New Delhi, Dec. 19 -- The Rohini District court has issued a notice on an election petition challenging the result of the MCD bypoll on the Ashok Vihar ward seat. This petition has been filed by the Aam Admi Party (AAP) candidate Seema Goyal against Veena Asija. Asija was declared the winner in the bypoll.

Principal District and Session Judge Nisha Sahay Saksena on Thursday issued notice on the plea and listed the matter for hearing on December 24.

A notice has also been issued on an application seeking a stay of the election process of Ward 65.

"This is an Election Petition under section 15 of DMC Act, 1957, challenging the results in Bye-Elections to Municipal Corporation of Delhi, 2025, Ward No.65, Ashok Vihar," the court noted in a...