Delhi election results: 4 Muslim candidates elected to assembly, down from 5
Despite a split in voters among multiple parties, AAP emerged as the top choice in Muslim-dominated constituencies
A total of four Muslim candidates have been elected to the Delhi assembly this time.
The four winning candidates are AAP's Imran Hussain (Ballimaran), Aaley Mohammed Iqbal (Matia Mahal), Amanatullah Khan (Okhla), and Chaudhary Zubair Ahmad (Seelampur).
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The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), which won the previous two elections, lost nearly 10 percentage points of the vote share.
Arvind Kejriwal lost, Atishi won by over 3,000 votes
Former Delhi chief minister and AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal lost to BJP candidate Parvesh Verma by around 4000 votes in the high-profile New Delhi seat.
Chief Minister Atishi won by 3,500 votes, defeating BJP leader Ramesh Bidhuri in Kalkaji. In Jangpura, former deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia lost in Jangpura.
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Civil services coach-turned-politician Avadh Ojha, who joined the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) last December, bit the dust on his electoral debut on Saturday, losing against BJP's Ravindra Singh Negi from Patparganj by 28,072 votes.
Highest winning margins in Delhi
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) candidate Aaley Mohammed Iqbal from Matia Mahal recorded the highest winning margin in the Delhi election. He won his seat by a margin of 42,724 votes, defeating BJP's Deepti Indora.
In Seelampur, AAP candidate Chaudhary Zubair Ahmad defeated BJP's Anil Kumar Sharma by a margin of 42,477 votes, the second–highest in the election.
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Vijender Gupta of the BJP won the Rohini seat by a big margin. He defeated AAP's Pardeep Mittal by a margin of 37,816 votes.
In Deoli, AAP's Prem Chauhan emerged victorious by a margin of 36,680 votes. He defeated Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) candidate Deepak Tanwar.
Ravinder Indraj Singh of the BJP won the Bawana seat by 31,475 votes, defeating AAP's Jai Bhagwan Upkar.
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