Municipal Corporation of Delhi
Municipal Corporation of Delhi Dillī Nagara Nigama | |
|---|---|
| Type | |
| Type | |
Term limits | 5 years |
| Established | 7 April 1958 |
| Leadership | |
Jai Bhagwan Yadav, BJP since 25 April 2025 | |
Sanjeev Khirwar, IAS since 21 January 2026 | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 250 (elected) + 10 (nominated) |
Political groups | Government (122)
Official Opposition (102)
Other Opposition (26) |
| Elections | |
| First-past-the-post | |
Last election | 4 December 2022 |
Next election | 2027 |
| Motto | |
| Tamasō Mā Jyōtirgamaya Let the light shine out of darkness | |
| Meeting place | |
| MCD Civic Centre, Minto Road, New Delhi | |
| Website | |
| mcdonline | |
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) is the municipal corporation that governs most of Delhi, a union territory of India. The MCD is among the largest municipal bodies in the world providing civic services to a population of about 20 million citizens in Delhi, apart from the capital New Delhi and Delhi Cantonment.
It is headed by the Mayor of Delhi, who presides over elected councillors from 250 wards. The municipal corporation covers an area of 1,397.3 km2 (539.5 mi2). The annual budget of the corporation for the fiscal year 2025-26 exceeds ₹17,000 crore (approximately US$2 billion).
MCD is one of three municipalities in the National Capital Territory of Delhi, the others being the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC), which administers the New Delhi municipality, and the Delhi Cantonment Board, which administers the Delhi Cantonment. It is the largest and only municipality of Delhi which is directly elected by the people.