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Delhi MCD Bypolls Result 2025: The counting of votes for MCD bypolls to 12 wards held on Wednesday amid tight security at 10 counting centres in Delhi. The ruling the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won 7 seats, while the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) 3, Congress one and the All India Forward Bloc one.

Here Are The Highlights Of The Bypoll Results

Greater Kailash: In the Delhi Municipal Corporation by-election, the BJP candidate won the Greater Kailash ward by 4,068 votes.

Chandni Chowk: The BJP also won in the Chandni Chowk ward. BJP candidate Suman Kumar Gupta won by 1,182 votes, defeating Harsh Sharma of the AAP.

Shalimar Bagh: The BJP registered a landslide victory in Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta's ward, Shalimar Bagh. BJP candidate Anita Jain won with 10,101 votes. Her closest rival, Babita Rana of the Aam Aadmi Party, received 6,742 votes.

Dwarka-B: The BJP bagged the Dwarka-B seat. BJP's Manisha Devi defeated Aam Aadmi Party's Raj Bala by a margin of 9,100 votes against.

Vinod Nagar: The BJP won Vinod Nagar ward. After nine rounds of counting, BJP candidate Sarla Chaudhary won the Vinod Nagar seat by 1,769 votes.

Dakshinpuri: AAP won the Dakshinpuri ward. AAP candidate Ram Swaroop Kanojia defeated BJP's Rohini and the Congress party's Vikram.

Mundka: The Aam Aadmi Party won the Mundka ward by 1,577 votes. AAP ca Anil won the Mundka ward by beating the BJP's Jai Pal in Ward No.35 in the MCD bypolls.

Sangam Vihar: Congress candidate Suresh Chaudhary won Sangam Vihar ward 163. This seat was held by the BJP before the assembly elections.

Chandni Mahal: All India Forward Bloc bagged Chandni Mahal. AIFB candidate Mohd Imran defeated Aam Aadmi Party's Mudassar Usman by 4,692 votes.

MCD Bypolls Results Decoded

This was the first major election in the changed political landscape in the capital city. The BJP, which was in Opposition last time, is now the ruling party; the situation is reversed for Arvind Kejriwal's AAP. The results of the wards will reflect the mood of people under the Rekha Gupta government.

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Meanwhile, of the 12 wards where voting was held on November 30, nine were earlier held by the BJP and the remaining by AAP. The State Election Commission, Delhi, has made all arrangements for vote counting. Ten counting centres have been set up at Kanjhawala, Pitampura, Bharat Nagar, Civil Lines, Rouse Avenue, Dwarka, Najafgarh, Gole Market, Pushp Vihar and Mandawali. Each centre handled counting for specific wards, with strong room facilities and secure entry and exit protocols, the Commission said in a statement.

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The strong rooms where the EVMs are stored after polling were secured with adequate security measures, including round-the-clock CCTV surveillance and the deployment of paramilitary and Delhi Police personnel. Nearly 1,800 Delhi Police personnel and 10 companies of paramilitary forces have been deployed.

Around 700 personnel have been deployed for counting, and facilities have been provided for the candidates and their authorised counting agents, it added.

38.51 Per Cent Voter Turnout

The vote percentage in the bypolls was 38.51 per cent as compared to 50.47 per cent in the MCD elections held for 250 wards in 2022. All eyes will be especially fixed on the results of Shalimar Bagh B and Dwarka B wards. The Shalimar Bagh B ward was vacated after sitting BJP councillor Rekha Gupta won the assembly polls in February and became Delhi's chief minister. Kamaljeet Sehrawat, BJP MP from West Delhi, earlier held the Dwarka B ward.

(With PTI inptus)

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