Delhi election result: CM Atishi defeats BJP’s Ramesh Bidhuri in Kalkaji
The Aam Aadmi Party leader won by a margin of 3,521 votes.
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Delhi Chief Minister Atishi on Saturday defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Ramesh Bidhuri in the Assembly election.
Atishi won by a margin of 3,521 votes, data from the Election Commission showed.
While the Aam Aadmi Party leader secured 52,154 votes, Bidhuri bagged 48,633 votes. The Congress’ Alka Lamba finished third with 4,392 votes.
She had won the seat in 2020 as well.
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#WATCH | Outgoing CM and AAP candidate from Kalkaji assembly seat, Atishi greets the people of her constituency after registering her victory against BJP's Ramesh Bidhuri#DelhiElections2025 pic.twitter.com/NTMA13Rm4O— ANI (@ANI) February 8, 2025
Overall, however, the BJP defeated the Aam Aadmi Party in the Assembly polls.
As of 4 pm, the BJP had won 37 seats and was leading in 11 constituencies, data from the Election Commission showed. The Aam Aadmi Party had won 17 seats and was ahead in 5 places.
The halfway mark to gain a majority in the 70-member Assembly is 36 seats.
Atishi had taken over as the chief minister after Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal resigned from the post on September 17, a week after he was released on bail in the Delhi liquor policy case. He had been arrested in March ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha election.
The Aam Aadmi Party chief had said that he...
