Delhi Elections 2025 Patparganj Seat Result: BJP Wins AAP Stronghold As Avadh Ojha Loses His Maiden Election To Ravi Negi

Negi polled 74060 votes while Ojha got 45988. Congress' Anil Kumar was at a distant third with 16549 votes to his name.

New Delhi:Patparganj seat, a stronghold of the Aam Aadmi Party in the national capital, went into the BJP's kitty as the saffron party candidate Ravinder Singh Negi (Ravi Negi) won it by over 28000 votes against online educator turned AAP politician Avadh Ojha.

Negi polled 74060 votes while Ojha got 45988. Congress' Anil Kumar was at a distant third with 16549 votes to his name. Negi, 45, is currently an MCD councillor from Vinod Nagar, which is part of the Patparganj constituency.

Speaking to the media after his win, Negi termed it a "victory of Prime Minister Narendra Modi" and thanked the party leadership for giving him the opportunity.

"This is PM Modi's victory as his blessings were with all the candidates. This victory is because of the way the PM explained to the people of Delhi why it was important to remove 'aapda'. I thank the party leadership,'' Negi told reporters.

Patparganj used to be the assembly constituency of Delhi's former Chief Minister and AAP leader Manish Sisodia but this time, AAP had fielded Avadh Ojha, who recently joined the party. This constituency witnessed intense campaigning from all three parties with leaders like Arvind Kejriwal and Rahul Gandhi both campaigning for their candidates.

Speaking after he lost the polls, Ojha said he was happy with the second position in the keenly contested election. The popular online educator-turned-politician expressed optimism despite the defeat.

"Winning or losing is nothing. This was my first political innings, and I secured the second position. I am very happy with this achievement," he said.

Ojha acknowledged the voters' decision and suggested that a change in leadership was likely a factor. "Perhaps the public felt it was time for a change after a long time. They might have wanted to give another party a chance. There is no question of any shortcomings on our part," he stated.

Sisodia's bastion goes to BJP

AAP leader Manish Sisodia had won from the seat in the 2013, 2015 and 2020 Assembly polls. However, this time around Sisodia changed his constituency and opted for Jangpura. The AAP replaced Sisodia with Ojha while BJP fielded Negi and Congress Kumar from the key constituency.

Patparganj seat is located in the East district of Delhi and comes under the East Delhi Lok Sabha constituency. In the 2020 Delhi Assembly polls, Patparganj had a total of 231461 electors and the total number of valid votes polled was 141717.

Sisodia won and became MLA, securing a total of 70163 votes. BJP candidate Negi stood second with a total of 66956 votes. In the 2015 Delhi Assembly polls, the constituency had a total of 214368 electors and the total number of valid votes was 139737. Sisodia had won, polling a total of 75243 votes. BJP candidate Vinod Kumar Binny stood second with a total of 46452 votes.

In the 2013 Assembly polls, the constituency had a total of 189183 electors. Total number of valid votes was 120431. Sisodia won, securing 50211 votes. BJP candidate Nakul Bhardwaj stood second with a total of 38735 votes

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