The Fight For The Capital

Nov 24, 2022
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With 4th December 2022 being the make or break date for 250 odd wards of Delhi’s Municipal Corporation, get yourself updated on the whos-who before the results are declared on the 7th of December!

Are we set to see a change in Municipal Corporation Leadership in Delhi?

With 4th December 2022 being the make or break date for 250 odd wards of Delhi’s Municipal Corporation, get yourself updated on the whos-who before the results are declared on the 7th of December!

If “Seva hi Vichar, Nahin Khokhale Prachar” and “MCD mein bhi Kejriwal” have been the sounds of the streets outside your home, then this edition is specially curated for you.

Here’s a breakdown of the contenders for this knockdown -
Choose your Fighters in 3, 2, 1, GO!

 

 

On Delimitation and a new Corporation:

To deal with the huge population inconsistencies across the 24 assembly constituencies, a delimitation commission was formed in 2022.

Based on the reports, the boundaries of wards were redefined ensuring that the new population variation ranged between 40,000-89,000. The total number of wards were also reduced from 272 to 250.

Kanjhawala in North-west Delhi would be the smallest ward hosting a population of 40,467, while Mayur Vihar Phase-1 in East Delhi would be the largest with a population of 88,878

Read more here.

 

 

On the Candidates:

For the 2022 elections, the average age of a person contesting is 44

In a capital UT that boasts of a population of 1.4 crore people, do you think that this age is an adequate representation of the diverse capital’s youth, given the yearly influx of young Indians to the city from across the country for studies and work opportunities?

INC takes the lead in terms of youth representation in this edition of MCD elections by fielding two 21 year olds as candidates who also happen to be the youngest across all parties. This, while BJP takes the cake in terms of women representation with 54.8% of its candidates being women. 

What happens on the 7th for the ambitious and state incumbent AAP?


Choose Your Fighters!

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Click here for a full list of candidates and details; curated and resourced by Rikit Shahi, Nandita Yadav, Aadya Jolly and Shefali for YIF's Centre for Youth Policy. 

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