The erstwhile unified Municipal Corporation of Delhi was trifurcated in 2012 into North, South and East Municipal Corporations. While NDMC and SDMC have 104 wards each, EDMC has 64. 

There are 1,004 candidates vying in the NDMC area, 985 in SDMC's and 548 in EDMC. 

The campaigning involving the three main players -- the AAP, the BJP and the Congress -- was intense, marked by rancour.

Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party --which had stunned all by bagging 67 seats out of 70 in the 2015 assembly polls -- faces the first test of popularity in the capital post the elections. It had recently lost the by-polls to the Rajouri Garden seat which it blamed was due to hostile constituency dynamics. 

The BJP, which is seeking to retain the turf it has held for the last 10 years, has fielded all fresh faces in the contest -- 267 wards.