4 Muslims enter Delhi Assembly; vote split but not enough to dent AAP in Muslim areas

The Delhi Assembly polls saw a division of Muslim votes but despite that the AAP managed to win six out of the seven seats which have a substantial population of the community.

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A total of four Muslim candidates made it to the Delhi Assembly, down from five last time.

The four winning Muslim candidates are Imran Hussain (AAP) from Ballimaran, Aaley Mohammed Iqbal (AAP) from Matia Mahal, Amanatullah Khan (AAP) from Okhla and Chaudhary Zubair Ahmad (AAP) from Seelampur.

In 2020, the AAP won all the seven seats with a substantial Muslim population -Okhla, Babarpur, Mustafabad, Seelampur, Matia Mahal, Ballimaran and Chandni Chowk.

This time it won six barring Mustafabad which saw a threeway split of the Muslim vote between the AAP, AIMIM and the Congress.

While in 2020, the Muslims had by and large voted for the AAP, there was a split in the community's vote this time but not enough to dent the party's chances in Muslim-dominated areas.