How Muslim-dominated seats voted in Delhi election?

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In a decisive electoral outcome, the BJP clinched 48 seats in Delhi’s 70-member Assembly, marking a significant victory. The AAP, which had enjoyed a stronghold in the past two terms, saw its tally drop to 22, while the Congress remained seatless for the third consecutive election.

This win is a major leap from the last Assembly polls, when the BJP managed only 8 seats.

It also made notable gains across several regions in Delhi, including seats where Muslim voters comprise at least 30% of the electorate.

In 10 such seats, BJP managed to win three of them.

How BJP-performed in Muslim-dominated seats?

BJP made significant gains in key Muslim-dominated constituencies. In constituencies with at least 30% Muslim population, the BJP won 3 seats, marking a gain of 2 compared to 2020.

In Mustafabad, BJP's Mohan Singh Bisht triumphed over AAP’s Adeel Ahmad Khan by 17,578 votes. In Rithala, Kulwant Rana secured a 29,616-vote victory over Mohinder Goyal of AAP. Over in Shahdara, Sanjay Goyal of BJP won by a margin of over 5,178 votes against AAP's Jitender Singh Shunty.

Meanwhile, in a notable shift, the BJP secured 4 of the 12 SC-reserved seats, a stark contrast to 2020, when it failed to win even one.

BJP secures victory in Delhi

The BJP has crossed the majority mark in the Delhi Assembly elections, clinching 41 seats and leading in 7 more, according to Election Commission data. Meanwhile, the AAP, led by Arvind Kejriwal, has secured 21 seats and is ahead in one more.

AAP’s top leaders, including national convenor and former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia, Saurabh Bharadwaj and Satyendar Jain, have lost their elections.

Kejriwal lost the high-profile New Delhi seat to BJP’s Parvesh Verma by a margin of 4,089 votes.