Delhi MCD Election Uncertainty: Legal Position to be Clarified

In fact, the term of the MCD House is five years, while the term of the Mayor and Deputy Mayor is fixed according to the financial year. There is a provision to elect the Mayor and Deputy Mayor in the first meeting of the House after the election. Thereafter, the Mayor is elected in the first meeting of the House in April every year. The Mayor and Deputy Mayor have been elected in the current House for five financial years, but the five-year term of the House has not yet been completed. In such a situation, it is considered necessary to clarify the legal position regarding the election of the Mayor and Deputy Mayor in April 2027. Elections were held for the outgoing House in December 2022. The Mayor and Deputy Mayor could not be elected in the first meeting of the House in January 2023. The election was held in February 2023 and the election was held again in April after the term ended in March. The Governor could not be elected in April 2024. The then Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal could not file the election file during his time in jail. The then government did not allow the election to be held until September.