Delhi By-Election 2021 Results HIGHLIGHTS: AAP Wins 4 Of 5 Seats, Says "BJP Reduced To Zero"

Delhi By-Election 2021 Results HIGHLIGHTS: The State Election Commission on Wednesday announced the results for elections to five wards of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) as per which, the ruling Aam Aadmi Party bagged four seats of the five seats. Congress party won on one seat while the Bharatiya Janata Party suffered a humiliating defeat.

Background

Counting of votes for the elections to five wards of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) began at 9 AM on Wednesday morning amid tight security.

The elections for the two wards under North Delhi Municipal Corporation and three under the East Delhi Municipal Corporation were held on Sunday. Results for MCD by-poll in five wards -Ward No 32N, (Rohini-C), Ward No 62N, (Shalimar Bagh North) in north Delhi and Ward No 02-E (Trilokpuri), Ward No 08-E (Kalyanpuri) and Ward No 41-E (Chauhan Bangar) are expected to be declared today (March 3).

According to the reports, more than 50% voters showed up to cast their votes. While Kalyanpuri recorded the highest voting percentage, the lowest was in Shalimar Bagh North.

Post voting session, Aam Aadmi Party, which has four wards, asserted victory. Besides AAP, other contenders, Bharatiya Janata Party and Congress too appeared hopeful.

For the past 15 years, Bharatiya Janata Party has emerged victorious across all three Municipal Corporations in the city. In 2017, AAP won four of these five wards while the Congress stood third.

11:57 AM (IST)  •  03 Mar 2021

No place for "traitors": Congress's Chaudhary Zubair Ahmad on winning Chauhan Banger ward

चौहान बांगर की जनता ने आज दिखा दिया कि “धोखेबाज़ों” के लिए अब कोई जगह नहीं है, यह जीत चौहान बांगर के हर उस शख्स की जीत है, जिसने आवाम के हक में आवाज़ बुलंद की।

साथ मिलकर
चमकाएँगे, चौहान बांगर#ThankYouChauhanBangar @INCDelhi pic.twitter.com/w0kGvdlIv5

— Chaudhry Zubair Ahmed (@inc_zubair) March 3, 2021

11:50 AM (IST)  •  03 Mar 2021

People Voted for Work: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal

दिल्ली के लोगों ने एक बार फिर से काम के नाम पर वोट दिया। सबको बधाई।

MCD में 15 साल के भाजपा के कुशासन से जनता परेशान हो चुकी है। लोग अब MCD में भी आम आदमी पार्टी की सरकार बनाने के लिए बेताब हैं। https://t.co/aIKthb13q2

— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) March 3, 2021

11:36 AM (IST)  •  03 Mar 2021

'BJP reduced to Zero': AAP Tweets

Big win for AAP in MCD by-polls!

AAP wins 4 out of 5 Seats.
BJP reduced to Zero.

Delhi has decided to throw BJP out of MCD in 2022.

— AAP (@AamAadmiParty) March 3, 2021

11:34 AM (IST)  •  03 Mar 2021

AAP Wins Four Seats, Congress 1

Rohini-C: AAP (Ram Chander)
Trilokpuri: AAP (Vijay Kumar)
Kalyanpuri: AAP (Dhirendra Kuma)
Shalimar Bagh: AAP (Sunita Mishra)
Chauhan Bangar: Congress (Chaudhary Zubair Ahmed)

11:33 AM (IST)  •  03 Mar 2021

AAP Wins Rohini-C ward

Aam Aadmi Party's Ram Chander declared the winner from Rohini-C ward