Okhla: BJP Maintains Lead In Muslim-Dominated Constituency, AAP's Amanatullah Khan Trails

BJP leader Manish Chaudhary was ahead with 2,620 votes as AAP trails.

Security personnel stand guard outside a polling booth during the Delhi Assembly elections, at Shaheen Bagh area, in New Delhi, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025.

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In the Okhla assembly constituency, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has managed to maintain a slender lead in the early trends. As of 9:55 AM, BJP candidate Manish Chaudhary is ahead by 2,620 votes, while AAP, Congress, and AIMIM trail behind.

Okhla, a predominantly Muslim constituency, has been a stronghold of AAP’s Amanatullah Khan, who is the sitting MLA. However, with a three-way split in the Muslim vote—divided among AAP’s Amanatullah Khan, Congress’ Ariba Khan, and AIMIM’s Shifa Ur Rehman—the BJP appears to be benefiting from a consolidated vote bank.

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AAP has once again placed its faith in Amanatullah Khan, the sitting MLA, who has been given the ticket to contest from the Okhla assembly seat. He previously won the 2020 and 2015 assembly elections under the AAP banner.

For Congress, Ariba Khan, the current MLC from the Abul Fazal Enclave ward, is contesting the Okhla assembly election. She is the daughter of former Okhla MLA Asif Khan and the niece of current Bihar Governor Arif Mohammed Khan.

A new entrant in the Okhla assembly race is Shifa Ur Rehman, an undertrial candidate who has been given a ticket by Asaduddin Owaisi's party, All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM). Shifa was arrested by Delhi Police in 2020 in connection with the Delhi Riots Conspiracy case.

The BJP has fielded Manish Chaudhry from the Okhla assembly seat. Before joining the BJP, Manish was affiliated with the Congress.

Okhla Assembly Result 2020

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
AAP	Amanatullah Khan	130367	66.03	3.47
BJP	Braham Singh	58540	29.65	5.81
Congress	Parvez Hashmi	5123	2.59	-9.49
BSP	Dharam Singh	830	0.42	0.01

Okhla Assembly Result 2015

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
AAP	Amanatullah Khan	104271	62.56	45.51
BJP	Braham Singh	39739	23.84	6.86
Congress	Asif Muhammad Khan	20135	12.08	-24.26
BSP	Ashraf Kamal	696	0.41	-14.41

In the past, the Okhla assembly has had a tendency to elect candidates based on their individual appeal rather than party affiliation. Parvez Hashmi, Asif Khan, and even Amanatullah Khan have all benefited from this trend.