MCD election result LIVE: The
Delhi civic election result will be declared today. The counting of votes polled in 270 wards of the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC), East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC) and North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) began at 8 am. BJP is set to have a clear mandate. The
Congress party makes a surprise comeback and is at number 2 in the MCD South and MCD East, with Arvind Kejriwal's
Aam Aadmi Party in last place. In the MCD North, where the BJP already has a big lead, AAP is a poor second. A win today will add to the BJP's list of victories in state and local elections across the country. For AAP, which swept assembly elections in Delhi two years ago, the Delhi civic elections are a fight to remain politically relevant after losing the Punjab and Goa elections last month
The counting of the votes will go on till late in the day. Security personnel belonging to Delhi Police, paramilitary forces and the Home Guards will keep watch at the counting centres. The civic polls were held on 23 April which saw a voter turnout of 53%.
The result will also determine whether the sway of Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP, which had stunned all by bagging 67 seats out of 70 in the 2015 Delhi Assembly polls, still holds and whether the party would be able to put behind its humiliating Rajouri Garden bypoll defeat. Kejriwal’s party had also suffered a defeat in Punjab and a whitewash in Goa Assembly polls.
The BJP, which is seeking to retain the turf it has held for the last 10 years, has fielded fresh faces in 267 wards. It had expelled its Narela ward candidate from the party for allegedly allowing sacked AAP minister Sandeep Kumar to campaign for her.
The Congress, which finished second in the Rajouri Garden bypoll, is hoping for a resurgence and has banked on its big guns during campaigns to shore up its fortune, despite infighting. It has fielded 271 candidates.
Exit polls predict sweep for BJP in Delhi
* India Today-Axis exit poll claimed the BJP may bag anything between 202 and 220 seats, while the AAP and the
Congress will score something around 23-35 and 19-31 respectively.
* The CVoter-ABP exit poll claimed the BJP was likely to sweep Delhi with 218 seats, limiting the AAP and
Congress to 24 and 22 seats respectively.
Delhi Chief Minister
Arvind Kejriwal on Monday warned of launching a "movement" if the MCD exit poll results, which have predicted a BJP sweep, come true.
"If such results come then it proves that manipulation has happened, like in Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Pune, Mumbai, Bhind and Dholpur. We are the product of a movement. We are not here to enjoy the pleasures of power. We will return to movement," he said.
9:22 AM State EC official trends: BJP-109, AAP-28, Congress-22, Independent-1
9:21 AM Delhi civic election: BJP leading in more than half the wards in all 3 MCDs
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9:18 AM MCD Election: After 2015 drubbing, BJP reviving in Capital; Leading in Civil Lines, Narela and Alipur
9:16 AM MCD Election: Modi wave beat's BJP anti-incumbency
9:13 AM Counting underway for Delhi MCD Elections 2017 at Akshardham counting centre
9:12 AM BJP is leading by huge margin in the South corporation with the Congress a distant second
9:11 AM BJP leading in Punjabi Bagh, Raja Garden and Dwarka in South Delhi Municipal Corporation wards.
9:10 AM MCD election: Over 71 lakh electorates exercised their franchise to choose 270 ward councillors for three corporations.
9:10 AM The BSP and the JD(U) have fielded 211 and 95 candidates respectively while the SP has entered the fray with 28.
9:09 AM Congress had managed to win 77 seats while BSP 15 seats in three civic bodies.
9:09 AM In 2012, BJP had won 59 seats in North Delhi, 44 in South Delhi and 35 seats in East Delhi.
9:08 AM Swaraj India, led by activist Yogendra Yadav and Prashant Bhushan, made its electoral debut with the MCD polls.
9:07 AM Swaraj India's Yogendra Yadav has already expressed his indifference to the MCD Election 2017 result saying it doesn't matter, as the party has achieved an 'ethical' and political victory in this election.
