| Election Name: | 2017 Municipal Corporation of Delhi election |
| Country: | India |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2012 Delhi Municipal Corporation election |
| Previous Year: | 2012 |
| Next Election: | 2022 Delhi Municipal Corporation election |
| Next Year: | 2022 |
| Seats For Election: | All 272 seats in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi |
| Majority Seats: | 137 |
| Turnout: | 53.58%[1] |
| Leader1: | Manoj Tiwari |
| Party1: | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Last Election1: | 138 |
| Seats1: | 181 |
| Seat Change1: | 43 |
| Popular Vote1: | 25,75,116 |
| Percentage1: | 36.08% |
| Leader2: | Arvind Kejriwal |
| Party2: | Aam Aadmi Party |
| Last Election2: | Did not exist |
| Seats2: | 49 |
| Seat Change2: | 49 |
| Popular Vote2: | 18,71,964 |
| Percentage2: | 26.23% |
| Swing2: | N/A |
| MCD majority | |
| Before Election: | BJP |
| After Election: | BJP |
| Leader3: | Ajay Maken |
| Party3: | Indian National Congress |
| Last Election3: | 77 |
| Seats3: | 31 |
| Seat Change3: | 46 |
| Percentage3: | 21.09% |
| Popular Vote3: | 15,04,964 |
| Map Alt: | 2015 Delhi election map |
The elections for the Municipal Corporation of Delhi were held on 23 April 2017. The next elections will held in 2022.[2] [3] The results were declared on 26 April 2017 in which BJP was elected.[4] The total turnout for the election was 54%.[5] [6] The major parties contesting the election are BJP, INC and AAP.[7]
| Poll Event | Schedule | Day | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Issue of notification of election | 27 March 2017 | Monday | |
| Last Date for filing nomination | 3 April 2017 | Monday | |
| Scrutiny of Nominations | 5 April 2017 | Wednesday | |
| Withdrawal of Candidature | 8 April 2017 | Saturday | |
| Date of Poll | 23 April 2017 | Sunday | |
| Date of Counting | 26 April 2017 | Wednesday | |
| Date of Completion | 5 May 2017 | Friday |
In 2016, delimitation was carried out for MCD elections. the average population of each ward was to be 60,000 with a variation of 10% to 15%.[8]
The votes were counted and result was declared on 26 April 2017.[9] [10]
| Party | Symbol | Seats won | Seats +/− | Vote % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64 | 5 | 35.63 | ||||
| 21 | 21 | 27.88 | ||||
| 16 | 13 | 20.73 | ||||
| bgcolor= | Others | 3 | 13 | 15.76 | ||
| Total | 104 | - | 100 | |||
| Party | Symbol | Seats won | Seats +/− | Vote % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70 | 26 | 34.87 | ||||
| 16 | 16 | 26.44 | ||||
| 12 | 17 | 20.29 | ||||
| bgcolor= | Others | 6 | 25 | 18.40 | ||
| Total | 104 | - | 100 | |||
| Party | Symbol | Seats won | Seats +/− | Vote % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47 | 12 | 38.61 | ||||
| 12 | 12 | 23.40 | ||||
| 3 | 16 | 22.84 | ||||
| bgcolor= | Others | 2 | 8 | 15.15 | ||
| Total | 64 | - | 100 | |||
In 2021, by elections were conducted by Delhi Election Commission in the following 5 vacant seats:
| Rohini C | AAP | AAP | Resignation | |
| Shalimar Bagh | BJP | AAP | Death | |
| Trilokpuri | AAP | AAP | Resignation | |
| Kalyanpuri | AAP | AAP | Resignation | |
| Chauhan Bangar | AAP | INC | Resignation |