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The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) emerged victorious successful 7 of the 12 wards portion the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) secured 3 and the Congress and the All India Forward Bloc won 1 each arsenic the State Election Commission (SEC) declared the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) bypoll results connected Wednesday.
According to the SEC, the bypolls recorded a elector turnout of 38.5%, marking the archetypal large electoral contention among the BJP, AAP, and Congress since the Assembly predetermination successful February. The committee noted that counting crossed 10 centres was “conducted smoothly, with each indispensable arrangements successful spot to guarantee fairness and transparency”.
Of the 2,69,992 votes cast, the BJP secured 45.09%, followed by AAP with 34.97%, and the Congress with 13.44%. Thirteen autarkic candidates unneurotic received astir 1% of the votes portion NOTA accounted for 0.96%.
The BJP retained some seats antecedently held by Chief Minister Rekha Gupta and enactment MP Kamaljeet Sherawat, each with important margins. In Shalimar Bagh-B (women), the Chief Minister’s erstwhile ward, BJP campaigner Anita Jain clinched triumph by 10,101 votes, the highest borderline crossed each wards. In Dwarka-B (women), the spot vacated aft Ms. Sherawat became an MP successful May 2024, Manisha Devi won by 9,100 votes.
Close contest
The Naraina (general) ward registered 1 of the closest fights, with AAP’s Rajan Arora defeating the BJP campaigner by conscionable 148 votes. All 5 seats reserved for women were won by the BJP.
The bypolls were held connected November 30 aft 11 councillors were elected arsenic MLAs successful February and 1 arsenic an MP, leaving 12 seats vacant successful the 250-member MCD House.
Of these seats, 9 were antecedently held by the BJP and 3 by AAP.
In the last tally, the BJP managed to clasp lone six of its 9 seats but gained power of the cardinal AAP-held ward, Chandni Chowk. The ruling party, however, mislaid Sangam Vihar-A to the Congress. AAP won successful Naraina and Mundka and retained its Dakshinpuri seat.
AAP, however, suffered a setback successful Chandni Mahal, wherever All India Forward Bloc campaigner Mohd. Imran won by implicit 4,000 votes. Chandni Mahal had recorded the highest elector turnout of 55.93%. Mr. Imran is the brother-in-law of erstwhile AAP MLA Shoaib Iqbal; helium contested connected an All India Forward Bloc summons aft AAP denied him a nomination, resulting successful his resignation from the party.
Final standings
Following the results, the BJP continues to clasp a comfy bulk successful the House with 123 councillors. AAP’s tally has risen to 101 portion Congress stands astatine 9 and the Indraprastha Vikas Party astatine 15.
The House besides includes 1 autarkic councillor and 1 from the Left.
In the 2022 bypolls, AAP had won 134 wards, the BJP secured 104, the Congress emerged victorious successful nine, portion Independents won three.
