India, Oct. 28 -- The by-election to 12 Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) seats will be held on November 30, and the counting of votes on December 3, the State Election Commission (SEC) said on Tuesday. Eleven of the seats fell vacant after councillors were elected to the assembly this year. The Dwarka-B councillor, Kamaljeet Sehrawat, was elected to Parliament from West Delhi last year.

The by-election will the first major electoral exercise since the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) wrested power from the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Delhi in February.

The vacant seats-Shalimar Bagh-B, Greater Kailash, Ashok Vihar, Chandni Chowk, Chandni Mahal, Dwarka-B, Dichaon Kalan, Naraina, Sangam Vihar-A, Dakshin Puri, Mundka, and Vinod Nagar-are spre...