Battle for Bawana: AAP wins by over 24,000 votes; BJP finishes 2nd

AAP wins Bawana bypoll by over 24,000 votes. BJP finishes second, Congress third.

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) candidate Ram Chandra led in the Bawana Assembly by-poll in Delhi by around 20,000 votes, giving a boost to the party which is in power in Delhi.

It will decide the fate of candidates of the three major political parties -- the ruling AAP, the BJP and the Congress, all of whom have exuded confidence about winning the Assembly seat reserved for the SC category.

In the 70-member Delhi Assembly, the AAP has 65 MLAs, the BJP four whole Congress is hoping to open its account in the House by winning this seat.

28 rounds of counting took place before announcement of the result for the byboll

On August 23, polling for the bye-election for Bawana constituency, one of the largest in Delhi in terms of number of electors, saw 45 per cent voter turnout, much lower than during the 2015 Assembly elections which had recorded 61.83 polling.

Eight candidates are in the fray but essentially the AAP, the BJP and the Congress are locked in a triangular contest.