Municipal Corporation of Delhi

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Municipal Corporation of Delhi
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Logo of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi
Type
Type
Term limits
5 years
Established7 April 1958
Leadership
Shelly Oberoi, AAP
since 22 February 2023
Aaley Mohammad Iqbal, AAP
since 22 February 2023
Gyanesh Bharti, IAS
since 22 May 2022
Structure
Seats250 (elected) + 10 (nominated)
India Delhi Municipal Corporation 2022.svg
Political groups
Government (134)
  •   AAP (134)

Official Opposition (104)

Others(12)

Nominated (10)

Elections
First-past-the-post
Last election
 4 December 2022
Next election
2027
Meeting place
MCD HQ.jpg
MCD Civic Centre, Minto Road, New Delhi
Website
mcdonline.nic.in

Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) is the municipal corporation that governs most of Delhi, India. The MCD is among the largest municipal bodies in the world providing civic services to a population of about 20 million citizens in the capital city Delhi. [1] It is headed by the Mayor of Delhi, who presides over elected councillors from 250 wards. The municipal corporation covers an area of 1,397.3 km² (539.5 mi²). [1] The annual budget of the corporation is above ₹16,000 crore (~US$1.95 billion). [2]

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MCD is one of three municipalities in the National Capital Territory of Delhi, the others being New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) which administers the New Delhi area and Delhi Cantonment Board which administers the Delhi cantonment area. It is the largest and only municipality of Delhi which is elected by the people.

Municipalities of Delhi Three Municipalities of Delhi as of 2022.png
Municipalities of Delhi

History

Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Civic centre - Headquarters of Municipal Corporation of Delhi MCD HQ.jpg
Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Civic centre – Headquarters of Municipal Corporation of Delhi

MCD came into existence on 7 April 1958 under an Act of Parliament. Prior to that DMC (Delhi Municipal Committee) was the principal civic body of Delhi. Guru Radha Kishan served for the longest consecutive period as a councilor of the MCD (initially Delhi Municipal Committee). [3] Pt. Trilok Chand Sharma served as the first elected Mayor of Delhi. Since then, the Municipal Body has always been alive in its constitution and functioning to the growing needs of citizens. The 1993 amendment of the Act brought about fundamental changes in composition, functions, governance and administration of the corporation.

Trifurcation

On 13 January 2012, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi was 'trifurcated', i.e. split into three smaller municipal corporations. The new North Delhi Municipal Corporation and South Delhi Municipal Corporation each contain 104 municipal wards, while the smaller East Delhi Municipal Corporation contains 64 wards.

Reunification

In March 2022, the state Election Commission indefinitely deferred the municipal elections that were scheduled to be held in April 2022. [4] On 22 March, the Union Government approved the Delhi Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Bill to merge the 3 municipal corporations back to a single body. [5] The Lok Sabha passed the Bill on 30 March 2022, [6] while it was passed by the Rajya Sabha on 5 April 2022. [7] The unified Municipal Corporation of Delhi formally came into existence on 22 May 2022 with IAS officers Ashwani Kumar and Gyanesh Bharti taking charge as Special Officer and Commissioner, respectively. [8] Election was held on 4 December 2022, with Aam Aadmi Party winning the majority of seats. [9]

Municipal Zones in Delhi

The entire MCD area is divided into 12 zones: [1] [10]

  • Central
  • City–SP
  • Civil Lines
  • Karol Bagh
  • Keshav Puram
  • Najafgarh
  • Narela
  • North Shahdara
  • Rohini
  • South Shahdara
  • South
  • West
Ward Committees of Delhi MCD

Each Zone has a ward committee, which consists of all the councillors elected from that ward. These ward committees are structures meant to decentralise administrative powers, and provide local solutions for local problems. [11]

List of Mayors

No.NamePartyTermRef.
1 Shelly Oberoi Aam Aadmi Party 22 February 2023 – 26 April 2023 [12] [13]
226 April 2023 – Incumbent [14] [15]

List of Deputy Mayors

No.NamePartyTermRef.
1 Aaley Mohammad Iqbal Aam Aadmi Party 22 February 2023 – 26 April 2023 [12] [13]
226 April 2023 – Incumbent [14] [15]

