The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is on course to win in the West Delhi constituency where the BJP candidate Kamaljeet Sehrawat is going up against the Aam Aadmi Party's Mahabal Mishra.
As of 1730 IST, Sehrawat is leading by 162,655 votes in West Delhi, according to latest data available on the Election Commision of India.
Voting took place on May 25 in the South Delhi constituency during the sixth phase of the seven-phase general election.
Kamaljeet Sehrawat, former Mayor of the South Delhi Municipal Corp has replaced Parvesh Sahib Singh Verma, who won the seat in 2019, for the BJP.
The BJP faces a challenge from the local AAP government, which has been electorally dominant in assembly elections. The BJP currently does not have any Member of the Legislative Assemblys (MLAs) in this constituency.
Sehrawat comes from the Jat community and is expected to draw Jat voters who form a sizable chunk of the electorate often playing the role of kingmakers
The AAP has nominated Mahabal Mishra, an ex-Congress leader who was removed from the party in 2020 and joined the AAP in 2022. Mishra is a former MP and a well-known Purvanchali face, appealing to the large Purvanchali voter base originally from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.
Mishra had won the seat in 2009 while represeting the Indian National Congress.
About West Delhi
The West Delhi Lok Sabha constituency, one of the 7 parliamentary constituencies in New Delhi, falls under the General category.
It encompasses parts of Southwest Delhi and West Delhi districts and comprises ten Legislative Assembly segments, including Madipur (SC), Rajouri Garden, Hari Nagar, Tilak Nagar, Janakpuri, Vikaspuri, Uttam Nagar, Dwarka, Matiala, and Najafgarh, spanning both West Delhi and Southwest Delhi districts.
In 2019, BJP candidate Parvesh Sahib Singh Verma won the General Election with a margin of 578,486 votes, securing 865,648 votes. Verma defeated Mahabal Mishra of the INC, who received 287,162 votes.
Verma won the seat while representing the BJP in 2014 as well.
The parliment seat comprises of 14.36 percent scheduled caste and 5.4 percent muslim population, according to data from the Election Commission of India.
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