MCD election 2017 opinion poll: BJP set to sweep Delhi, says ABP C-Voter survey

The 3 Municipal Corporations of Delhi will be heading to polls on April 23 (Sunday). The results of these polls are to be announced on April 26. The Municipal Corporation of Delhi governs over 1.90 crore people, according to India Today and is considered to be one of the largest civic bodies in the world. Around 132,00,000 voters would be casting their votes in the civic polls in 10,000 polling stations. The counting of the votes will be taking place in 34 counting stations. 114 out of 272 seats going for polls have been reserved for women in the civic body polls.

The opinion poll further states that the BJP is expected to win 44% votes in the North Delhi Municipal Corporation polls. The Aam Aadmi Party could get 25% of the votes while the INC again falls behind with 19%. Other candidates could win 12% of the vote share. The opinion poll suggests that BJP could win 76 seats and have a clear majority in the polls. AAP does not even come a close second in the North Delhi Municipal Corporation polls, with just 13 seats, while the INC comes third with just 8 seats.

In the East Delhi Municipal Corporation polls, the Bhartiya Janata Party can be expected to win 42% of all votes, while the AAP could manage 26%. The Congress again comes third with 22%. In matters of seats sharing, BJP is expected to win 43 seats, while AAP could only manage 11 seats. The INC continues its poor show in the opinion polls with just 8 seats.