MCD Elections 2017 Results: Final List of Winners of All Wards, Dates, Exit Polls, Schedule, Leaders Quit

BJP has won the Delhi MCD election 2017 with a massive margin. While the counting is still on, the party is expected to win around 180 seats out of 270 that went to polls on April 23.

Delhi MCD election 2017 was held on April 23 after a heated campaign by incumbent BJP and bitter rival AAP led by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for the control of EDMC, NDMC and SDMC. Congress was hoping to revive its fortune after hapless performances in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand elections.  After  AAP’s poor performance in Punjab and Goa assembly elections, Arvind Kejriwal hoped to make inroads in Delhi’s civic bodies.

BJP vs AAP

Kejriwal had demanded that EVMs should not be used in these elections alleging that the machines were tampered with in Uttar Pradesh and Punjab Assembly elections. AAP also decided to show Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s video message in different parts of the city using projectors as part of its campaign strategy. Kejriwal was seen attacking the BJP-led MCDs over alleged financial irregularities.

Watch this video

A Delhi BJP delegation met State Election Commissioner SK Srivastava and sought his direction to remove the words “Aam Aadmi” from the names of the AAP government-run schemes, including mohalla clinics. The leader of Opposition in Delhi Assembly, Vijender Gupta, who led the delegation, said ruling Aam Aadmi Party should not be allowed to use its official position during electioneering as the model code of conduct had come into force. The BJP leaders, including MLAs Jagdish Pradhan and OP Sharma, also handed over a memorandum of their demands to Srivastava.

ALSO READ — Delhi MCD election results 2017 live updates: BJP set to win all 3 corporations, dedicates win to Sukma marytrs

Resignations

On the day of the result (April 26, 2017) Congress leader Ajay Maken offered to resign following poor results of his party in the MCD election 2017. AAP Delhi unit convenor Dilip Pandey also quit, while AAP MLA Alka Lamba offered to resign because failing to win seats in the civic body polls. A day after the result, senior AAP leader Sanjay Singh resigned as the party’s Punjab in-charge over its drubbing in the state Assembly polls in February. However, it was not clear whether AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal had accepted the resignations.

Important Dates

Elections to 270 wards of north, east and south municipal corporations were held on April 23 and the results announced on April 26. While NDMC and SMDC have 104 seats each, EDMC has 64 seats. Elections to two wards were canceled because of the death of two candidates.

Candidates

Fielding right candidates was a key issue. BJP decided not to field sitting councilors instead the party went ahead with new faces.

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) replaced a candidate for the upcoming municipal corporation polls here after finding that a criminal case was registered against him. The party canceled candidature of Vijay Pawadia, who was declared AAP candidate from Dwarka for election to the municipal corporation of Delhi (MCD). “The party received a complaint about the candidate that he had a criminal case against him. On investigation, it was found to be true, so his candidature had to be canceled,” said AAP’s Delhi unit secretary Saurabh Bharadwaj.

Total number of voters

Over 1.32 crore electorate were eligible to vote in the polls. While the male vote share stood at 54.04 per cent, the figure for women was pegged at 53.02. 93 votes were polled by people belonging to the other category

How many people voted

As many as 71,39,994 votes were polled on April 23. South Delhi polled maximum 26,87,685 votes, followed by North Delhi at 26,80,011. East Delhi polled 17,72,298 votes.

Exit polls result: According to ABP C-Voter exit polls prediction:

Overall voting predictions

BJP: 52% (218 seats)
AAP: 18% (24 seats)
Congress: 18% (22 seats)
Others: 12% (8 seats)

Here is a zone-wise breakup of MCD seats in Delhi

East Delhi
BJP: 47 seats
AAP: 9 seats
Congress: 6 seats
Others: 2 seats

South Delhi
BJP: 88 seats
AAP: 6 seats
Congress: 7 seats
Others: 3 seats

North Delhi
BJP: 83 seats
AAP: 9 seats
Congress: 7 seats
Other: 3 seats

ALSO READ: MCD elections 2017: Prepare for ‘movement’ if exit poll results come true, says Arvind Kejriwal

According to the Aaj Tak-Axis My India exit polls prediction:

Overall voting predictions

BJP: 202 – 220 seats
AAP: 23 – 35 seats
Congress: 19 – 31 seats

Here is a zone-wise breakup of MCD seats in Delhi

East Delhi
BJP: 45 – 51 seats
AAP: 6 – 10 seats
Congress: 4 – 8 seats

South Delhi
BJP: 79 – 85 seats
AAP: 9 – 13 seats
Congress: 7 – 11 seats

North Delhi
BJP: 78 – 84 seats
AAP: 8 – 12 seats
Congress: 8 – 12 seats

Counting day details

The counting of the votes polled in 270 wards of the SDMC, EDMC and NDMC took place on April 26 (Wednesday). Polling in two wards — Sarai Pipal Thala and Maujpur —
was postponed for the next month following the death of two candidates.

As many as 35 counting venues across Delhi — 16 in north Delhi, 13 in the south and six in east Delhi — were set up for counting of the votes. According to Delhi SEC, as many as 90,000 security personnel of Delhi Police, paramilitary forces and Home Guards would be deployed at counting centres.

Final results 

South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC)

ALSO READ — Delhi MCD results 2017 live updates

North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC)

ALSO READ– MCD, EDMC, NDMC, SDMC Delhi Municipal election results 2017: Full list of winners from all wards

East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC)

Early leads hinted at BJP clean sweep

The counting of votes started at 8.00 am. By 10.34 am, the BJP was leading on 178 out of 270 seats, AAP on 43 and Congress on 34.

How AAP, BJP, Congress Reacted 

AAP leaders including Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia and Ashutosh blamed the EVMs for their loss. Ajay Maken proposed to resign after Congress’ humiliating performance in the civic polls. BJP leaders including president Amit Shah said this is the victory of PM Modi’s developmental politics.

(With agency inputs)