Delhi MCD by-election result 2025 Highlights: BJP's Suman Kumar Gupta wins Chandini Chowk, Congress secures Sangam Vihar

The final results of the most awaited Delhi MCD by-election were announced today, 3 December. As per State Election Commission early trends, Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) Suman Kumar Gupta won from Chandini Chowk ward.

Given below is the list of wards won by specific parties

BJP: 7 (Dwarka-B, Shalimar Bagh, Chandni Chowk, Ashok Vihar, Greater Kailash, Dichaon Kalan, Vinod Nagar)

AAP: 3 (Naraina, Mundka, Dakshin Puri)

Cong: 1 (Sangam Vihar)

AIFB: 1 (Chandni Mahal)

BJP candidates who won MCD by-election

• Suman Kumar Gupta defeated AAP candidate Harsh Sharma by a margin of 1,182 votes.
• Anita Jain has won the Shalimar Bagh seat by a margin of 10,101 votes.
• Veena Asija secured Ashok Vihar seat by a margin of 405 votes.
• Manisha Devi won Dwarka-B seat by a margin of 9,100 votes.
• Rekha Rani from Dichaon Kalan won by a margin of 5,637 votes.
• Anjum Mandal from Greater Kailash won by a margin of 4,065 votes.
• Sarala Chaudhari from Vinod Nagar won by a margin of 1,769 votes

AAP candidates who won MCD by-election

• Ramswaroop Kanojia won the Dakshinpuri ward 164 by 2,262 votes.
• Anil won from Mundka seat won by a margin of 1,577 votes.
• Rajan Arora from Naraina seat won by a margin of 148 votes.

• All India Forward Bloc's (AIFB) Mohd Imran won Chandani Mahal seat by a margin of 4,692 votes.
• Indian National Congress (INC) candidate Suresh Choudhary from Sangam Vihar won by a margin of 3,628 votes.

The counting of votes began at 8 am today amid tight security at 10 counting centres setup by the Commission at Kanjhawala, Pitampura, Bharat Nagar, Civil Lines, Rouse Avenue, Dwarka, Najafgarh, Gole Market, Pushp Vihar and Mandawali.

The by-polls to 12 Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) wards took place on Sunday, 30 November, in which the voter turnout was recorded to be 38.51%, according to the State Election Commission.

Voter turnout in by-polls of 12 MCD wards

The voting commenced at 7:30 AM and concluded at 5:30 PM. Chandni Mahal recorded the highest voter turnout at 41.95% among all the 12 wards. Sangam Vihar-A recorded second highest voter turnout with 38.62% and Mundka registered 37.82% voter participation.

The lowest voter participation was seen in Greater Kailash, with turnout at just 20.87% while Dwarka-B recorded 23.72% voter turnout. Chandni Chowk registered 27.91% turnout, Ashok Vihar recorded 28.13% voter participation and Shalimar Bagh-B stood at 28.28%.

Out of the 12 MCD wards for which polling took place, nine were earlier held by the BJP and three by the AAP. The results today will determine the fate of 51 candidates. A total of 26 women were in the fray while the BJP fielded the highest, eight, women candidates. Meanwhile, six women candidates contested from the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and five from Congress.

Key candidates in the fray

As the counting of ballots continues, let's have a look at the key candidates:

Congress’ Mukesh was in the fray from Mundka, Sarita Kumari contested from Shalimar Bagh-B and Vishakha Rani from Ashok Vihar. From Chandni Chowk, Ajay Kumar was in the fray, Sumita Malik from Dwarka-B and Rashmi Sharma from Dichau Kalan. From Greater Kailash Shikha Kapur contested and Vinay Shankar Dubey was fielded from Vinod Nagar.

From AAP, Ram Swaroop Kanojia represented Dakshin Puri, Anuj Sharma contested from Sangam Vihar A and Eeshna Gupta was the candidate from Greater Kailash. Geeta Rawat was the AAP candidate for Vinod Nagar, while Babita Ahlawat ran from Shalimar Bagh-B.

For the 12 by-polls, the State Election Commission had set up 580 polling booths across 143 locations. The electoral exercise in the national capital was facilitated by a total of 2,320 election commission personnel, 580 home guards and 2,265 other personnel, along with 13 companies of the Central Armed Police Forces.

It is important to note that the BJP won 48 out of the 70 seats in the 2024 Assembly elections and returned to power in Delhi after 27 years, ousting the AAP.