New Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party chief and former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal who was maintaining a thin lead was pushed to the second spot during the counting to the Delhi Assembly Elections. His rival from the saffron party, Parvesh Sahib Singh Verma is leading by 225 votes in round six. Kejriwal has bagged 12,163 votes while Verma got 12,388 votes to surge past the former.
Congress candidate Sandeep Dikshit, son of former Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, who was considered as a contender in a three-way contest was relegated to a distant third with a mere 2,050 votes in sixth round.
Kejriwal was trailing in the New Delhi Assembly Segment from where he was seeking a re-election during the early rounds. Verma surged ahead of Kejriwal in the first round with a meagre 71 vote lead in the first round. Verma was on the lead in the postal votes.
The BJP nominee is a former Parliamentarian who has been the member of Lok Sabha representing West Delhi, twice.
In the 2020 Delhi Assembly elections, the New Delhi seat had a total of 146122 electors. The total number of valid votes was 76135. Arvind Kejriwal who won the seat secured a total of 46758 votes. BJP candidate Sunil Kumar Yadav stood second with a total of 25061 votes.
In the 2015 Delhi Assembly polls, the constituency had a total of 137924 electors. The total number of valid votes was 88742. Arvind Kejriwal returned to the Assembly by securing 57213 votes. BJP nominee Nupur Sharma stood second with a total of 25630 votes.
In the 2013 Delhi Assembly polls, the New Delhi seat had a total of 124107 electors. The total number of valid votes was 82342. Arvind Kejriwal won his maiden election to become an MLA. He secured a total of 44269 votes. He defeated Congress candidate and former Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit. She came second with a total of 18405 votes.
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