Delhi set to hold Mayor and Deputy Mayor elections on April 26
THE JHARKHAND STORY DESK New Delhi, April 10: An official notice released on Wednesday states that the elections for Delhi’s new…
Image: Jagran English
THE JHARKHAND STORY DESK
New Delhi, April 10: An official notice released on Wednesday states that the elections for Delhi’s new Mayor and Deputy Mayor will take place on April 26.
“The Ordinary April (2024) Meeting of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi will be held on Friday the 26th April, 2024 at 11.00 am at Aruna Asaf Ali Sabhagar A-Block, 4th Floor, Dr S.P. Mukherjee Civic Centre, Jawahar Lal Nehru Marg New Delhi. Election of Mayor and Dy Mayor will also be held in the same meeting,” the Municipal Secretary’s office of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) announced in a notice.
Also Read- Kejriwal moves Supreme Court after Delhi HC rejects plea against ED arrest
Last year, following the withdrawal of BJP candidates, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) candidates Shelly Oberoi and Aaley Muhammad Iqbal were re-elected as Delhi’s mayor and deputy mayor, respectively.
The position of mayor in the national capital follows a system of five single-year terms on a rotational basis. The first year is designated for women, the second for the open category, the third for the reserved category, and the remaining two years again for the open category. Delhi appoints a new mayor at the conclusion of each financial year.
Also Read- PM Modi says DMK holds first copyright on corruption, accuses Stalin’s family of plundering Tamil Nadu
