Congress announces candidates for MCD by-polls in 5 wards

The Delhi Congress has repeated old faces for the upcoming MCD bypolls except on one seat where it has given a ticket to the son of a former party MLA. This will be the first test for Delhi Congress President Anil Kumar. While speaking on the MCD affairs Anil Kumar said that in the fight between BJP and AAP, the people of Delhi are suffering and the situation in the MCDs is "pathetic". The Congress has fielded Balkishan as Trilokpuri East candidate, who had contested the 2007 MCD election from the same ward and is now a DPCC delegate. From Kalyanpuri (SC) reserved ward, DharampalMaurya is contesting. He had also contested the 2012 and 2017 MCD polls. Maurya's wife, Vidya Devi was an MCD councillor twice. The AamAadmi Party (AAP) on Saturday had announced the names of its candidates for the Delhi Municipal Corporations bypolls on three seats. Bypolls for five municipal wards - Kalyanpuri, Trilokpuri (under East Delhi Municipal Corporation), ChauhanBangar, Rohini C and Shalimar Bagh (under North Delhi Municipal Corporation) - will be held on February 28. Results of the bypolls will be declared on March 3. (IANS)

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