BJP, INC, AAP name candidates for MCD bypolls

New Delhi: All the three major political parties in Delhi – the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and Indian National Congress (INC) – have announced candidates for the bypolls on 12 wards of Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD).

The Delhi State Election Commission has announced November 30 as the date of the bypolls with the results to be declared on December 3.

The nominations opened on November 3 and the last date for filing nominations was November 10, the date the lists were released. Candidates will be able to withdraw their nominations until November 15 after the scrutiny on November 12.

Polling will take place from 7:30 am to 5:30 pm without any break on November 30.

It should be noted that the bypolls are being conducted following election of 10 standing councillors to Vidhan Sabha. Of the remaining two -- Shalimar Bagh-B ward was represented by Rekha Gupta who has become the Chief Minister and Dwarka-B ward fell vacant after BJP councillor Kamaljeet Sehrawat was elected to the Lok Sabha from West Delhi.

The bypolls will be conducted in the following wards: Mundka, Shalimar Bagh-B, Ashok Vihar, Chandni Chowk, Chandni Mahal, Dwarka-B, Dichaon Kalan, Naraina, Sangam Vihar-A, Dakshin Puri, Greater Kailash, and Vinod Nagar.

Meanwhile, Delhi BJP spokesperson Praveen Shankar Kapoor criticised AAP for nominating a candidate who was accused of bribery in 2021-22 and had served jail term.

“This clearly shows that AAP no longer believes in the politics of integrity,” said a statement from Kapoor on Sunday.

However, it should be noted that the candidate was acquitted of all charges in January, 2025.

List of candidates from three parties:

Ward No. 35 Mundka

Jaipal Singh Drall (BJP), Anil Lakra (AAP), Mukesh (INC)

Ward No. 56 Shalimar Bagh B (Women)

Anita Jain (BJP), Babita Ahlawat (AAP), Sarita Kumari (INC)

Ward No. 65 Ashok Vihar (Women)

Veena Asija (BJP), Seema Vikas Goel (AAP), Vishakha Rani (INC)

Ward No. 74 Chandni Chowk

Suman Kumar Gupta (BJP), Harsh Sharma (AAP), Ajay Kumar Jain (INC)

Ward No. 76 Chandni Mahal

Sunil Sharma (BJP), Muddasir Usman Qureshi (AAP), Kunwar Shehzad Ahmed (INC)

Ward No. 120 Dwarka B (Women)

Manisha Rajpal Sehrawat (BJP), Rajbala Sehrawat (AAP), Sumita Malik (INC)

Ward No. 128 Dichaon Kalan (Women)

Rekha Rani (BJP), Neetu Keshav Chauhan (AAP), Rashmi Sharma (INC)

Ward No. 139 Naraina

Chandrakanta Shivani (BJP), Rajan Arora (AAP), Manoj Tanwar (INC)

Ward No. 164 Dakshinpuri (SC)

Rohini Raj (BJP), Ram Swaroop Kanojia (AAP), Vikram (INC)

Ward No. 163 Sangam Vihar A

Shubhrajit Gautam (BJP), Anuj Sharma (AAP), Suresh Choudhary (INC)

Ward No. 173 Greater Kailash (Women)

Anjum Mandal (BJP), Eeashna Gupta (AAP), Shikha Kapur (INC)

Ward No. 198 Vinod Nagar

Sarla Chaudhary (BJP), Geeta Rawat (AAP), Vinay Shankar Dubey (INC)

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