New Delhi: By-elections are stuff held for 12 seats of Delhi Municipal Corporation (MCD) on Sunday. Voting, which started at 7.30 in the morning, was slow in the first few hours, but as time progressed, crowds started seeming at the polling booths. According to preliminary data of the Referendum Commission, well-nigh 14 percent voting was recorded till 10 am.
Nearly seven lakh voters will decide the fate of 53 candidates in these by-elections. This referendum is important for all three parties – BJP, AAP and Congress, considering the political wind in the wanted can be indicated from this result.
Tight security in many wards, ban on mobile phones
Strict security arrangements have been made at many centers including Ashok Vihar. Carrying mobile phones inside the polling diner is completely prohibited in Ashok Vihar ward. Arrangements have been made to collect phones at the gate itself.
Volunteers deployed for the convenience of voters
Women volunteers are deployed in Ashok Vihar and other wards to help the voters. In specimen of increase in prod at the booths, spare staff has been deployed to handle security and order.
#WATCH | Delhi: Voting is underway for the by-elections to 12 Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) wards; visuals from Sangam Vihar 163A polling diner pic.twitter.com/ClsvaxNtBd
— ANI (@ANI) November 30, 2025Voting increased in Sangam Vihar and Mundka
Voters have been standing in line since morning to tint their votes at Sangam Vihar diner 163A. At the same time, there was a lot of enthusiasm among the voters in Mundka ward. Policemen are transporting elderly people on wheelchairs to the polling booth, due to which voting remained smooth.
AAP candidate Geeta Rawat casts her vote
Aam Aadmi Party candidate from Vinod Nagar, Geeta Rawat came to vote with her husband. Many other candidates moreover completed their voting formalities early in the morning.
Monitoring from headquarters, strict security at all booths
State Referendum Commissioner Dr. Vijay Dev is monitoring the voting situation through live webcasting of all 12 wards from the headquarters. Police teams are deployed at all polling booths and instructions have been given to take firsthand whoopee on any complaint.
Voting on which issues?
In Vinod Nagar ward, voters considered issues like cleanliness, condition of parks and interference of officials in illegal construction as important. Many voters said that they had come to vote only to solve local problems.
What is the special strategy of Congress and BJP?
Congress's maximum focus is on Sangam Vihar and Chandni Mahal wards. Due to AAP's internal tussle in Chandni Mahal, Congress is seeing a endangerment for an edge. BJP completed door-to-door wayfarers several times by giving responsibility to its senior leaders on every seat.
By-elections are stuff held on which seats?
Voting is going on in Chandni Mahal, Dwarka-B, Dhichaun Kalan, Narayana, Mundka, Sangam Vihar-A, Dakshin Puri, Shalimar Bagh-B, Ashok Vihar, Chandni Chowk, Greater Kailash and Vinod Nagar wards. The results will come on December 3.
