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    Delhi Mayor Election 2023: AAP's Shelly Oberoi is new Delhi mayor

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    After three unsuccessful attempts, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) candidate Dr Shelly Oberoi has been elected as Delhi's new mayor. The voting was held at the Civic Centre.

    Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia congratulated Shelly Oberoi for winning the mayoral election, saying the "goons lost, the public won."

    "The goons lost, the public won. Many congratulations to all the workers as AAP candidate has become the mayor in Municipal Corporation of Delhi. Once again whole hearted gratitude to the people of Delhi. Many many congratulations to the first Mayor @OberoiShelly of AAP," he said in a tweet in Hindi.

    Delhi Mayor Election 2023: AAPs Shelly Oberoi is new Delhi mayor

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    2:26 PM, 22 Feb

    Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia congratulated Shelly Oberoi for winning the mayoral election, saying the "goons lost, the public won."
    2:25 PM, 22 Feb

    Dr Shelly Oberoi becomes Delhi mayor with 150 votes
    2:19 PM, 22 Feb

    Shelly Oberoi received 150 votes as against BJP candidate Rekha Gupta's 116.
    2:19 PM, 22 Feb

    Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) Shelly Oberoi on Wednesday won the mayoral election, days after the Supreme Court ordered that nominated members will play no role in the voting process.
    2:03 PM, 22 Feb

    AAP claims victory in MCD polls
    1:53 PM, 22 Feb

    Voting concludes for Delhi's Mayoral election after over 2 hours. A total of 10 nominated MPs, 14 nominated MLAs and 241 elected Councilors out of 250 voted.
    1:51 PM, 22 Feb

    The municipal elections in Delhi were held on December 4 and the results were announced on December 7.
    1:50 PM, 22 Feb

    BJP's candidates for the MCD's standing committee, including Pankaj Luthra (Jhilmil), Gajendra Daral (Mundka), and former South Delhi Municipal Corporation Mayor Kamaljeet Sehrawat (Dwarka).
    1:49 PM, 22 Feb

    Over the previous nine months, the urban local body structure of Delhi's municipal governance has been drastically transformed.
    1:40 PM, 22 Feb

    Of the 274 valid votes for the mayoral election, nine Congress councillors are not participating in voting process as the grand old party has boycotted the mayoral election. Hence, a total of 265 votes are expected to be cast in Wednesday's election. Either of the two mayoral candidates needs 134 votes to win.
    1:39 PM, 22 Feb

    Around 200 councillors have cast their votes so far.
    1:13 PM, 22 Feb

    Nearly 80 councillors have voted so far besides MPs and MLAs.
    1:13 PM, 22 Feb

    "Voting for Mayor and Deputy Mayor has begun. BJP is voting honestly and we will win," said Hans Raj Hans, BJP MP from North-West Delhi to news agency ANI.
    12:39 PM, 22 Feb

    The municipal House, which began half an hour late at around 11.30 am, is holding election to the posts of mayor, deputy mayor and six members of the standing committee.
    12:39 PM, 22 Feb

    The mayoral election is being conducted following a Supreme Court order after three failed attempts earlier to hold the polls.
    12:38 PM, 22 Feb

    The proceedings of the municipal House began on Wednesday to elect the new mayor of Delhi, the exercise taking place after much delay since the high-stakes civic polls.
    12:38 PM, 22 Feb

    BJP MPs Meenakshi Lekhi and Hans Raj Hans were among the firsts to cast their votes.
    12:05 PM, 22 Feb

    BJP's poll candidates Rekha Gupta, Kamal Bagdi

    The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) named Rekha Gupta and Kamal Bagdi as its candidates for elections to the posts of Mayor and deputy mayor of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD).
    12:05 PM, 22 Feb

    AAP's choice for Delhi mayoral post

    Shelly Oberoi is the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) candidate for mayoral election in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD).
    11:52 AM, 22 Feb

    Election process to be conducted in 1.5 hour; voting begins
    11:52 AM, 22 Feb

    Satya Sharma says mobile phones not allowed in polling booth; appeals for peaceful elections
    11:51 AM, 22 Feb

    Presiding officer Satya Sharma has arrived in chambers. The house proceedings have started.
    11:51 AM, 22 Feb

    Were aldermen traditionally allowed to vote in mayoral poll?

    Traditionally, aldermen, as they are referred to, do not have this privilege to cast votes.
    11:49 AM, 22 Feb

    Meanwhile, authorities have stepped up security inside the municipal House and on the Civic Centre premises in Delhi for the mayoral poll, scheduled to begin shortly. Several civil defence personnel, including women members, have been deployed in the chamber of the House.
    11:42 AM, 22 Feb

    There was a ruckus at the MCD Civic Center as AAP volunteers protested, alleging that the police allowed BJP MLA Vijender Gupta to enter the House without a pass, and demanded that they also be allowed. It must be noted that the Supreme Courthad earlier ordered that aldermen would not be allowed to cast votes in Delhi mayoral elections.
    11:41 AM, 22 Feb

    MCD elections

    The MCD elections refer to the elections held for the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), which is the governing body responsible for the administration of the city of Delhi, India. The MCD is divided into three parts - North Delhi Municipal Corporation, South Delhi Municipal Corporation, and East Delhi Municipal Corporation - and each corporation has its own set of elected representatives. The MCD elections are held every five years to elect the members of the municipal corporation. The last MCD elections were held in 2017.
    11:41 AM, 22 Feb

    The total number of votes in the mayoral polls are 274. The numbers game favours the AAP, which has 150 votes against the BJP's 113.
    11:41 AM, 22 Feb

    What did MCD election result look like?

    The AAP had emerged as a clear winner in the December 4 polls, bagging 134 wards and ending the BJP's 15-year rule in the civic body. The BJP won 104 wards to finish second, while the Congress won nine seats in the 250-member municipal House. The electoral college for the election of mayor comprises the 250 elected councillors, seven Lok Sabha and three Rajya Sabha MPs from Delhi and 14 MLAs. The Delhi Assembly Speaker has nominated 13 AAP and one BJP member to the House.
    11:40 AM, 22 Feb

    What Supreme Court ruled on aldermen's voting eligibility?

    A bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice PS Narasimha and Justice JB Pardiwala, during a hearing on Friday, directed that the election of the Delhi mayor shall be conducted at the first MCD meet and once elected, the mayor shall preside over the deputy mayor's election.
    11:40 AM, 22 Feb

    The petitioner, Oberoi, had moved the apex court on February 7.
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