Police personnel distribute masks to voters at a centre in Trilokpuri. (Express Photo: Prem Nath Pandey)Delhi MCD Election Results 2021 HIGHLIGHTS: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) put on a good show in the bye-elections to the Municipal Corporation of Delhi on Wednesday, winning four of the five seats. The party retained two seats — Kalyanpuri and Trilokpuri — and won Rohini-C, which was earlier held by BSP but was vacated when its councillor won a MLA election on an AAP ticket, and Shalimar Bagh (North), which was held by the BJP.
In a big upset, the Congress won the Chauhan Banger ward, which was held by the AAP. Its candidate Chaudhary Zubair Ahmad defeated AAP’s Mohammad Ishraq Khan by over 10,000 votes.
Voting was held in two wards — Rohini-C and Shalimar Bagh (North) — in the North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC), and three wards — Trilokpuri, Kalyanpuri and Chauhan Banger — in the East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC) on February 28. While Shalimar Bagh (North) is reserved for women, Trilokpuri and Kalyanpuri are reserved for the Scheduled Caste (SC) category. The voter turnout recorded was 50.86 per cent.
On the AAP’s victory, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said, “The people of Delhi have once again voted in the name of work. Congratulations to all. The people are fed up with misrule of the BJP at MCD for 15 years. People are desperate to bring the AAP to rule the MCD.”
Congress leader Shaktisinh Gohil said the party’s victory reflected the hard work of the candidates.
Meanwhile, Delhi BJP president Adesh Gupta said, “We honour the mandate given by people. Losing Shalimar Bagh North is a matter of introspection. The shortcomings will be removed and I am sure BJP will win the elections for three municipal corporations in 2022.”
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A year before Delhi chooses who will govern the three municipal corporations in the state, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has won four out of five seats in byelections. The AAP lost one seat to the Congress, and gained one from the BJP. The BJP failed to win any of the five seats. What do the results mean? Abhinav Rajput and Mallica Joshi explain
Winners in the local civic bypolls from the AAP party celebrate with their supporters at the party headquarters in New Delhi on Wednesday
Congress candidate Chaudhary Zubair Ahmad has won the Chauhan Banger ward. "The people of Chauhan Banger have shown that there is no place for "traitors", this victory is the victory of every person of Chauhan Banger who raised his voice for the rights of the people," he tweets. The ward was previously under the AAP.
Rajya Sabha MP and Congress leader Shaktisinh Gohil says the party has won the Chauhan Banger ward by a huge margin of more than 10,000 votes. "This victory is the love of the people of Delhi, the pride of Congress workers, leaders and young candidates," he says.
Rajya Sabha MP and Congress leader Shaktisinh Gohil says the party has won the Chauhan Banger ward by a huge margin of more than 10,000 votes. "This victory is the love of the people of Delhi, the pride of Congress workers, leaders and young candidates," he says.
Rajya Sabha MP and Congress leader Shaktisinh Gohil says the party has won the Chauhan Banger ward by a huge margin of more than 10,000 votes. "This victory is the love of the people of Delhi, the pride of Congress workers, leaders and young candidates," he says.
Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia congratulates the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) for winning four seats in the MCD polls. "I congratulate AAP workers for winning four out of five seats in the MCD elections. The people of Delhi are now unhappy of the BJP rule in the national capital. In the next MCD polls, poeple will chose the honest work of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal," he tweets.
The AAP has won 4/5 wards in the MCD bypolls, including Kalyanpuri, Rohini-C, Shalimar Bagh (North), and Trilokpuri. The Congress, on the other hand, won the Chauhan Banger ward.
AAP wins second seat, Shalimar Bagh (North). Its candidate Sunita Mishra was leading over her BJP rival Surbhi Jaju since 10 am.
The AAP has won one of the five bypoll seats. AAP candidate Dhirender Kumar has won the Kalyanpuri ward by 7,259 votes. The party is leading in three other seats as well, including Shalimar Bagh North, Trilokpuri and Rohini- C. Meanwhile, the Congress leads in Chauhan Bangar. Its candidate Chaudhary Zubair Ahmad was leading by 9,854 votes against AAP candidate Mohammad Ishraq Khan at around 10 am.
In the initial hours of counting, the AAP is leading in four of the five seats, while the Congress is ahead in one. The AAP is leading in Rohini-C, Shalimar Bagh, Trilokpuri and Kalyanpuri. The Congress leads in Chauhan Banger.
Welcome to our live blog on the Delhi MCD election results! On Sunday, elections were held to five wards, including Rohini-C and Shalimar Bagh (North) in North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC), and three wards — Trilokpuri, Kalyanpuri and Chauhan Banger — in the East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC). The results of these polls will be declared by this evening. Stay tuned as we bring you the latest news and updated