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MCD Bypoll: Delhi Metro services will follow a revised schedule on the polling and counting days of the upcoming MCD by-elections, while liquor shops will remain shut on these dates in the areas where bypolls are scheduled.

Delhi Metro to follow revised schedule

In an official release on Friday, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) said Delhi Metro services will begin at 4 AM rom all terminal stations at 4 am on Sunday, November 30, the polling day. The trains will run at a frequency of 30 minutes till 6 am, after which the regular Sunday timetable will be followed, it said, adding the last train from all terminal stations will leave at 11:30 pm, half an hour later than usual.

The Delhi Metro will follow a similar schedule on December 3, the counting day, with train services commencing at 4 AM with a 30-minute frequency till 6 AM, after which the trains will resume regular weekday services, the DMRC said.

Liquor shops to remain shut in 12 MCD wards

Meanwhile, the Delhi excise department said liquor shops will remain closed in 12 MCD wards where bypolls for the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) are scheduled to be held on November 30. In an official order issued Thursday, the department said liquor stores in these areas will remain shuttered around voting and counting days.

“In pursuance of the Delhi Excise Rules, 2010, dry days will be observed in the 12 wards where bypolls are to be held,” the order stated, adding that ahead of voting, liquors stores in these wards will close at 5.30 pm on November 28, and will open at 5.30 pm after voting concludes at 5:30 pm on voting day (November 30).

The liquor shops in the 12 wards where MCD bypolls are scheduled, will also remain closed on the counting day, on December 3, it said.

MCD Bypoll 2025

According to the State Election Commission (SEC), the Delhi Assembly Bypolls 2025 will be held on November 30, while votes will be counted on December 3 and results declared on the same day

The bypolls are being held in Mundka, Shalimar Bagh-B, Ashok Vihar, Chandni Chowk, Chandni Mahal, Dwarka-B, Dichaon Kalan, Naraina, Sangam Vihar-A, Dakshin Puri, Greater Kailash, and Vinod Nagar.