New Delhi, February 3: Naresh Yadav of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) won the Mehrauli assembly constituency. Singh defeated his nearest rival from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Kusum Khatri with a margin of over 18,000 votest. Yadav is also the sitting MLA from this constituency. Mehrauli is one of the seventy assembly constituencies of Delhi.  Delhi Assembly Elections 2020 Dates: EC Releases Schedule, Voting in Single-Phase on February 8, Results on Feb 11.

The constituency is part of South Delhi Lok Sabha seat. In Mehrauli assembly constituency, a total of 11 candidates were in the fray. Voting in Mehrauli for the Delhi Assembly Elections 2020 took place on February 8. The Election Commission of India (ECI) on January 6 announced the election schedule for Delhi. Mahender Chaudhary contested on the Congress ticket. Delhi Assembly Election Results 2020 Predictions by Satta Bazaar: AAP Likely to Retain Power, BJP And Congress Far Behind, Say Matka Players.

According to the schedule of Delhi polls announced by the Election Commission, the last date of filing the nomination papers were January 21. Nomination papers were scrutinised on January 22. The last date of withdrawal of candidature was January 24. The voting took place on February 8. The votes were counted on February 11.

In the last assembly elections held in Delhi, the AAP came to power with a resounding victory. The Arvind Kejriwal-led party had won 67 out of the 70 seats in the Delhi assembly. The BJP managed to win remaining three seats. The Congress, which ruled for the national capital territory for 15 years, failed to win a single seat.

MLA CandidatesPartyVotes
A A MAHENDER CHAUDHARYINC6952
NARESH YADAV (Current MLA)AAP62417
KUSUM KHATRIBJP44256
D K CHOPRAAIFB163
KAMAL SINGHBSP1565
JAI SINGH UJJAINSwaraj IndiaNA

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