The contest for Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on his home turf Patparganj in East Delhi was a close one this time.
During the first few hours of counting on February 11, he was trailing Ravinder Singh Negi of the BJP. In the end Mr. Negi secured 66,956, just 3,207 votes short of Mr. Sisodia’s 70,163.
In 2015, the AAP leader won by a margin of 28,791 votes.
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Mr. Sisodia, who is credited for his work in the education sector in the national capital, won the seat in 2013 and 2015 with a significant vote share, and is considered as the party’s top scorer.
After winning the seat, Mr. Sisodia said this is the “victory of education”. He told The Hindu: “The work on education has got electoral victory, this is happening in the country for the first time.”
