BJP accepts people’s mandate
New Delhi: BJP president JP Nadda accepted people’s mandate in the just concluded Delhi Assembly Elections. “BJP accepts mandate given by people of Delhi, will play role of constructive opposition,” says party president JP Nadda.
Manish Sisodia wins
New Delhi: Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia won the Patparganj seat in East Delhi after a tough fight against BJP’s Ravinder Singh Negi. After trailing initially, Sisodia wrested the seat in final rounds of counting.
AAP’s Amanatullah Khan set to retain Okhla
New Delhi: Incumbent AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan is headed for a victory from the Okhla constituency, which has been the epicentre of protests against the new citizenship law.
According to the latest election trends, Khan is leading against his BJP rival Braham Singh by a margin of 28,501 votes. In the initial trends, Singh was leading by 194 votes, but Khan later look a huge lead and is all set to retain the seat.
Shaheen Bagh and Jamia Nagar fall under the Okhla constituency. Shaheen Bagh has become the epicentre of protest against the Citizenship (Amendment Act) where women with young children have been on a sit-in protest for nearly two months.
Less than two kilometres away from Shaheen Bagh, Jamia Millia Islamia students with the support of Jamia Nagar locals, have been holding protest on the road outside the varsity against the CAA.
The varsity’s students have turned the road into a protest site after police action on the campus on December 15.
In the lead up to the polls, three firing incidents, including two from outside the university, were reported, with police making arrests in two of the cases.
Shaheen Bagh also remained at the centrestage during the campaign for the high-stake polls.
In view of the ongoing anti-CAA protests in Shaheen Bagh, the Delhi poll body had put all five polling stations in the area under the “critical” category.
Seelampur, which had witnessed incidents of violence during a anti-CAA protest, saw Aam Aadmi Party candidate Abdul Rehman leading his BJP rival Kaushal Kumar Mishra by over 21,000 votes.
Congress accepts people’s mandate
New Delhi: Congress has accepted the defeat and said people’s mandate is against them, they accept it. “We have resolved to strengthen and rebuild party…AAP, BJP attempted to polarise assembly polls, were successful to some extent,” Delhi Cong chief Subhash Chopra said.
Lt Governor dissolves Delhi Assembly
New Delhi: Lt Governor Anil Baijal Tuesday dissolved the Delhi Assembly, an official said. “Lt Governor Anil Baijal on Tuesday dissolved the Sixth Legislative Assembly of the National Capital Territory of Delhi with effect from February 11,” the official said, as counting of votes in the Assembly election is underway.
“A new order will be issued for the formation of the Seventh Legislative Assembly after the final results come,” the official said
AAP wins Tri Nagar and Shalimar Bagh seats
New Delhi: Tri Nagar and Shalimar Bagh seats have gone to the Aam Aadmi Party, poll officials said Tuesday, as they declared first results for the Delhi assembly election counting for which is under way.
AAP’s Preeti Tomar won the Tri Nagar seat by 12,000 votes, while Bandana Kumari emerged victorious on the Shalimar Bagh seat by a margin of 800 votes, the officials said.
BJP’s sitting MLAs lead
New Delhi: Early vote-counting trends for the Delhi Assembly polls showed that the three sitting BJP MLAs — Vijender Gupta, Om Prakash Sharma and Jagdish Pradhan — are leading in their respective constituencies.
According to the Election Commission (EC), Pradhan is leading by 29,780 votes from Mustafabad constituency, while the ruling Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) Haji Yunus is trailing.
Gupta, who is also the Opposition Leader in the Delhi Assembly, is leading by over 2,000 votes from Rohini constituency.
In Vishwas Nagar, Sharma is leading by 8,770 votes. Polling for the 70-member Delhi Assembly was held Saturday.
According to the EC website, the AAP is leading in 56 seats, while the BJP is ahead in 14.
In the 2015 assembly elections, the BJP had won three seats against the AAP’s 67. The Congress had drawn a blank.
AAP candidates Chadha, Atishi, Pandey lead
New Delhi: Prominent AAP leaders Atishi, Raghav Chadha and Dilip Pandey were leading in their constituencies over their respective BJP rivals, the latest election trends showed.
The AAP had dropped its sitting MLAs to field the three leaders, who unsuccessfully contested the Lok Sabha election last year.
Chadha, who replaced Vijender Garg in Rajinder Nagar, was ahead of BJP’s Sardar RP Singh by over 6,500 votes. Congress’s Rocky Tuseed, the youngest candidate in the assembly election, was at the third position with only 928 votes.
