AAP candidate Manish Sisodia outside the Maharani Bagh counting centre for Delhi Assembly polls, in New Delhi, Saturday, February 8, 2025
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Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) candidate Manish Sisodia on Saturday (February 8, 2025) conceded his defeat from the Jangpura constituency in the Delhi elections.
Mr. Sisodia lost to Tarvinder Singh Marwah who was a three time Congress MLA who switched to the BJP in 2022.
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Speaking to the media, Mr. Sisodia asserted that the people have supported him well and affirmed hope that BJP’s candidate will work for the constituency.
“We fought the election very hard. But we fell behind by around 600 votes. I congratulate the candidate who won and hope that he will solve the issues of Jangpura,” senior AAP leader Mr. Sisodia told media.
Mr. Sisodia was the Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi till February, 2023.
According to the current trends from the Election Commission, the BJP is poised to form the government in Delhi after 27-years.
The party is currently leading on 48 seats while the AAP on 22. Congress has not even opened its account in the Delhi elections.
AAP’s top leadership including party chief Arvind Kejriwal, Delhi Chief Minister Atishi, Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj, leader Satyendra Jain are all trailing from their respective seats.
Polling for the 70-member Assembly was held on February 5, with a total voter turnout recorded at 60.54%
Published – February 08, 2025 01:13 pm IST
