New Delhi: In the ongoing counting for the high-stakes Delhi assembly elections 2025, BJP candidate Harish Khurana has wrested the prestigious Moti Nagar seat from two-time AAP MLA, Shiv Charan Goel defeating the latter by over 11000 votes.
As per the ECI's data, Khurana secured 57565 votes at the end of the total 13 rounds thereby getting a winning lead of 11657 over Goel, who got 45908 votes. Congress candidate Rajender Singh was a distant third with a mere 3334 votes.
Taking to X, Khurana thanked the voters of Moti Nagar for voting him to victory. "I am heartily grateful to the respected people of Moti Nagar Vidhansabha who expressed their faith in me. I will always be grateful for your support and blessings. Thank you!," he wrote.
मोती नगर विधानसभा की सम्मानित जनता का हृदय से आभार, जिन्होंने मुझ पर विश्वास जताया। आपके सहयोग और आशीर्वाद के लिए सदैव कृतज्ञ रहूँगा। धन्यवाद!#दिल्ली_के_दिल_में_मोदी #bjp4delhi pic.twitter.com/v2W2PwK98d
— Harish Khurana (@HarishKhuranna) February 8, 2025
Talking to the media after his win, Khurana termed it a victory of the people. "I want to thank the people of Delhi... This victory is the victory of the people... In terms of development, my Moti Nagar constituency will be number one in Delhi... The people of Delhi have shown that the politics of slogans and deceit will not work...," Khurana said.
#WATCH | Delhi | On winning the #DelhiElections2025 from the Moti Nagar assembly constituency, BJP leader Harish Khurana says, " i want to thank the people of delhi... this victory is the victory of the people... in terms of development, my moti nagar constituency will be number… pic.twitter.com/rAIS8wTJnt
— ANI (@ANI) February 8, 2025
One of the key constituencies in the 70-member Delhi Assembly is the Moti Nagar seat. Two-time Aam Aadmi Party MLA Shiv Charan Goel is seeking a re-election. Pitted against him are BJP nominee Harish Khurana, son of former Delhi Chief Minister Madan Lal Khurana and Congress candidate Rajender Singh.
In 2020, the Moti Nagar seat had a total of 181883 electors. Total number of valid votes was 112047. AAP candidate Shiv Charan Goel won and became MLA. He secured a total of 60622 votes. BJP candidate Subhash Sachdeva stood second with a total of 46550 votes. He lost by 14072 votes.
There were 162955 electors in the Moti Nagar seat overall in the 2015 Delhi Elections. There were 112889 valid votes in total. Shiv Charan Goel, a candidate for the AAP, was elected and became an MLA. He received 60223 votes in total. With 45002 votes, Subhash Sachdeva, a candidate from the BJP, came in second. By 15221 votes, he lost.
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