Delhi municipal corporation bypolls: AAP wins in 4 out of 5 wards
PTI, Mar 3, 2021, 12:37 PM IST
New Delhi: The AAP won four out of five wards and the Congress one in the municipal bypolls in Delhi, results of which were announced on Wednesday.
The BJP, which had held one of these wards, failed to open its account in the bypolls.
More than 50 per cent voters cast their votes in the municipal corporation bypolls in the five wards on Sunday.
Congress candidate Chaudhary Zubair Ahmad defeated AAP candidate Mohammad Ishraq Khan by 10,642 votes in Chauhan Bangar ward.
The AAP candidates won from Kalyanpuri, Rohin-C, Trilokpuri and Shalimar Bagh North wards.
Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia in a tweet congratulated the party workers for the victory and said people were fed up with the BJP and would bring in Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s politics of honesty and work in the municipal corporation of Delhi (MCD) polls next year.
The BJP had retained all three municipal corporations in Delhi in the 2017 civic polls with the AAP finishing a distant second.
AAP candidate Dhirender Kumar won the Kalyanpuri ward by 7,043 votes. AAP’s Vijay Kumar defeated BJP’s Om Prakash by a margin of 4,986 votes in Trilokpuri.
AAP’s Sunita Mishra defeated Surbhi Jaju of the BJP in Shalimar Bagh ward by 2,705 votes. The seat was earlier held by the BJP.
Ram Chander of the AAP defeated BJP candidate Rakesh Goyal by 2,985 votes in Rohini C ward.
Udayavani is now on Telegram. Click here to join our channel and stay updated with the latest news.
Top News
Related Articles More
Lok Sabha elections 2024: EC takes cognisance of MCC violation by Modi, Rahul; seeks response by April 29
Lok Sabha polls 2024: Sunita Kejriwal likely to join AAP’s campaign in Delhi, will hold roadshows this weekend
Kerala Election 2021: 194 Candidates Battle for Votes from 2.75 Crore Voters
Accused in firing on police arrested in Delhi’s Rohini
Rahul Gandhi concludes Maharashtra visit, departs for Delhi
MUST WATCH
Latest Additions
Lok Sabha elections 2024: EC takes cognisance of MCC violation by Modi, Rahul; seeks response by April 29
Polali: Case filed against a man for molesting minor
Kotak Mahindra Bank shares tank 13%; mcap erodes by Rs 37,721 crore post RBI action
Lok Sabha polls 2024: Sunita Kejriwal likely to join AAP’s campaign in Delhi, will hold roadshows this weekend
NCBC seeks clarification from Karnataka chief secretary on reservation policy for Muslims