AAP candidate Manish Sisodia arrives at his residence, in New Delhi on February 8, 2025.
| Photo Credit: PTI
The BJP registered a thumping victory in the Delhi assembly polls but the meagre difference in vote share percentage in several constituencies implies a stiff challenge given by AAP to the opposition. Although BJP emerged victorious in 48 seats and AAP secured wins in 22 constituencies, the vote share percentage stood at 45.56% and 43.57%, respectively.
One of the nail-biting contests was witnessed in Jangpura where former education minister, Manish Sisodia lost with a margin of 675 votes against BJP’s Tarvinder Singh Marwah.
After the loss, Mr. Sisodia in an X post said, “I thank the people of Delhi from the bottom of my heart for giving me the opportunity to serve them for 12 years and shape the future of children.”
Among Other Assembly Seats that Saw Close Contests were Malviya Nagar, Mehrauli, Sangam Vihar, Rajinder Nagar. Satish Upadhyay. BJP candidates from Malviya Nagar Defeated Aap’s Somnath Bharti by a Margin of 2,131 Votes while Aap’s Durgesh Pathak Lost with 1,231 Votes to BJP’s Umang Bajajj in Rajajajj in Rajajajj
Mr. Pathak, the sitting MLA, who came to power after winning a by-election in 2022, in a video statement thanked his supporters, party workers. “I wanted to do good work in the two years while I was in power and I hope I have been able to do that,” he said.
Sangam Vihar registered the lowest margin victory for BJP with 344 votes as Chandan Kumar Choudhary defeated Dinesh Mohaniya and in the Trilokpuri constituency BJP’s Ravi Kant beat Anjana Parcha by 392 votes. In Mehrauli and Timarpur, the margin by which the BJP candidate beat AAP, stood at 1,782 and 1,168 respectively.
Meanwhile, Rohini, a BJP stronghold, registered a highest margun victory for the saffron party as BJP’s Vijender Gupta defeated AAP’s Pardeep Mittal by 37,816 votes. In Bawana, BJP’s Ravinder Indraj Singh beat Jai Bhagwan Upkar by a margin of 31,475.
In Najafgarh and Nangloi Jat, BJP’s Neelam Pahalwan and Manoj Kumar Shokeen won by a margin of 29,009 and 26,251 votes respectively.
However, in Matia Mahal, Ballimaran, Deoli and Seelampur, AAP won by significant margins by 42,724 and 29,823 votes, respectively.
Deoli, one of the two constituencies where BJP left seats for its allies, saw Prem Chauhan beat Lok Janshakti Party’s Deepak Tanwar by 36,680. In Seelampur, Chaudhary Zubair Ahmad beat BJP’s Anil Kumar Sharma by a margin of 42,477 votes.
Published – February 09, 2025 05:25 am IST