Standing Committee

The Standing Committee is the highest decision making executive body of MCD and consists of 18 members. It manages the corporation with financial functions, approval to projects, discussing, finalising and implementing the policies for the capital city etc. It also has powers to appoint sub-committees on issues such as education, environment, parking etc and form regulations. [16]

While 6 of the Committee members are elected directly by the house, the remaining 12 are chosen by ward committees. The committee also has a chairperson and a deputy chairperson, who are elected from among the members. The political party which has majority in the Standing Committee has control over policy and financial decisions of the House. [17]

Members of Standing Committee [18]
  1. Kamaljeet Shehrawat (BJP)
  2. Gajendra Daral (BJP)
  3. Pankaj Luthra (BJP)
  4. Mohini Jindwal (AAP)
  5. Aamil Malik (AAP)
  6. Ramindra Kaur (AAP)

Demographics

As of 2011 India census, [19] Delhi Municipal Corporation had a population of 11,007,835. Males constitute 55% of the population and females 45%. Delhi Municipal Corporation has an average literacy rate of 87.6%, higher than the national average of 74.0%: male literacy is 91.44% and, female literacy is 83.20%. In Delhi Municipal Corporation, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Elections

2022 election

Results were announced on 7 December 2022. [20] [21]

PartiesPopular voteSeats (126 needed for majority)
Votes%± %ContestedWon+/-
Aam Aadmi Party 30,84,95742.05%Increase2.svg15.82%250134Increase2.svg85
Bharatiya Janata Party 28,67,47239.09%Increase2.svg3.01%250104Decrease2.svg77
Indian National Congress 8,56,59311.68%Decrease2.svg9.41%2479Decrease2.svg22
Independent 2,53,6313.46%3Decrease2.svg3
Others2,15,6272.94%0Decrease2.svg5
NOTA 57,5450.78%
Total73,35,825100%250

2017 election

The votes were counted and result was declared on 26 April 2017. [22] [23]

North Delhi Municipal Corporation
PartySymbolSeats wonSeats +/−Vote %
Bharatiya Janata Party Lotus flower symbol.svg 64Increase2.svg535.63
Aam Aadmi Party AAP Symbol.png 21Increase2.svg2127.88
Indian National Congress Hand INC.svg 16Decrease2.svg1320.73
Others3Decrease2.svg1315.76
Total104-100
South Delhi Municipal Corporation
PartySymbolSeats wonSeats +/−Vote %
Bharatiya Janata Party Lotus flower symbol.svg 70Increase2.svg2634.87
Aam Aadmi Party AAP Symbol.png 16Increase2.svg1626.44
Indian National Congress Hand INC.svg 12Decrease2.svg1720.29
Others6Decrease2.svg2518.40
Total104-100
East Delhi Municipal Corporation
PartySymbolSeats wonSeats +/−Vote %
Bharatiya Janata Party Lotus flower symbol.svg 47Increase2.svg1238.61
Aam Aadmi Party AAP Symbol.png 12Increase2.svg1223.40
Indian National Congress Hand INC.svg 3Decrease2.svg1622.84
Others2Decrease2.svg815.15
Total64-100

2012 election

The votes were counted and result was declared on 17 April 2012. [24] [25]

North Delhi Municipal Corporation
PartySymbolWards won
Bharatiya Janata Party Lotus flower symbol.svg 59
Indian National Congress Hand INC.svg 29
Bahujan Samaj Party Indian Election Symbol Elephant.png 7
Others9
Total104
South Delhi Municipal Corporation
PartySymbolWards won
Bharatiya Janata Party Lotus flower symbol.svg 44
Indian National Congress Hand INC.svg 29
Bahujan Samaj Party Indian Election Symbol Elephant.png 5
Others26
Total104
East Delhi Municipal Corporation
PartySymbolWards won
Bharatiya Janata Party Lotus flower symbol.svg 35
Indian National Congress Hand INC.svg 19
Bahujan Samaj Party Indian Election Symbol Elephant.png 3
Others7
Total64

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