauhan and Mr. Sawhney vacated their seats after successfully contesting the Delhi Assembly election on the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) ticket from Deoli and Chandni Chowk assembly constituencies respectively. Another seat vacated by Gajender Singh Daral, councillor from Mundka's Ward 35, after winning Mundka assembly constituency in the Delhi Assembly poll on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ticket, will go to poll on June 3. According to the Delhi Municipal Corporation Act provisions, the respective ward committees, comprising the area councillors, will elect new members to the Standing Committee — the MCD's main decision-making arm with executive powers to grant approval to projects worth over ₹5 crore. With the election, the Standing Committee, which has been in limbo since 2023, will be in full strength. In the present House composition, AAP, which had won the 2022 MCD poll by bagging 134 seats, now has 97 councillors following defections, election of some members to Delhi Assembly and 16 councillors forming an independent bloc – Indraprastha Vikas Party. The BJP now has a majority with 117 seats and the Congress has eight members. 'Focus on next poll' Senior AAP leader and former Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Friday held a meeting of AAP councillors. Delhi state president Saurabh Bharadwaj and Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the MCD House Ankush Narang were also present. He asked the councillors to start preparing for the 2027 MCD poll. 'We must oppose every anti-people move of the BJP and expose them before the public so that in the next MCD election, voters are not misled by false promises, and AAP returns with a strong majority,' said Mr. Sisodia.
New Indian Express
20-05-2025
- Politics
- New Indian Express
Polling for two vacant MCD seats to be held on June 2
NEW DELHI: The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) will hold elections on June 2 to fill two vacant seats on its Standing Committee, nearly a week after postponing the polls. The vacancies arose in February, when two councillors—representing Ward 164 and Ward 74—resigned after being elected to the Delhi Assembly. The election was originally scheduled for May 21 but was delayed owing to military tensions between India and Pakistan. Voting will take place by secret ballot. Candidates may withdraw their nominations at any time before the proceedings begin during the respective committee meetings. The City–SP Zone Wards Committee will vote at 10 am in the Hansraj Gupta Auditorium, and the South Zone Wards Committee will vote at 12 noon in the Satya Narayan Bansal Auditorium at the Civic Centre. The Standing Committee is the MCD's main decision‑making body for finances and major policies. According to Section 45(5) of the Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, 1957, vacancies on the committee must be filled through an internal election among councillor members of the relevant Wards Committees. Section 45(6) permits former members of the Standing Committee to seek re‑election.
New Indian Express
20-05-2025
- Politics
- New Indian Express
RWAs say MCD's user fee lacks legal clarity, transparency; AAP stages stir
NEW DELHI: RESIDENT Welfare Associations in the city have raised concerns over the lack of legal clarity regarding the imposition of user fee on households. In a letter to the MCD Commissioner, RWAs pointed out that the civic body has not specified under which head the collected user fees would be utilised. They also cited the Solid Waste Management Act, which they argue prohibits clubbing user fee with the property tax. 'We have formally notified the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) of significant legal and transparency concerns surrounding its newly implemented user fee for solid waste management. Our letter cites non-compliance with the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016, and the Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, 1957,' said United Residents Joint Action (URJA) Force. URJA also argued that the 'user fee' lacks clear legal grounding. In the letter, the association demanded the MCD to specify the exact legal provisions within the Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, 1957, that authorize this charge. The letter also pointed out operational shortcomings and questioned the preparedness for fee implementation, the lack of communication with waste generators, and the absence of a proper grievance redressal system. 'About 13 lakh out of 43 lakh households in Delhi pay property tax. Besides, some residents already pay private waste collectors. We question the fairness of charging only property taxpayers for a service used by all,' the letter read. Meanwhile, the AAP councillors held a sit-in outside Delhi Mayor Raja Iqbal Singh's office on protesting the omission of a proposal to roll back user charges from the House agenda. Following the Municipal Corporation of Delhi polls last month, when the BJP came to power and appointed its mayor, the party on April 25 promised to roll back the user charge. 'Since the beginning, the BJP has had no intention of working for the people of Delhi. All they do is make false promises and avoid real work. We had submitted a proposal to remove the user charges but the BJP is deliberately avoiding it,' said Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the MCD Ankush Narang.
Time of India
20-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
MCD picks June 2 as new date to hold ward committee elections
New Delhi: Municipal Corporation of Delhi on Monday announced June 2 as the new date for holding the ward committee elections in its 12 zones. On the same day, the election for two standing committee members from South and City Sadar-Paharganj zones will also take place. According to an MCD notification, "As per Section 51 read with Section 47 of Delhi Municipal Corporation Act , the ward committee shall at its first meeting each year elect one of its members (who is a councillor) as chairman and another member as deputy chairman. The election will be held in accordance with the procedure laid down in DMC Act." Nominations can be filed until May 27 and withdrawn before the commencement of the election proceedings, it added. Due to the India-Pakistan tension, the elections, which were to be held on May 22, were postponed. The standing committee seats were vacated after AAP councillors Purandeep Sawhney from Chandni Chowk and Prem Chauhan from Ambedkar Nagar won the assembly elections in Feb. The last date for filing the nominations is May 27. Of the 12 zones, seven have chairmen from BJP, including Shahdara South, Shahdara North, Narela, Najafgarh, Keshavpuram, Civil Lines and Central. Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Perdagangkan CFD Emas dengan Broker Tepercaya IC Markets Mendaftar Undo The remaining five—City Sadar-Paharganj, South, Karol Bagh, West and Rohini—have chairmen from AAP. Even when AAP lost the majority prior to the last mayoral elections in April and its number of councillors reduced from 132 in Sept 2024 to 113 in April 2025, the party maintained a majority in the above five zones and the gap was huge. But now, with 15 of its councillors forming a new party, this gap has reduced drastically in South, West and Rohini zones. The election to fill another vacant position in the standing committee is likely on June 3 during a house meeting. Out of the 15 elected members in the 18-member standing committee, BJP has nine while AAP has six members. Once these elections are completed, MCD will work towards constituting the standing committee and conducting its chairman's poll, possibly in June, said officials.
