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On March 9, 2022, the Delhi State Election Commission announced a press conference at 5 PM to release the schedule for the municipal elections planned for April. However, shortly after this announcement, the commission received an unofficial communication from the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi , Anil Baijal , indicating that the Union Government ...
This local electoral calendar for 2022 lists the subnational elections held in 2022. Referendums , recall and retention elections , and national by-elections (special elections) are also included. Part of the Politics series
Following is the list of the constituencies of the Delhi Legislative Assembly since the delimitation of legislative assembly constituencies in 2008. At present, 12 constituencies are reserved for the candidates belonging to the Scheduled castes .
In March 2022, the Delhi State Election Commission indefinitely deferred the municipal elections that were scheduled for April 2022. [4] On 22 March, the Union Government approved the Delhi Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Bill to merge the three municipal corporations into to a single unified body. [ 5 ]
Elections in India in 2022 include election to the office of the President of India, vice president of India, by-elections to the Lok Sabha, elections to the Rajya Sabha, elections to state legislative assemblies of 7 (seven) states, by-elections to state legislative assemblies and numerous other elections and by-elections to state legislative councils and local bodies.
Elections in Delhi, the National Capital Territory of India are conducted in accordance with the Constitution of India. The Assembly of Delhi creates laws regarding the conduct of local body elections unilaterally while any changes by the state legislature to the conduct of state level elections needs to be approved by the Parliament of India.
Delhi Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Bill, 2022 is the legislation introduced and approved in Parliament of India and subsequently by President.The system of Municipal Corporation was introduced in India during British Rule with formation of municipal corporation in Madras in 1688 followed by municipal corporations in Bombay and Calcutta by 1762. [1]
In September 1966, with "The Delhi Administration Act, 1966", the assembly was replaced by the Delhi Metropolitan Council with 56 elected and five nominated members with the Lt. Governor of Delhi as its head. The Council however had no legislative powers, only an advisory role in the governance of Delhi. This set up functioned until 1990. [1] [3]