9:02 AM BJP heads for a 2/3rd victory
8:54 AM Trends look in tune with what I saw during campaigning. People have faith in policies of BJP & leadership of PM: Harsh Vardhan, BJP
8:53 AM State EC official trends: BJP-73, Congress-16 , AAP-13 , Independent-1
8:51 AM People want BJP in power and they know BJP can provide good governance. We will fulfill all promises: Vijay Goel
8:50 AM BJP leads in over 60 seats, Congress at second spot and AAP at a distant third MCD Polls 2017
8:47 AM Polling was held on Sunday in 270 of the 272 wards of the three municipal corporations. The election to two wards has been postponed because candidates died.
8:46 AM MCD election result: The Congress is leading in Zakir Nagar, Vasant Vihar
8:43 AM MCD election result: Bhagwant Mann said overconfidence of certain leaders of the party high command spoiled AAP's prospects in Punjab
8:42 AM State EC official trends: BJP-44, Congress-10, AAP-4, Independent-1
8:41 AM
MCD Overall: 253/270
BJP: 165
Congress: 54
AAP: 28
Others: 6
8:36 AM MCD Polls 2017: Aam Aadmi Party leading in Inder Puri in NDMC
8:36 AM BJP is ahead in all three municipal corporations with 75 seats, Congress - 20, AAP - 12
8:34 AM The BJP has dominated the MCD for the last decade
8:34 AM BJP chief Amit Shah told party workers that a win for the BJP today will be a stepping stone to victory in the next Delhi Assembly elections
8:33 AM A confident BJP has targeted winning over 200 of the 272 wards in the MCD North (104 wards), MCD south (104 wards) and MCD East (64 wards).
8:32 AM
MCD Election Results 2017: East Delhi Municipal Corporation (52/63)
BJP: 39
Congress: 8
AAP: 3
Others: 2
8:29 AM
Early trends show BJP leading in Delhi MCD Elections 2017 with Congress second and AAP a close third
8:28 AM
MCD Election Results 2017: East Delhi Municipal Corporation (12/16)
BJP: 7
Congress: 3
AAP: 1
Others: 1
8:27 AM MCD elections 2017: How the EVM row unfolded as AAP, Cong, BJP fight it out
8:27 AM Congress leading in South Delhi. The SDMC has 104 wards
8:23 AM MCD Election: BJP is seeking to retain the turf it has held for the last 10 years
8:22 AM The three major parties — Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), and the Congress Party — are contesting the MCD Election 2017
8:21 AM The CVoter-ABP exit poll claimed the BJP was likely to sweep Delhi with 218 seats, limiting the AAP and Congress to 24 and 22 seats respectively
8:18 AM India Today-Axis exit poll claimed the BJP may bag anything between 202 and 220 seats, while the AAP and the Congress will score something around 23-35 and 19-31 respectively
8:17 AM Early trends of MCD Election result 2017: BJP leading in Moti Nagar, Rani Bagh & Timarpur
8:12 AM MCD Election result 2017: BJP Delhi chief Manoj Tiwari offers prayers ahead of result
8:10 AM MCD Election result 2017: Sunday's polling for Delhi's north, south and east municipal corporations drew a voter turnout of 53.58 per cent
8:05 AM EVM tampering row this MCD Polls: On April 23rd Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal raised concerns about the reliability of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), alleging that many machines were malfunctioning.
8:05 AM
MCD Election Result 2017: Voting begins
7:54 AM MCD Election result 2017: Though the exit polls have predicted a rout for the Aam Aadmi Party in the municipal elections, the party leaders have been claiming a different result
5:22 AM Initial trends are expected to come in by 11 am
5:21 AM The civic polls were held on 23 April which saw a voter turnout of 53%
5:17 AM Security personnel belonging to Delhi Police, paramilitary forces and the Home Guards will keep watch at the counting centres.
5:14 AM Counting of votes for the Delhi Municipal Corporation elections will begin at 8 am.
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