MCD Mayor polls likely to be held on February 22; L-G Saxena approves proposal to convene meeting
The Hindu
The MCD could not elect the mayor on three previous occasions amid tumult as AAP and BJP councillors quarrelled over the voting rights of the nominated members
Lieutenant Governor V.K. Saxena on Saturday approved the proposed date of February 22 to convene the adjourned first House meeting of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi, which will also see elections to the office of the Mayor, Deputy Mayor and six members to the civic body’s standing committee.
The proposed date was recommended by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.
This comes a day after the Supreme Court ordered the issuance of a notice within 24 hours for convening the first meeting of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) to fix the date of election for mayor, deputy mayor and members of the Standing Committee.
In a shot in the arm for the ruling AAP, the apex court on Friday also held that members nominated by the L-G to the MCD cannot vote to elect the mayor.
“Recommended MCD Mayor elections to be held on 22 Feb,” Mr. Kejriwal said in a tweet.
According to the Delhi Municipal Corporation (DMC) Act, 1957, the mayor and the deputy mayor are to be elected in the very first session of the House after the civic polls. However, it’s been over two months since the municipal elections were held on December 4 and Delhi is yet to get a mayor.
The MCD could not elect the mayor on three previous occasions amid tumult as AAP and BJP councillors quarrelled over the voting rights of the nominated members.
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