East Delhi Municipal Corporation

East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC) was one of the municipal corporations in Delhi, India created after the former Municipal Corporation of Delhi was trifurcated in 2012. It occupied an area of 140 km2 (54 sq mi) which was further divided into 2 Zones (Shahdara North and Shahdara East Zone) and 64 Wards, serving the population of almost 18 lacs citizens in Delhi.[1]

East Delhi Municipal Corporation
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Type
Type
History
Established2012
Disbanded2022
Preceded byMunicipal Corporation of Delhi
Succeeded byMunicipal Corporation of Delhi
Structure
Seats64
Length of term
5 years
Elections
First-past-the-post
Last election
23 April 2017
Website
mcdonline.nic.in/edmcportal/
East Delhi Municipal Corporation within the NCT

It was one of five local bodies in the National Capital Territory of Delhi, the others being North Delhi Municipal Corporation, South Delhi Municipal Corporation, New Delhi Municipal Council and Delhi Cantonment Board at that time.

On 22 May 2022 the three erstwhile Municipal corporations i.e. North Delhi, South Delhi and East Delhi was reunified into Municipal Corporation of Delhi.[2]

2017 Election

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Party Symbol Seats won Seats +/− Vote %
Bharatiya Janata Party   47  12 38.61
Aam Aadmi Party   12  12 23.40
Indian National Congress   3  16 22.84
Others 2  8 15.15
Total 64 - 100

2017 Election

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Party Symbol Wards won
Bharatiya Janata Party   35
Indian National Congress   19
Bahujan Samaj Party   3
Others 7
Total 64

References

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  1. ^ "East Delhi Municipal Corporation".
  2. ^ "Municipal Corporation of Delhi". mcdonline.nic.in. Retrieved 25 May 2022.