Delhi MCD By-Elections on November 30, Results on December 3: Election Commission Announces Schedule for 12 Vacant Wards

New Delhi: The Delhi Election Commission has officially announced the schedule for the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) by-elections to fill 12 vacant seats, ending an eight-month political wait in the capital’s civic body.

According to the official notification, voting for these 12 MCD bypoll seats will be held on November 30, while counting of votes and results will be declared on December 3, 2025.

The notification details the complete timeline for the election process:

• Filing of nominations: November 3 to November 10
• Scrutiny of nominations: November 12
• Last date for withdrawal of candidature: November 15
• Polling: November 30 (from 7:30 AM to 5:30 PM)
• Counting of votes: December 3

With this announcement, the long-pending vacancies in Delhi’s civic administration are set to be filled after nearly eight months.

List of 12 Wards Going to By-Polls

1. Mundka Ward – Reserved for General category
2. Shalimar Bagh Ward – Reserved for Women (formerly represented by Rekha Gupta)
3. Ashok Vihar Ward – Reserved for Women
4. Chandni Chowk Ward – General category
5. Chandni Mahal Ward – General category
6. Dwarka B Ward – Reserved for Women (vacated by Kamaljeet Sehrawat, now MP)
7. Dichau Kalan Ward – Reserved for Women
8. Narayana Ward – General category
9. Sangam Vihar A and Sangam Vihar B Wards – General category
10. Dakshin Puri Ward – Reserved for Scheduled Caste
11. Greater Kailash Ward – Reserved for Women (vacated by Shikha Rai after defeating Saurabh Bharadwaj in assembly polls)
12. Vinod Nagar Ward – General category (vacated by Ravi Negi after becoming MLA)

These by-elections are crucial for both AAP and BJP, as they will serve as a litmus test for public sentiment following the Delhi Assembly elections. The results, to be declared on December 3, are expected to set the political tone for MCD’s functioning ahead of the next full-term civic polls.

यह भी पढ़ें: Delhi MCD bypolls on November 30 for 12 vacant wards: दिल्ली एमसीडी उपचुनाव 30 नवंबर को, नतीजे 3 दिसंबर को आएंगे: चुनाव आयोग ने 12 खाली वार्डों की तारीखों का किया ऐलान

Political analysts believe that the AAP-BJP contest on these 12 seats could significantly alter the balance of power within MCD, which has remained politically sensitive since unification and delimitation.