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MCD BYPOLLS: BJP WINS BIG WITH 7 SEATS, AAP BAGS 3 WARDS AMID CLAIMS OF 'FOUL PLAY'
The Daily Guardian
|December 04, 2025
The Bharatiya Janata Janata won big in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) bypolls on Wednesday, winning 7 of the 12 wards, including all 5 reserved wards for women, which went to polls on November 30. Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) 3 of the seats, while the All India Forward Bloc(AIFB) and the Congress won I seat each.
BJP workers celebrate
However, right after the declaration of results, AAP alleged electoral malpractice, saying that even after the BJP resorted to tactics, their seat tally fell from 9 to 7.
BJP won 5 of the wards reserved for women. Manisha Devi won ward 120 Dwarka ~B, Veena Asija won ward 65 Ashok Vihar, Anjum Mandal won ward 173 Greater Kailash, Rekha Rani won ward 128 Dichaon Kalan, Anita Jain won ward 56 Shalimar Bagh-B.
Apart from the 5 reserved seats, the BJP also won in ward 198 Vinod Nagar and ward 74 Chandani Chowk, with Sarala Chaudhari and Suman Kumar Gupta securing the win in their respective wards.
This story is from the December 04, 2025 edition of The Daily Guardian.
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