Delhi election results 2025: AAP, BJP go neck-and-neck with little difference in vote share percentage
The Hindu
BJP secures victory in Delhi assembly polls with close vote share percentages, AAP poses strong opposition challenge.
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 Bajaj in Rajinder Nagar.
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.
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