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1972 Delhi Metropolitan Council Election
Delhi Metropolitan Council election, 1972 was held in Indian National Capital Territory of Delhi to elect 56 councillors to the Delhi Metropolitan Council. This council had no legislative powers, but only an advisory role in administration of the territory. Results !colspan=10, , - align=center !colspan=2, Party !Candidates !Seats won !Votes !Vote% , - , , align="left", Indian National Congress, , 52, , 44, , 681,324, , 48.54% , - , , align="left", Bharatiya Jana Sangh, , 56, , 5, , 540,069, , 38.47% , - , , align="left", Communist Party of India, , 4, , 3, , 54,183, , 3.86% , - , , align="left", Congress (O), , 19, , 2, , 27,540, , 1.96% , - , , align="left", Independent, , 104, , 2, , 78,208, , 5.57% , - !colspan=2, Total !! - !! 56 !! - !! - , - Elected members Executive Council members References {{Delhi elections Delhi Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Delhi Metropolitan Council
The Delhi Metropolitan Council was an autonomous administrative division that existed between 1966 and 1990 that administrated the Union Territory of Delhi. The council had 56 elected and 5 nominated members, and was headed by a Chief Executive Councillor. History The States Reorganisation Commission, set up in 1953, led to the Constitutional amendment through States Reorganisation Act, 1956, which came into effect on 1 November 1956. This meant that Delhi was no longer a Part-C State and was made a Union Territory under the direct administration of the President of India. Also the Delhi Legislative Assembly and the Council of Ministers were abolished simultaneously. Subsequently, the Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, 1957 was enacted which led to the formation the Municipal Corporation. Then, 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |