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Bar Council of Delhi Elections 2026: Nominations submitted

Published on: 26 January, 2026 13:45 IST

The Bar Council of Delhi (BCD) has issued a notification for its upcoming elections, scheduled to elect 23 members to the 25-seat council (with 2 seats to be co-opted). The elections are set for February 20, 21, and 22, 2026, at the Delhi High Court premises on Sher Shah Road, New Delhi. This schedule follows an order from the Supreme Court of India dated November 18, 2025, in Writ Petition (Civil) No. 1319/2023 titled “M. Varadhan Versus Union of India and Ors.” The process adheres to the Advocates Act, 1961, and relevant rules, including the Bar Council of India Rules 2023 on qualifications, disqualifications, and election code of conduct.

Key Highlights:

  • Total Seats: 25 (23 to be elected, 2 co-opted).
  • Reservation Requirements:
  • At least 12 seats for advocates with a minimum of 10 years on the State Roll as of November 30, 2025.
  • At least 5 seats for women candidates.
  • Electoral Roll Milestones:
  • Provisional Electoral Roll published on January 10, 2026.
  • Final Electoral Roll published on January 17, 2026.
  • Nomination Process:
  • Nominations were accepted from January 17 to 24, 2026 (working days, 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM) at the BCD office in Siri Fort Institutional Area.
  • Each candidate must be proposed by one voter and seconded by another.
  • Nomination forms available for purchase at Rs. 5,000 each (maximum 4 per candidate).
  • Each nomination requires a non-refundable fee of Rs. 1,25,000, payable via Demand Draft or Bankers Cheque to “BAR COUNCIL OF DELHI ELECTION ACCOUNT.”
  • Candidates, proposers, and seconders must submit undertakings confirming they are regular practitioners, hold valid qualifications, have no convictions or disciplinary actions (within 9 months prior to election), and are not engaged in activities like handwriting expertise or appearing as witnesses for litigants.
  • Post-Nomination Timeline:
  • Scrutiny of nominations: January 25 and 27, 2026.
  • List of eligible candidates after scrutiny: To be published on January 28, 2026 (on BCD notice board and website).
  • Last date for withdrawal: January 31, 2026, up to 3:00 PM.
  • Final list of candidates: To be published on January 31, 2026, at 5:00 PM.
  • Polling and Counting:
  • Polling: February 20–22, 2026, from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM at Delhi High Court.
  • Vote counting: Starting February 25, 2026.
  • Eligibility and Disqualifications: Candidates must be enrolled advocates practicing in Delhi, with no disqualifications as per BCI Rules (e.g., invalid degrees, criminal convictions, or prohibited activities). Any concealment can lead to cancellation of candidature, disciplinary action, and removal from the State Roll.

List of candidates who have submitted nominations till January 24, 2026

The final list of eligible candidates will be issued by BCD on January 28, 2026, following scrutiny.

This election is crucial for the legal fraternity in Delhi, ensuring representation and adherence to professional standards. For more details, visit the BCD website at www.delhibarcouncil.com or contact via email at barcouncilofdelhi@rediffmail.com.

Submitted Nominations Till January 24, 2026

The BCD has released a date-wise list of 221 nomination forms received. This includes 87 female candidates (well above the minimum of 5). Based on enrollment years, approximately 172 candidates appear to have at least 10 years on the roll (enrolled in or before 2015), exceeding the minimum requirement of 12 for such seats. Note: A correction was issued for one entry on January 24- the name “Khagesh Seth (D/350/2012)” was inadvertently listed and has been corrected to “A.C.P. Gautam (D/3501/2012)”.

The full list is as follows, grouped by date of receipt for clarity:

Nominations on January 17, 2026
S.NoEnrol. No.GenderNameMobile No.
1D/173/1995MALERANBIR SINGH KUNDU9811079074
2D/438/1986MALEDHARAM VIR KHATRI9811081212
3D/416/2003MALEDUSHYANT NAYAK9811053567
4D/838/2017MALEZAHID ALI8510805152
Nominations on January 19, 2026
S.NoEnrol. No.GenderNameMobile No.
1D/259-A/1993MALERAVINDER AGGARWAL9911452020
2D/2330/2006MALEPANKAJ SINHA9910247816
3D/1617/2012FEMALEMEENA BELWAL9910781504
4D/514/1987MALER. K. KOCHAR (RAKESH KUMAR KOCHAR)9818069505
5D/2138/2014FEMALENISHTHA GARG9958475863
6D/760/2008MALEJAIBIR SINGH NAGAR9999647017
7D/1678/1999MALENITIN AHLAWAT9810185881
8D/6569/2018MALEP.K. RAGHAV (PRADESH KUMAR)9136369665
9D/1879/1999MALESURENDER CHAUHAN (SURENDER PAL SINGH CHAUHAN)9810087416
10D/1527/2002MALERAJESH MISHRA9811648449
11D/1522/2001MALESANTOSH KUMAR JHA9810031963
12D/2523/2009MALERAM KUMAR9810263184
13D/10589/2019FEMALEDIPINDER KAUR9990366422
14D/85/2018FEMALEANUSHKAA ARORA9871999212
15D/3882/2013MALEABHISHEK SONKAR9582740222
16D/128/2001MALEAWANISH KUMAR (BUNTY)9582136066
17D/2467/2005FEMALENEEMA RANI9999152756
Nominations on January 20, 2026
S.NoEnrol. No.GenderNameMobile No.
1D/514-B/1998FEMALEANJU DIXIT9818209080
2D/217/2002FEMALEMADHU SAINI9818030186
3D/707/2002MALEMANOJ KUMAR SINGH9818699994
4D/1068/1994MALEMUKESH KUMAR BANSAL (MUKESH KUMAR)9313007949
5D/2149/2005FEMALESHAILY TARAR (SHAILY)7042080911
6D/2090/2008MALEMANISH KUMAR SINGH9717952264
7D/1859/2005MALEMRITUNJAY SINGH (MRITUNJAY KUMAR SINGH)9868033611
8D/410/1995MALERANJEET SINGH9818010348
9D/2043/2013FEMALEASHA JYOTI ARYA9910089966
10D/956/1991MALEMURARI TIWARI9811125857
11D/735/2009MALEVISHNU SHARMA9873181685
12D/684/1995FEMALESAPNA CHAUHAN7840020100
13D/374/2004MALESUNIL DWIVEDI9868644938
14D/650/2002MALERAJEEV KUMAR RANJAN9811843931
15D/535-R/1998MALED. K. SINGH (DINESH KUMAR SINGH)9811108641
16D/7745/2017MALEABHINAV CHAUDHARY9045346063
17D/627/1988MALESANJEEV NASIAR9899047270
18D/157/1982MALEO.P. BHARTI (OM PRAKASH)9868251472
19D/925-R/1998MALEDEV RAJ SHARMA9811387613
20D/7230/2020MALEAJAY MISHRA8851840550
21D/896/1992FEMALERUBINA YASMIN9810573270
22D/1696/2007MALENARENDRA SHARMA9212545556
23D/1358/2006MALEPARDEEP KHATRI9811991111
24D/1151/1995MALEJAIDEEP MALIK9811106556
25D/976/2015FEMALEAPARNA SHARMA9871436397
26D/86/1975MALERAMESH GUPTA, SR. ADVOCATE9810030496
27D/41/1995MALEJ.J. TYAGI9810661545
28D/411/2000MALEPUSHPENDU SHUKLA9818247145
29D/1053/2014FEMALERITA CHAUDHARY9911739643
30D/1215-R/1998FEMALESUNITA BANSAL9899884380
31D/257-R/1998MALEGAURI SHANKAR BAIRWA (GAURI SHANKAR)9810107968
Nominations on January 21, 2026
S.NoEnrol. No.GenderNameMobile No.
1D/1353/2001MALEAJAYINDER SANGWAN9811164628
2D/9293/2022MALERAMESH CHANDRA SINGH7986533443
3D/315/1982MALERAJINDER KUMAR SHARMA9313340162
4D/1354/2000MALEASLAM AHMED JAMAL9891471551
5D/702/1988MALEMEHMOOD PRACHA9811023019
6D/1684/2008MALEPIYUSH GUPTA9818020868
7D/119-R/1999MALERAVINDER SINGH DALAL9811455586
8D/250-A/1996MALEDIPAK KUMAR JENA9810078350
9D/1789/2007MALERAJ PAL SINGH RAWAT (RAJ PAL SINGH)9910597841
10D/2810/2014FEMALEANJU TANWAR9911477702
11D/617/2003MALEPRAVEJ KUMAR CHAUHAN (PRAVEJ KUMAR)9811106406
12D/265/1991FEMALEDR. RENU AGGARWAL9999992227
13D/45/1988FEMALEAMRIT KAUR OBEROI9899347698
14D/301/2014FEMALEANJU SONI9899524543
15D/776-R/1998MALERAKESH CHAHAR9910411577
16D/41/2011MALESUBHASH CHAND BAKSHI9213345825
17D/2827/2021FEMALEMOBINA KHAN9717640789
18D/592/2005MALEJAMIL KHAN9868227387
19D/1942/2006FEMALESONIA SINGH9312403651
20D/1096/2000FEMALESHUBHRA PARASHAR9891220689
21D/4231/2015FEMALEKAUSHILYA SHARMA9873782698
22D/777/2001MALESUNIL KUMAR KALRA9810396959
23D/1182/1992FEMALEGYAN MITRA9891240460
24D/932-R/1997MALEMAHENDER KUMAR9350101971
25D/5204/2018FEMALEYUKTI RATHI9599318110
26D/6997/2019FEMALEKM. NABIYA9717918221
27D/893/2007MALERAMIT SEHRAWAT9212375979
28D/868/2003MALEMUNESH CHAUHAN9818230467
29D/399/1993MALERAJPAL KASANA9810307671
30D/1690/2010MALESATYA PRAKASH GAUTAM9971730630
31D/1233/2005MALERAHUL SHARMA9540005499
32D/130/1972MALEK. C. MITTAL (KAILASH CHAND MITTAL)9312287025
33D/1695-A/2001MALEO.N. SHARMA (OMESHWARA NAND SHARMA)9811675584
34D/828/2009FEMALENEELAM RAJPUT9717620401
35D/476-B/1982FEMALEMALA BHATNAGAR9971426871
36D/6609/2019MALEGHAYAS UDDIN HASHMI9350604752
37D/1742/2018FEMALEANAMIKA PARASHAR (ANAMIKA)9891424691
38D/1951/2015MALEDHEERAJ KUMAR BHAGAT9873670368
39D/52-A/1983FEMALESANTOSH KUMARI MISHRA9811330990
40D/2805/2012FEMALESHIVANI RANA9811732139
41D/12841/2023FEMALEADITI SINGH9205646604
42D/269/1994MALED.K. SHARMA (DR. DEVENDRA KUMAR SHARMA)9810224127
43D/714/2007MALEM.K. KHANNA (MANOJ KUMAR KHANNA)9811064302
44D/2105/2021FEMALETRISHA PARASHAR8700662167
Nominations on January 22, 2026
S.NoEnrol. No.GenderNameMobile No.
1D/3648/2014FEMALEJYOTI @ JYOTI SINGH8851034003
2D/2299/2010FEMALESUMAN PAWERIYA9899398550
3D/3868/2015MALEJAG PRAVESH CHANDRA9711307748
4D/294/1980MALEK. K. MANAN , SR. ADVOCATE (KRISHAN KUMAR MANAN)9810027388
5D/4893/2016FEMALESANDHYA CHAND8800847562
6D/33/2012MALERAM AVTAR SHARMA9818479755
7D/796/1990MALERAKESH SHERAWAT9810196899
8D/414-B/2000FEMALEINDU RANJAN9899331378
9D/302/1995FEMALEKUSUM LATA SHARMA9871827735
10D/3461/2013MALEMANISH JAIN9911092646
11D/266-A/2014MALEDILIP KUMAR9430029740
12D/893/2001MALESANJEEV YADAV9868099500
13D/2013/2009FEMALENAZMA AKHTAR9899494459
14D/884-R/1998MALERAJIV TEHLAN (RAJIV)9910792108
15D/2577/2005MALEAJAY KUMAR9868471024
16D/1520/1995MALESHAHID ALI9810467730
17D/919/2011FEMALEKIRTI MADAN9818849440
18D/269-B/2009FEMALEMALKA8882119456
19D/243-R/1997MALEM. A. KHAN (MUGHEES AHMED KHAN)9312610477
20D/54/1993FEMALESAPNA SINHA9811152552
21D/840-A/2001MALEGURUSHARAN SINGH9212647610
22D/438-A/1987MALES.M. ARIF (SYED MOHD ARIF)9811447278
23D/891/2013MALEMANJEET SINGH8527111869
24D/4331/2020MALEMOHD. RASHID7827560968
25D/3301/2009MALECHANDRESH KUMAR MISHRA7011997541
26D/535/1993FEMALESANGEETA SONDHI9810243382
27D/1678/2002FEMALESUDESH KUMARI9310274512
28D/965/2012MALEAMIT KUMAR VERMA9899727476
29D/260/2010MALEMOHAN SHYAM ARYA (MOHAN SHYAM)9213400584
30D/25/2011MALEVIJENDER PAL SINGH BHATTAL (V. P. S. BHATTAL)9990212066
31D/5999/2019FEMALENEELOFAR8700310026
32D/1224-F/1995MALEBHUPENDER KUMAR9958203861
Nominations on January 23, 2026
S.NoEnrol. No.GenderNameMobile No.
1D/3354/2012FEMALERENU MALIK9650246950
2D/198/1969MALEO.P. FAIZI (OM PARKASH FAIZI)9818877771
3D/443/2015FEMALEMAMTA RANI GAUTAM (MAMTA RANI)9718448414
4D/2497/2016FEMALEDAVINDER PAL KAUR @ SIMRAN SADYORA8527684390
5D/5881/2018FEMALESANGITA MALHOTRA8826587368
6D/7237/2018MALESUNIL KUMAR SINGH9870205541
7D/1594/2011MALEPREM CHAND GANGANIYA9811299279
8D/649/2019FEMALEAANCHAL CHAUHAN (AANCHAL)8447713570
9D/8671/2019MALEPRAKASH CHANDRA DWIVEDI8850936506
10D/346/1988MALEKRISHAN CHANDER GARG9810164678
11D/957-R/1998MALEKUMAR MUKESH9811538616
12D/42/1994MALEMAHAVIR SHARMA9811045665
13D/238/1979FEMALENINA GUPTA8800922455
14D/280/1990MALEDR. CHAUDHARY SHAMSUDDIN KHAN9811131260
15D/823/2001FEMALEPRIYANKA KASANA9953538038
16D/1484/2004FEMALEGARIMA BHARDWAJ9818451905
17D/537/2000MALEB. S. JAKHAR (BALBIR SINGH JAKHAR)9811178353
18D/3323/1999FEMALESHASHI JAISWAL9891616088
19D/2781/2006FEMALESEEMA CHAUDHARY (SEEMA KUMARI)9999726739
20D/1726/2015FEMALEUSHA PANDEY9871000801
21D/3121/2010FEMALEAARTI TYAGI8377096729
22D/69/2021FEMALEKIRAN BALA AGARWAL8851140009
23D/3858/2018FEMALESONALI BHATIA8800711440
24D/7176/2017MALERUDRA VIKRAM SINGH9873425354
25D/696/1995MALESANJAY RATHI9811075210
26D/1001/2002FEMALEBABITA TYAGI9811396345
27D/56-R/1996MALEBALWANT SINGH BILLOWRIA9810566991
28D/1785/2003MALEKHEM SINGH BHATI9910050684
29D/3000/2009FEMALEDALJEET KAUR9990241405
30D/8546/2018FEMALEMEENAKSHI JHA9818061507
31D/1426/2012FEMALESHWETA RANI9958604236
32D/1310-B/2002MALEROHIT PANDEY9810224587
33D/1121/2011FEMALEANITA DHINGRA9871439621
34D/973/2012MALEVARUN JAIN9015390160
35D/20/1977MALEJ.N.S. TYAGI (JAI NAND SINGH TYAGI)9811117817
36D/304-1A/1981MALEJADU NATH PRASAD9891684774
37D/5016/2015FEMALETANYA KATHURIA9911756579
38D/176-IA/1995MALEJAGDEEP VATS9810046303
39D/10364/2021FEMALEKALPANA9213517401
40D/483/1984MALEHIMAL AKHTAR9810456889
41D/145/1987MALER. S. GOSWAMI (RAM SWAROOP GOSWAMI)9811175951
42D/750/1994MALEJAI VEER SINGH CHAUHAN9810187005
43D/5141/2019MALEABHINAV KAUSHIK9899717104
44D/856-R/1998FEMALEANU MEHTA9811735522
45D/2355/2005MALEARUN DHIMAN9891972707
46D/920/1991FEMALEJYOTSNA PARASHER9818891619
47D/2503/2008MALERAMAN SHARMA9212000352
48D/4-A/2007FEMALEANUPAMA SHARMA7210794950
49D/563-A/1998MALEINDER PAL KHOKHAR9811018269
50D/408/2004MALETANMAY NAGAR9811999558
51D/3921/2013FEMALEVANI SINGHAL7303690065
52D/772/2000MALEIKRANT SHARMA9810069880
53D/914/2000FEMALENEELAM @ NEELAM CHAUDHARY9811288073
54D/1087/1994FEMALESHIMLA TOMAR9818360747
55D/856/1995FEMALESUNITA BHASKAR9971668555
56D/1188/2002MALECHAMAN SHARMA (CHAMAN KUMAR SHARMA)9811861348
57D/8894/2019MALEJITENDRA THAKUR7530804475
58D/795/2003MALEMOHD. SHAHANSHAH KHAN8376969670
59D/3017/2009MALEKAMAL JINDAL9818369860
60D/4415/2018FEMALEKAJAL SINGHAL8178915298
61D/745/2007MALEBIRENDER SANGWAN9811132018
62D/463/2011FEMALESUNITA @ SUNITA BHOWMICK KADIAN8130430497
63D/1834/2021FEMALEKHAIRUN NISHA9560069786
64D/1494/2015FEMALEASTHA9582365646
65D/2084/2009MALEVAIBHAV JAIN9650843200
66D/2032/2019MALEBHARAT SHARMA9818068001
67D/1681/2009FEMALESARITA AGGARWAL9899753323
68D/7688/2018MALEMANISH YADAV9811178506
69D/413/2012MALEARUN KUMAR9891287397
70D/456/2005MALERATNESH KUMAR TRIPATHI6394405399
71D/2281/2012FEMALESURUCHI MITTAL9811000519
72D/540/2000MALEPUJYA KUMAR SINGH9868758344
73D/416/1981MALERAJIV KHOSLA (RAJIV KUMAR KHOSLA)9212050070
74D/867-C/1990MALEPRADEEP KUMAR SHARMA9810606069
75D/6689/2018FEMALEKAMINI YADAV9911614778
76D/1635/2012FEMALEMANNU SINGH9899946669
77D/477-E/2008MALERAM PRATAP NARAYAN DUBEY9650734506
Nominations on January 24, 2026
S.NoEnrol. No.GenderNameMobile No.
1D/11/1981FEMALERANA PARWEEN SIDDIQUI9810492722
2D/1765-R/2003MALERAHUL SINGH CHAUHAN9650802472
3D/6971/2017MALEPUSHPENDRA KUMAR DHAKA9873521183
4D/2231/2009MALEGURTINDER SINGH8368164522
5D/802/2008FEMALEMAHERAVISH REIN9911269299
6D/3857/2015FEMALEJONALI BISWAS8826531256
7D/875/1991MALERAMAN GANDHI9891561631
8D/148/2024FEMALEANUPRIYA YADAV9811249442
9D/60/2014FEMALEPOOJA KHANDELWAL8920040457
10D/270/2008MALELALIT KUMAR CHAHAR9871096007
11D/2350/2007MALEHARISH SINGH HANS9810227775
12D/1493/2004MALEVICHITRA KUMAR9350288356
13D/574/2024FEMALESHALU SHARMA (KM SHALU SHARMA)8800858981
14D/2934/2009FEMALEMANJULA CHAURASIA8802670416
15D/3501/2012MALEA.C.P. GAUTAM (AZAD CHANDRA PRAKASH GAUTAM)9811574139
16D/110-A/2006FEMALEAGNI CHOUDHURY8527588872

The final list of eligible candidates will be issued by BCD on January 28, 2026, following scrutiny.

This election is crucial for the legal fraternity in Delhi, ensuring representation and adherence to professional standards. For more details, visit the BCD website at www.delhibarcouncil.com or contact via email at barcouncilofdelhi@rediffmail.com.