According to sources, Aaley Md Iqbal of the Aam Aadmi Party received 147 votes, while Kamal Bagri of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) received 116 votes. A total of 265 votes were to be cast for the choosing of the deputy mayor of Delhi, but two votes were deemed invalid.

दिल्ली नगर निगम में आम आदमी पार्टी के डिप्टी मेयर चुने जाने पर आले इक़बाल को बहुत बहुत बधाई.

BJP, केंद्र सरकार और LG साहब तक, सब संविधान के ख़िलाफ़ जाकर रोकने की कोशिश करते रहे लेकिन .. दिल्ली की जानता ने कर दिखाया –

MCD में भी केजरीवाल..

— Manish Sisodia (@msisodia) February 22, 2023

“Aaley Mohammad Iqbal has been elected as the Aam Aadmi Party’s Deputy Mayor for the Municipal Corporation of Delhi. BJP, the Central Government, and even the L-G all went against the constitution and attempted to stop it, but the people of Delhi succeeded “Manish Sisodia, deputy chief minister of Delhi, tweeted.
The election of Delhi’s next deputy mayor took place at the Civic Centre.

Iqbal was elected just hours after Shelly Oberoi of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) defeated Rekha Gupta of the BJP in the mayoral poll.

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Today marked the fourth time that the civic body of Delhi attempted to elect a mayor and deputy mayor. Voting powers granted to nominated members halted the three previous elections.

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