Atishi, who replaced Avtar Singh Kalka in Kalkaji, was trailing initially but surged ahead by over 200 votes by 11.30am. BJP’s Dharambir Singh was close second while Delhi Congress chief Subhash Chopra’s daughter Shivani Chopra was a distant third.
Pandey, who replaced Pankaj Pushkar in Timarpur constituency, was leading with over 5,000 votes. BJP’s Surender Pal Singh was at the second position.
AAP’s Durgesh Pathak was trailing by over 6,600 votes in Karawal Nagar, previously held by party rebel Kapil Mishra. Mishra later joined BJP and is contesting from Model Town.
Congress decimated: Sharmistha Mukherjee
New Delhi: Congress spokesperson Sharmistha Mukherjee Tuesday conceded that the party had again been decimated in the Delhi Assembly polls.
“We are again decimated in Delhi. Enough of introspection, time for action now. Inordinate delay in decision making at the top, lack of strategy and unity at state level, demotivated workers, no grassroots connect — all are factors. Being part of the system, I too take my share of responsibility,” Mukherjee tweeted.
Arvind Kejriwal leads, Manish Sisodia trails
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is leading in his New Delhi constituency, while his deputy Manish Sisodia is trailing behind BJP candidate Ravinder Singh Negi.
According to poll trends by the Election Commission, the chief minister is leading by over 6,300 votes while Sisodia is trailing by 754 votes from Patparganj constituency.
Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot is leading by 1,115 votes from Najafgarh constituency and BJP’s Ajeet Singh Kharkhari is leading.
Health Minister Satyendar Jain is leading by 309 votes in Shakur Basti constituency and BJP’s S C Vats was second.
Labour Minister Gopal Rai and Food and Civil Supplies Minister Imran Hussain are leading from Babarpur and Ballimaran constituencies respectively.
According to the EC website, the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is leading in 57 seats, while the BJP is ahead in 13.
In the 2015 assembly elections, the AAP had registered a thumping victory by winning 67 seats in the 70-member Delhi Assembly.
Alka Lamba trailing by over 12,000 votes
New Delhi: Alka Lamba, who switched over to Congress from AAP just before the elections, was trailing by over 12,000 votes from Chandni Chowk constituency against AAP’s Parlad Singh Sawhney.
BJP candidate Braham Singh was leading by 194 votes from Okhla constituency against nearest rivals AAP’s Amanatullah Khan.
AAP’s Shoaib Iqbal leads by over 9,500 votes
New Delhi: AAP’s Shoaib Iqbal was leading by over 9,500 votes from Matia Mahal seat against BJP’s Ravinder Gupta.
AAP’s Haji Yunus was trailing by over 14,000 votes in Mustafabad while BJP’s Jagdish Pradhan had the lead. In Trinagar constituency, AAP’s Preeti Tomar was also trailing by 1,500 votes.
Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain was trailing by 51 votes from Shakur Basti against BJP’s SC Vats.
BJP candidate Anil Goyal was leading in Krishna Nagar by 2,867 votes against AAP’s SK Bagga.
AAP candidate Sanjeev Jha was leading by 6,988 votes from Burari constituency while Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot was leading by 85 votes in Najafgarh constituency.
AAP leads in 45 seats
New Delhi: AAP was leading in 45 seats while BJP in 19 seats. AAP’s Durgesh Pathak although was trailing by over 2,800 votes from Karawal Nagar seat against BJP’s Mohan Singh Bisht.
Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot was leading by 85 seats on Najafgarh constituency. Labour Minister Gopal Rai was also leading from Babarpur constituency by 1,994 votes.
Arvind Kejriwal leads by 4,387 votes
New Delhi: CM Arvind Kejriwal was leading from New Delhi constituency by 4,387 votes against BJP candidate Sunil Kumar Yadav.
Labour Minister Gopal Rai was also leading from Badarpur constituency by 1,994 votes while Alka Lamba, who switched allegiance from AAP to Congress, was trailing by over 5,800 votes from Chandni Chowk constituency.
AAP’s Imran Hussain was leading from Ballimaran constituency by over 1,400 votes.
BJP’s Vijender Gupta trails
New Delhi: BJP’s Vijender Gupta was trailing by over 1,200 votes from Rohini constituency against AAP’s Rajesh Nama Bansiwala.
