 "Patparganj elections 2025: BJP's Ravinder Negi defeats AAP's Avadh Ojha")
The high-stakes contest for the Patparganj Assembly seat has taken a dramatic turn, with BJP’s Ravinder Singh Negi defeating AAP’s Avadh Ojha. Negi crushed Ojha by a margin of 28,072 votes, according to the Election Commission website.
The race, which also included Congress’ Anil Kumar and BSP’s Om Shankar Pandey, turned out to be an easy win for the saffron party.
Patparganj was AAP's bastion
The seat was vacated by Manish Sisodia. In the 2020 elections, Sisodia had won the seat with a narrow margin of just over 3,000 votes against Ravinder Singh Negi. However, this time, Negi became the first to cross the finish line. Meanwhile, popular UPSC tutor Avadh Ojha received an electoral drubbing.
Patparganj’s electoral battle: Congress a distant third
Congress' Anil Kumar had only received 16,549 votes. Meanwhile, AAP's Avadh Ojha got 45,988 and BJP's Ravinder Singh Negi secured 74,060 votes.
Exit polls come true
The Delhi Assembly Elections 2025, held on February 5, saw a voter turnout of 54.96 per cent in Okhla. Across the 70 Assembly constituencies, exit polls predicted a BJP victory, with AAP trailing as the second-largest party. The winning number for a majority in the Delhi Assembly is 36 seats.
The results are largely in line with exit poll projections, with BJP securing a comfortable victory. Stay tuned with the Business Standard for LIVE updates as the counting continues.