MCD elections 2017: Polling begins in Maujpur in east Delhi

Polling began in Maujpur ward (east Delhi) in Seelampur Assembly constituency early this morning. 

MCD polls to 270 out of the 272 wards were held on April 23, in which BJP had bagged 181 wards. However, elections to the remaining two wards i.e. Maujpur and Sarai Pipal ward, were postponed due to death of two SP candidates.

The erstwhile unified Municipal Corporation of Delhi was trifurcated into North, South and East Delhi Municipal Corporations in 2012.

Out of the total 272 wards, the NDMC and the SDMC have 104 seats each while the EDMC has 64. The MCD has been ruled by the BJP for the last 10 years.

(With PTI inputs)