Counting of votes is underway in the 13 wards of Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) to which byelections were held. The results of the elections are likely to have a bearing on the 2017 municipal elections.
45.9 per cent of the 6,68,870 eligible voters exercised their franchise in the high-stake bypolls for the wards falling under three corporations – SDMC (7), NDMC (4) and EDMC (2), being billed as a litmus test for popularity of the AAP government.
Both BJP and Congress have exuded confidence of impressive performance at the civic hustings.
The 13 wards which went to the bypolls are Quamruddin Nagar, Shalimar Bagh (North), Ballimaran, Nawada, Vikas Nagar, Matiala, Nanakpura, Munirka, Bhati, Tehkhand, Khichripur, Jhilmil and Wazirpur.
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10:35 am: Congress adds two more wards to its tally – Qamaruddin Nagar and Khichripur.
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