New Delhi, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have fielded their candidates for the upcoming Delhi Municipal Corporation (MCD) Standing Committee elections to be held on September 26.
The ruling Aam Aadmi Party has fielded councilor Nirmala Kumari from Ward 112 of Sainik Enclave in South West Delhi. The opposition BJP has fielded councilor Sundar Singh from Ward 158 of Bhati in South Delhi.
Both the candidates filed their nominations with the Municipal Secretary on Thursday for a vacant seat on the Standing Committee. The vacancy was created after the resignation of BJP's Kamaljit Sehrawat, who was elected as a Member of Parliament during the recent Lok Sabha elections.
To fill this vacancy, voting will be held in the general house meeting of MCD on 26 September.
The standing committee, which has 18 members, recently saw the election of 12 members from ward committee elections at the regional level. Of these newly elected members, seven are BJP councilors, who secure the party's dominance in the standing committee.
The remaining six members are elected from the MCD House. Last year, the standing committee election results were evenly divided between the BJP and AAP, and both parties had won three seats each.
The ruling Aam Aadmi Party has fielded councilor Nirmala Kumari from Ward 112 of Sainik Enclave in South West Delhi. The opposition BJP has fielded councilor Sundar Singh from Ward 158 of Bhati in South Delhi.
Both the candidates filed their nominations with the Municipal Secretary on Thursday for a vacant seat on the Standing Committee. The vacancy was created after the resignation of BJP's Kamaljit Sehrawat, who was elected as a Member of Parliament during the recent Lok Sabha elections.
To fill this vacancy, voting will be held in the general house meeting of MCD on 26 September.
The standing committee, which has 18 members, recently saw the election of 12 members from ward committee elections at the regional level. Of these newly elected members, seven are BJP councilors, who secure the party's dominance in the standing committee.
The remaining six members are elected from the MCD House. Last year, the standing committee election results were evenly divided between the BJP and AAP, and both parties had won three seats each.