BJP’s Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga trails
New Delhi: BJP’s Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga trailing on Hari Nagar seat by over 50 votes, AAP’s Raj Kumari Dhillon leading.
Manish Sisodia leads
New Delhi: Deputy CM Manish Sisodia leading from Patparganj constituency by 112 votes against BJP candidate Ravinder Singh Negi. AAP’s Dilip Pandey was also leading with over 1500 votes from Timarpur constituency. AAP’s Raghav Chadha was leading from Rajinder Nagar constituency, whereas Atishi Marlena was trailing from Kalkaji seat against BJP’s Dharambir Singh ahead.
AAP leads in 26 seats, BJP 14
New Delhi: AAP was leading in 26 seats while BJP in 14 seats.
Kapil Mishra leads
New Delhi: BJP leader Kapil Mishra leading from Model Town by 98 votes against AAP candidate Akhilesh Pati Tripathi.
Speaker Goel leading
New Delhi: Assembly Speaker and AAP leader Ram Niwas Goel leading from Shahdara by 81 votes.
Kejriwal leading by 2026 votes
New Delhi: The Aam Aadmi Party is leading in 18 seats while the BJP is leading in 11 seats in Delhi, polls for which were held February 8, according to early trends by the Election Commission Tuesday.
Polls trends are so far available for 29 out of the 70 seats in Delhi.
According to the EC’s website, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is leading from New Delhi constituency by 2026 votes.
AAP, BJP leading in 4 seats each
New Delhi: The AAP and the BJP are leading in four seats each in Delhi, polls for which were held February 8, according to early trends by the Election Commission.
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal reached his party office as the counting got underway.
Counting centres are spread across 21 locations, spanning 70 constituencies.
Ready to celebrate: Manoj Tiwari
New Delhi: As the counting of votes began for the Delhi Assembly polls that were held February 8, the BJP chief Manoj Tiwari Tuesday said that his party was winning and that preparations for celebration have started in the party office.
Tiwari told the media: “I am not nervous, preparations for celebrations have started in the BJP office.”
Counting of votes begin
New Delhi: Counting of votes polled in the high-stakes Delhi Assembly election began Tuesday morning amid tight security at various centres set up to carry out the exercise.
Exit polls have predicted a big win for the ruling Aam Aadmi Party, but the Bharatiya Janata Party leaders maintained that the surveys would fall flat.
The counting began at 8 am and will be held in multiple rounds, Delhi Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Ranbir Singh said.
“Elaborate security arrangements have been put in place. The exercise is being carried out as per the laid-down procedures of the Election Commission,” Singh said.
Tight security arrangements have been put in place at various centres across Delhi, he said.
“The postal ballots will be counted first till around 8.30 am and then the votes cast through electronic voting machines will be counted,” the senior official said.
“The counting centres are spread across 21 locations, spanning the 70 constituencies. Each centre has several counting halls, equal to the number of constituencies falling in that district,” he said.
Each EVM consists of a ballot unit (BU), a controls units (CU) and a voter-verifiable paper audit trail (VVPAT.)
After counting of votes through CUs from every assembly constituency, five VVPATs will be randomly selected and they will be counted, the official said.
The counting centres are located across 11 districts, including at CWG Sports Complex in east Delhi, NSIT Dwarka in west Delhi, Meerabai Institute of Technology and G B Pant Institute of Technology in southeast Delhi, Sir CV Raman ITI, Dheerpur in central Delhi, and Rajiv Gandhi Stadium in Bawana in north Delhi.
The election, largely seen as a battle between the AAP and the BJP, was held on Saturday, sealing the fate of 672 candidates — 593 men and 79 women.
Nearly 24 hours after the polling ended in Delhi, the Election Commission on Sunday announced that the final voter turnout was 62.59 per cent, five per cent less than 2015, and asserted that it followed the laid down process to compile data, after the AAP questioned the ‘delay’.
There were 13,780 polling booths where every vote was accounted for by the presiding officers, which is a time-consuming exercise, Sandeep Saxena, senior deputy election commissioner, said at a press conference on Sunday.
Over 1.47 crore people were eligible to vote in the Delhi polls, including 2.33 lakh in the age group of 18-19.
The turnout in the 2015 Assembly polls stood at 67.47 per cent.
The AAP had routed rival parties in the last Assembly polls, bagging 67 seats while the BJP was reduced to mere three seats and the Congress had drawn a blank.
PTI