4 municipal bodies with 272 wards: 3 municipal corporations and 1 nct municipal council. Every body below links to its ward list and the assembly and Lok Sabha seats that cover it, from the Local Government Directory as of 25 September 2026.
By type of body
- Municipal Corporation3
- NCT Municipal Council1
Counts from the Local Government Directory. Names of types follow what the directory uses for Delhi.
The directory still lists the East, North and South Delhi municipal corporations separately. They were merged back into a single Municipal Corporation of Delhi in May 2022; the ward lists shown here are the ones held in the directory.
Filter by type, search by town, district or assembly seat, and open a body for its ward list and the seats that cover it.
4 of 4 local bodies
| Local body | Type | District | Wards | Assembly seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Delhi Municipal Corporation | Municipal Corporation | East | 64 | Not mapped |
| New Delhi Municipal Council | NCT Municipal Council | New Delhi | — | Not mapped |
| North Delhi Municipal Corporation | Municipal Corporation | Central | 104 | Not mapped |
| South Delhi Municipal Corporation | Municipal Corporation | New Delhi | 104 | Not mapped |
Ward boundary maps, past municipal results where the State Election Commission has published them, voter-list analysis by ward and verified ward surveys.
Answers use the Local Government Directory entries for the state.
How many urban local bodies are there in Delhi?
The Local Government Directory lists 4 urban local bodies in Delhi: 3 municipal corporations and 1 nct municipal council. Together they have 272 wards on record (ward lists are available for 3 of the 4 bodies). That is the 31st highest number among the 35 states and union territories in the directory.
Which urban local body in Delhi has the most wards?
North Delhi Municipal Corporation has the most wards in the directory, 104. It is followed by South Delhi Municipal Corporation (104) and East Delhi Municipal Corporation (64). Ward counts change after each delimitation, so check the latest State Election Commission notification before planning.
How many municipal corporations are there in Delhi?
There are 3 municipal corporations: East Delhi Municipal Corporation, North Delhi Municipal Corporation, South Delhi Municipal Corporation. Corporations govern the largest cities; each ward elects one councillor (corporator).
Who conducts municipal elections in Delhi?
The State Election Commission, not the Election Commission of India. It prepares the ward electoral rolls, notifies ward reservation and conducts the polls for every municipal body listed here. Results are published by the commission, ward by ward.
Source: Local Government Directory (lgdirectory.gov.in), Ministry of Panchayati Raj, as of 25 September 2026, via the open daily mirror at github.com/ramSeraph/opendata. Used under the Government Open Data License - India. Ward-to-constituency mapping is as recorded in the directory and may lag behind the latest delimitation. Cantonment boards are not part of the directory’s urban list and are not counted.
Each page below is built from an official source and credited on the page.
- Delhi state profileSeats, parties and turnout at a glance
- Delhi assembly election resultsEvery vidhan sabha seat, ECI results
- Delhi Lok Sabha resultsEvery parliamentary seat, 2024 and earlier
- Delhi districts: Census 2011Population, religion, SC/ST by district
- Gram panchayat list, DelhiBlocks, panchayats and villages (LGD)
- CSR spend in DelhiCompany CSR spending by year and sector (MCA)