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BJP Leads Delhi MCD Bypolls With 7 of 12 Seats as Results Declared

Low turnout framed the first local test since the assembly polls.

Overview

  • The final tally shows BJP winning 7 wards, AAP 3, Congress 1 and the All India Forward Bloc 1.
  • Overall turnout was 38.51%, well below the 50.47% recorded in the 2022 MCD elections.
  • BJP logged decisive wins in seats such as Dwarka-B by 7,307 votes and Greater Kailash by 4,065, and it took Chandni Chowk by 1,182 votes.
  • AAP captured Mundka by 1,577 votes, Dakshinpuri by 2,262 and a tight Naraina contest by 148, while Congress returned to the MCD with a Sangam Vihar win.
  • The State Election Commission ran counting at 10 centres with heavy police and paramilitary deployment and reported an orderly process, as parties issued contrasting takes and AAP alleged irregularities not confirmed by officials.